The Guardian - Crossword Answers | 2023 10 30

crossword answers
Clue Answer
A Russian leader set about religious follower RASTA
Bishops brought on board? CHESSMEN
British females ignoring one? They are sharp BLADES
Club and hotel in city BATH
Colleagues do scream excitedly COMRADES
Criticise set of lectures in conversation DISCOURSE
Fellow entertained by Londoners DON
Fifty songs in places of hiding LAIRS
German boy unaffected by upset OTTO
Money paid for food? FARE
No night vision? DAYDREAM
Off-shore isle's housing English agency MEANS
NON-ALIGNED NEUTRAL
UNNECESSARY NEEDLESS
UNDER AN OBLIGATION BEHOLDEN
Old instrument to be buried in sports ground REBEC
Oxbridge competitor unhappy BLUE
Page gets frivolous in a predicament PLIGHT
Persist if flying planes in war SPITFIRES
Religious leader always given a duty – gosh! AYATOLLAH
Sailor rested, having crossed lake SALT
Some controller seen as a monster? TROLL
Star actors going wrong CASTOR
Stop little woman getting musical instrument BANJO
Unsuccessful person is nearer, but not first LOSER
Dig – larva – nosh GRUB
Herr cent (nag) – cut down expenses RETRENCH
Musical guides? They used to be on buses CONDUCTORS
Moment – parasitic arachnid TICK
Not tinned or frozen FRESH
Most edgy – isn't ever relaxed NERVIEST
After defensive blunder, initially, was captain viewed in inappropriate way? OGLED
Gesture of respect abrupt? Certainly back to front! CURTSEY
Flair seen in Michelangelo's centrepiece ELAN
Gloomy tone between chess opponents? GREY
Edits Socialist book REDACTS
Lacking direction, I am trapped in area? Not so AIMLESS
A nasty boil removed, got rid of ABOLISHED
Means to test rule – I expect no changes EXCEPTION
Nonconformist having not even a single way to escape (3.3.3) ODDONEOUT
People in America pursue legal redress in hearing SIOUX
Piece knocked off eg marble counter CHIP
Property of some numbers – remove pairs and one remains ODDNESS
Reported as reporter, say NOTED
Sharply strike SMACK
Some trouble – but only some – for transport system METRO
Standard statement of support for barrier STOCKADE
Tediously persist, in a word, as monster DRAGON
Turn off none? That's plain LLANO
What could be wrong as a rule in a concerning Roman emperor AURELIAN
What makes Brendan tick, increasing learning MEMORISING
What's flown by a test pilot? KITE
SEE 24 CHASE
So a girl can play musical instrument! CORANGLAIS
Velodrome vehicle BICYCLE
MALE SINGERS BARITONES
MILITARY DINING ROOM MESS
Farm machine (possibly grim?) REAPER
TYPE OF HORSE RACE STEEPLECHASE
BRIEF WRITTEN RECORDS NOTES
TELLING-OFF REPROACH
STRONG AND STURDY ROBUST
STOCK OF WINES CELLAR
PROFOUND DEEP
Jerome Kern song – Judi Dench sitcom AFINEROMANCE
Clean US water (anag) – possible pollutant NUCLEARWASTE
City nicknamed Auld Reekie EDINBURGH
Star can work CANOPUS
Undefinable quality JENESAISQUOI
Contemptible? That's quite probable LIKEASNOT
It adds fuel to flame in Scottish town WICK
Many notes after poor term, one's performance raised TREMOLOS
Dragon-slaying saint GEORGE