The Guardian - Crossword Answers | 2023 02 22

crossword answers
Clue Answer
Have a bash TRY
Quick witty exchanges REPARTEE
British river bad for fish BRILL
Grows slack SAGS
Nutter dancing, wearing plastic red nose on Queen's chart hit RETURNTOSENDER
About to drop off? SOMNOLENT
The ___ (1977 Iggy Pop album) IDIOT
Round in quiz, entertaining student PLUMP
Figure of speech (sometimes mixed) METAPHOR
After breaking two hips, older relative wants new implant INGRAIN
Drink (or eat) SUP
Recalled Rod Liddle's content to leave somebody NOTABLE
Weak-willed aide yells out EASILYLED
Hysterically funny SIDESPLITTING
Dictator's stone castle, somewhere in France ROQUEFORT
Metal used as an anti-rust coating on iron and steel ZINC
Transmit series made for TV Times and Observer? PASSERBY
UNSETTLING EERIE
Crisp round biscuit — eg turning (anag) GINGERNUT
TREACHEROUS TWOFACED
Medicine initially under suspic­ion after lawyer's debut in court LINCTUS
Barber's stock-in-trade HAIRCUT
HANG AROUND LINGER
Old soldier's headgear TINHAT
ON PAPER THEORETICALLY
It's Sooty and Sweep's workplace? CHIMNEY
PERFECT EXAMPLE PARAGON
Helpless — doomed LOST
Charm maiden on course? MASCOT
Staff used to celebrate once prime minister called election MAYPOLE
Film having problem over copyright SCUM
Exploit dwarf STUNT
HOME PLANET EARTH
It can reduce one to tears ONION
Make a clean cut SLIT
Painter inspired by place of worship, making master free slave ODALISQUE
Work by LS Lowry principally means I mostly see factory features ASSEMBLYLINES
Friend trimmed old fabric CHINO
UNCOMPLAINING STOICAL
Wendy ___ , Peter Pan's close friend DARLING