The Guardian - Crossword Answers | 2023 12 19

crossword answers
Clue Answer
Artists Gwen and Augustus ____ or artist ____ Constable JOHN
Asinine – unfunny? WITLESS
Data table MATRIX
Fine fibre FILAMENT
German shepherd? POLICEDOG
Get broken-down car going? JUMPSTART
Goat type IBEX
Japanese peak at 3,776m FUJI
Net novel? EBOOK
Red to green shade? AMBER
Sour sticks RHUBARB
West Ham or Manchester? UNITED
____ come? ('Why?') HOW
A big book hotel's kept in reception ATHOME
Cat in agony given drug, a chemical compound PTOMAINE
Choir ceased working in province ARCHDIOCESE
City's philosopher and songwriter BERLIN
Contemptible person lots backed SNOT
Dissenter suffering from fatigue TIREDNESS
Fish? Sarah's caught any number by river SANDEEL
Like old parliament game joined by politician RUMP
Masculinity of Scot, having his moment MACHISMO
Poles, see, at infrequent intervals SPARSELY
Prison housing one murderer CAIN
The writer on ship in a port MESSINA
When nicest old girl gets nasty disease ASBESTOSIS
SETTING SCENARIO
PLACE TO STAY ABODE
OBSCURE ESOTERIC
MALE DEER STAG
MAKE A HOLE IN PIERCE
CLIQUE CABAL
CHECK ASSESS
BELIEVE BUY
ACTION-PACKED EXCITING
Wrongly says country will be involved in failure MISSTATES
The fighting force first needing soldiers to get electronic device THERMISTOR
Murder victim in noisy situation, first off ABEL
Instrument hit accidentally in research establishment CITHERN
Had to rush around tree PINETA
Eastern muck – I kept being sick EMESIS
Anticipate old lover wanting to get kissed audibly EXPECT
Tease – remove Disney character? TAKETHEMICKEY
MEADOW PIPIT TITLARK