The Guardian - Crossword Answers | 2023 12 11

crossword answers
Clue Answer
NOT RELEVANT INAPPLICABLE
CHURCH RECESS APSE
Loop shortly arising close to home NOOSE
Lean son overlooking bank, perhaps SLENDER
Inferior guide's coat has sign of identification BADGE
Friend wearing gold ring initially like a non-professional? AMATEUR
Minor keyboard, maybe PERIPHERAL
Orangey flavouring for fans varied SAFFRON
Self-satisfied sergeant major outwardly unappealing SMUG
Tom in band played a racket sport BADMINTON
Actual – bleating (anag) TANGIBLE
Aura of saintliness HALO
Copying someone else MIMICKING
It has an explosive opening! VOLCANO
Obsessive following CULT
Showy parade PAGEANT
Significant (pause) PREGNANT
US singer and songwriter ____ Franklin, d. 2018 ARETHA
'Marsh crushes political faction' scare FRIGHTEN
Already shaved and ready PREPARED
Broadcast rectifying text WRITING
Counter on small pool RESPOND
Disease-causing organism – track oxygen data PATHOGEN
Failing to start clipping trial HEARING
Following rise of American left, judge is oppressive SULTRY
Minister realigned Pisa? Very droll! LORD
Foremost pair, one linked to Joseph's partner PRIMARY
Fool here essentially gets to speak in a barely audible voice MUTTER
Nicely manoeuvres round measure for tolerance LENIENCY
Policeman has right time – and gossip! DIRT
Run every single stretch REACH
Sly, unsteady boozer, who's quite slim SYLPH
Staff's contribution to papers on Nelson PERSONNEL
Talk of leak being suppressed by school SPEECH
Track suit opening broke SPOOR
Try to make money having lost your shirt? INVEST
Units regularly taking drugs ONES
Void produced by Epstein and Beatles ultimately failing to take moral lead EMPTINESS
Drawing power in team's MG in a fancy guise MAGNETISM
Chances characterising one leader of students ODDS
Casual worker starts to unpick really appetising Japanese dish TEMPURA
French city papering over new cracks PERPIGNAN
Bishop introducing different trouble BOTHER
Bachelor keeps getting excited about round made for a particular customer BESPOKE
Act as a peacock's prop? STRUT
A spree Viv arranged to become widespread PERVASIVE
WAY OUT EGRESS
Very tall and narrow beer glass YARDOFALE
STOLEN GOODS HAUL
MISREPRESENT BELIE
TOURIST GLOBETROTTER
Begin one's occupation? MOVEIN
SEE 15 SEAL
SEE 15 PRIVY
Some began nettling seabird GANNET
Supersize GIGANTIC
SEE 21 DECK
Journalist left among sheep is beginning to survey mountain plant EDELWEISS
Line, say, followed by friendly country in a permissible fashion LEGALLY
Make a mistake blocking novel exit for dog FOXTERRIER
Engineer agreed to enter road given a new assessment? REGRADED
British yard found beside centre from memory BYHEART
Anxious racer now after a crash CAREWORN
CLANDESTINE HUGGERMUGGER
SUBMISSIVE QUALITY MEEKNESS
LESS DEMANDING EASIER