The Guardian - Crossword Answers | 2023 08 23

crossword answers
Clue Answer
Brass used to decorate furniture ORMOLU
DEPRESSED BLUE
Electronic reading material? EBOOK
Engrave (anag) — small pre-1981 family car AVENGER
Exempt from import tax DUTYFREE
Fit for Charles III? REGAL
Funny in an odd sort of way DROLL
LASSO LARIAT
PERMANENTLY ALWAYS
Sexually explicit romantic novel or film BODICERIPPER
SHOCK JOLT
Three-litre champagne bottle JEROBOAM
Underground structure for holding a ballistic missile SILO
A court overrun by kind of tennis performers (seven are found here) DOUBLEACTS
Banks in Rome needing clerk, one providing accounts RETELLER
Bit of music, repeated element of Strauss, obviously SNATCH
Burning egg, not wanting bagel URGENT
Carrying note, is poor delivery able to get one fired CANNONBALL
Crafty swallows went over island fast SPEEDILY
Curiously, ace rice cakes left for root veg CELERIAC
English batter Muslim rejected in kitchen, say COOKROOM
French department stores extremely nervous providing guarantee ENSURE
Fuel from well in ground SHALEOIL
Kind of dog — mine doesn't reach railway COLLIE
Like Pope's impressive article AUGUSTAN
Lovers very soon excited a star INAMORATAS
Made fast run during low-energy day MOORED
Pasta starter for dinner is composed PENNED
Quaint manoeuvres around popular jousting post QUINTAIN
Speed maintained by vessel in intervals SPACES
TEMPERAMENTAL HIGHLYSTRUNG
HELPFUL OFUSE
Express anger FUME
DIRECT ORDAIN
COMING OUT EMERGING
LESS SECURE RISKIER
Slogan concocted for people of British origin ANGLOS
Get real after developing love for Ziggy Stardust? ALTEREGO
Keen on men and women, soldiers petition magazine BIGISSUE