The Guardian - Crossword Answers | 2023 12 19

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