The Guardian - Crossword Answers | 2024 01 02

crossword answers
Clue Answer
Beam in a building JOIST
COUPON VOUCHER
Craving affection NEEDY
HONE SHARPEN
Jane Eyre, say GOVERNESS
Senior nun ABBESS
Sew up in surgery SUTURE
Small but desirable BIJOU
Tool – cheat CHISEL
Ugly duckling, really CYGNET
Actress reportedly to bear chess prodigy CARRIEFISHER
Forlorn, hollow dummy covers behind DREARY
Germanic invader beheaded – some nerve! AXON
Greedy types reported in Prince's domain WALES
Greta munches a Pacific nation's bean GARBANZO
King Charlie in bind KNIT
Meat from wild animals, not named at first SALAMI
Rogue cop seen in Christmas décor PINECONES
Rent by oneself for much less LETALONE
One who won't drink and drive, in practice DRYRUN
Words of daring, say, embraced by champions HEREGOES
Modern currency? Scream 'opt out!' CRYPTO
Feature of retrograde love song NOSE
SLANDER DEFAME
RENOUNCE DISOWN
LAND MEASURE HECTARE
JARGON ARGOT
IF WHETHER
HILARITY MIRTH
Greek woodland deity SATYR
FANATIC ZEALOT
DISTANCE LENGTH
DESCRIPTIVE PHRASE EPITHET
CABAL FACTION
BOOT OUT EXPEL
ARTIFICIAL MANMADE
1930s jazz style SWING
Humongous T. rex demolished a brewed lager EXTRALARGE
'Bird' found in 'White Album' TEAL
Sewer obstruction FATBERG
Au contraire! FARFROMIT
Trusted friends at college begin here MAINMENU
Strangely, casual attire on you at first elicits words of warning CAUTIONARYTALES
Was humiliated in café? LOSTFACE
Well off, but bound by summons to where convict marks time CELLWALL
Fictional relative's tuna-salad-and-cracker-eating bird AUNTPOLLY