The Independent Puzzle Clues and Answers January 23, 2024

Across

Clues and Answers

Behold millions leaving fracas and moving LOCOMOTION
Is half of Tolstoy’s work distortion? WARP
Mug holding seconds – it risks getting bust TWIST
Up is where bats may be found in the end INCREASED
Sits on the fence – tar leaves a mark ABSTAINS
Ramble stokes internet pest STROLL
How Joe functions in a doodah GISMO
Poirot’s one act that keeps detectives in two minds UNDECIDED
County go astray heading west, delayed for match CORRELATE
Soldiers beginning to march amid poles and standards NORMS
Advances turned an old city around RUNUPS
Unsuitable shoe for rambling climb on walk, too much on way back STILETTO
Maybe Melvyn with e.g. music and drama loudmouths BRAGGARTS
The latest government u-turns on university education primarily VOGUE
Item cast into spell TIME
Rubbings out including black mark over in window recesses EMBRASURES

Down

Teach girl to dance like a zombie LETHARGIC
Pinches cold food that might be spare? CRIBS
Crosophile initially took (consumed) an ace drug METHADONE
Court case about loaded gun and a rule involving three parties TRIANGULAR
Former head not the front-runner ONCE
A fly-by-night scam deviously based around rand ABSCONDER
Boy kept inside, brought up a soft one perhaps? PEDAL
Immediately after Exodus in bible books NEXT
He might make circular plug, trailer or fancy driver seat ADVERTISER
Forceful ballad about traveller on vacation and a vacant room STRONGARM
Groups of cardinals: 100, close to 150, a 5, 8 and 6 for starters CONCLAVES
Finds record sleeves Charlie missed once DISCOVERS
Marvin for instance, born in foundation ROBOT
The Republicans are up only at first, to move up and down but go nowhere POGO
It’s tense on mountain below summit – this animal is dangerous TIGER
Caught by farm animal in crush CRAM

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