The Guardian - Crossword Answers | 2022 12 31

crossword answers
Clue Answer
BE WIDE OPEN GAPE
Where Philip Larkin made his home HULL
The patron of beggars? STMARTIN
Thameside town, home to an annual Royal Regatta HENLEY
_ Roddick, founder of The Body Shop ANITA
Absorbent pad used to cleanse a wound SWAB
Billionaire — important fixative in perfumery MUSK
Character in The Old Curiosity Shop LITTLENELL
Close-fitting legwear TIGHTS
Deputy — failing VICE
Grade — level TIER
Pasta in fine long strands VERMICELLI
Pre-1961 British coin FARTHING
Prompt — impel MOTIVATE
Renegotiated arrangements — need laws (anag) NEWDEALS
Shrek-like monster OGRE
Silly squabble TIFF
The vote SUFFRAGE
Yuletide goodie MINCEPIE
___ and pears (stairs) APPLES
Swiss physicist EINSTEIN
SEE 7 GIRL
SEE 20 VIRGIN
Ronan __, musician and radio host KEATING
Movie franchise starring Jackie Chan and Chris Tucker RUSHHOUR
Military alliance headquartered in Brussels NATO
Madonna hit from 1984 MATERIAL
Country whose cities include Timbuktu MALI
Chris __, boxer EUBANK
Chief __, Elon Musk's adopted nickname TWIT
Bird related to guillemots and puffins AUK
20 __, Madonna hit from 1989 PRAYER
MAKE WORSE IMPAIR
REDUCE TO A FINE SPRAY NEBULISE
FIRST PUBLIC PERFORMANCE PREMIERE
DUSK TWILIGHT
VOYEUR PEEPINGTOM
Body of Scottish water LOCHLOMOND
SEE 17 BONITA
Madonna hit from 1984 LIKEA
Madonna hit from 1986 LAISLA