The Guardian - Crossword Answers | 2023 08 14

crossword answers
Clue Answer
WELL-INFORMED KNOWLEDGEABLE
Colourless — depressing GREY
Heads of ultra socialist union revoke parliament to take over USURP
Like a shellfish, might you say, sticky and damp? CLAMMY
Pass up a soft drink COLA
Soldier has location for drone? PARASITE
What tea bag does is ruined GOESTOPOT
Balanced on ring taking part in equestrian competition EVENTING
Sleeve fasteners CUFFLINKS
Book, not initially non-fiction RUTH
Nimble Tory left embraced by agent SPRIGHTLY
Cuban socialist leader, d. 2016 CASTRO
To which one does dad dancing? POPMUSIC
Composer has sweet child in India CHERUBINI
Restrained right-winger attacked online CONTROLLED
Freshly arrange record in shelf REPACK
WELL-MEANING KIND
Intriguing politicians, say CABAL
Some schools used to be ticked off APPROVED
Fail to get up to acknowledge formally NOTARISE
Special nuptial mass for recent jubilee PLATINUM
First-class kind of brainwave ALPHA
Renovated college's pink instrument GLOCKENSPIEL
Keep going (slowly) TICKOVER
Ben Hur for one a wildly enjoyable event — applause all round CHARIOTEER
Dig love regularly entering river DELVE
Vehicle needs insurance to go round university city VANCOUVER
Prone to dishonesty LYING
See zebra drunk on drug cocktail SEABREEZE
Scottish terrier named after a character in Walter Scott's novel, Guy Mannering — I'd nod in tandem (anag) DANDIEDINMONT
Inadequate? Some agree, but only some MEAGRE
Russian mint possibly, after time, finds agitator TROUBLEMAKER
CATCH IN A TRAP ENSNARE
Dance position for writer BALLPOINT
Disrupted recent focus CENTRE
Check person tying knot around end of sail BRIDLE
Make easy to break — IBM letter (anag) EMBRITTLE
Rant and roar about storyteller NARRATOR
Feeble — degenerate EFFETE
Passive join in petition SUPINE
Become teetotal TAKETHEPLEDGE
Can King and Queen potter? TINKER
Let priest go casting out troublesome spirit POLTERGEIST
Accounts people boxed in have to give, after some swearing TESTIMONIES
I adore joiner travelling to state capital RIODEJANEIRO
MOCKING SARDONIC
Absolute little devil sanctioned IMPLICIT
Young swimmer to plead being injured TADPOLE
Food for livestock FODDER
Ball held by sovereign? ORB
Cockney tea leaf? THIEF
Look across river and ruminate GRAZE
Consequence of engineers getting instruments REPERCUSSION
Expedition partially explores a far island SAFARI
Losing energy, more refined sound from pet PURR
Source of frontline medical treatment? FIELDHOSPITAL
Staff receiving unexpectedly nice hug, but one is fired MACHINEGUN
A strong resentment GRUDGE
Sausage of lowest quality for an audience WURST