The Guardian - Crossword Answers | 2022 04 19

crossword answers
Clue Answer
Elves are beautiful in elegant stripy tops FAIRIES
BANDIT DESPERADO
As a finish to hatter's ambition? TOCAPITALL
Gratify by compliance HUMOUR
Young people cry when lifted up over your head BOYS
More flexible to take Latin during meal SUPPLER
Time for an old political journalist DAY
Adam ___ , George Eliot novel BEDE
GO TOO FAR OVERSHOOT
Expected successor to position or estate HEIR
Long to decorate? Not I! PANT
Fraction equal to 12.5% EIGHTH
King breaks nose, shirtless, of rugby player HOOKER
Soldiers go back-to-back during exercise, 1 out of 10? PIGGIE
DESIST STOP
National enters 25 countries LANDS
Novelist drops back knowing one's a pest GREENFLY
Sailor steals one advanced piece of jewellery TIARA
COLOURS HUES
Discontented Japanese leave teas, wanting Eastern favourites DARLINGS
Walk dogs, perhaps in retirement STEP
APPARENTLY REASONABLE PLAUSIBLE
Whisky calls? BELLS
Lord installs square safe PETER
Material carried by wobbly crate LYCRA
EVEN QUITS
US military academy in upstate New York WESTPOINT
Naughty child can regularly keep reading TINKER
People — music genre FOLK
007 BOND
WRITTEN PENNED
How to maintain an accurate tally of fortified towers? KEEPCOUNT
Short reptile in half of China CROC
THANKFULNESS GRATITUDE
Bishop walking and picking fruit BRAMBLING
BUSINESS RELATIONSHIP AFFAIR
WAIT IN LINE QUEUE
Blackbird's dish? BOWL
CONCERN CARE
FIRST-RATE SUPER
VARIETY OF PLUM GREENGAGE
THIN SLICE SLIVER
CLOSED SHUT
Enigma Variations composer, d. 1934 ELGAR
MARINE MAMMAL WALRUS
Cease paying attention SWITCHOFF
Pisa can't be rebuilt by leaders CAPTAINS
Ground flour? Of course, no longer sure — it's faded OFFCOLOUR