The Guardian - Crossword Answers | 2023 09 18

crossword answers
Clue Answer
VLADIMIR ILYICH ULYANOV, D. 1924 LENIN
Made more fit for purpose ADAPTED
Dried rose cooked as an addition to main course SIDEORDER
Brief and intensive training CRASHCOURSE
Anniversary bash outside eastern entrance out of control TERCENTENARY
PLUMP PODGY
Symbolic 5 includes guitar riff FIGURATIVE
Fair's awkward situation: no parking LIGHT
Upsetting part of sermon evoked rancour VENOM
Sought to circulate around river's low points TROUGHS
Cutting head of weed off when growing AXING
... a biscuit red head produced GINGERNUT
FOLLOWER OF HAILE SELASSIE RASTAFARIAN
Ostentatious as kids in a puddle? SPLASHY
Finished following fine trip ALLOVER
STICKS UP FOR SUPERIOR SMUG
LEGAL PROCEEDING LAWSUIT
Feel dizzy taking diamonds, say, for beachwear SWIMSUIT
Drop back to keep seat warm? LAGBEHIND
Specialist language used to describe advance in painting? ARGOT
Umlaut scrawled over man's name; accept it or else! ULTIMATUM
Abandoned pipe not mine OPENPIT
Most prissy PRIMMEST
State service MASS
Guide for riverside in Italy POINTER
Settled on entering working party SQUARED
WILD PARTY ORGY
SMALL BORDER PLANT SEDGE
Drumming sound coming from grass on a plot RATAPLAN
Significant base in Gulf conflict MEANINGFUL
Climbing plant — as I'm Celt (anag) CLEMATIS
Gamete OVUM
Vetted CHECKED
Newspaper 'X'? TIMES
America's holding of heaven-bound heavenly objects UFOS
Conviction for injecting double energy into high explosive TENET
European football team abroad clear end by half-time anderlecht
High grade olive oil EXTRAVIRGIN
Choked elongated fish perished GARROTTED
Exercise expected to captivate eager teacher PEDAGOGUE
Loss, if York houses become fixed OSSIFY
Versace, not busy, dropping round to see writer CERVANTES
Occasionally stern solicitor dispatched SENTOUT
Performed turn on ends of rickety stool, being two-toed DIDACTYL
Detailed description of small muscle SPEC
Feet (informal) — Del and Rodney? TROTTERS
Embittered expert judged to have stolen book ACERBATED
WATER VAPOUR STEAM
Become defensive when told to start eating ... DIGIN
TROGLODYTE CAVEDWELLER
Implacable insensitive heartless sexual partner DEADLY
Accomplished lines about a comprehensive OVERALL
Matches squeal when lit EQUALS
Historical centre of holy study OLDEN
Shish or doner, say KEBAB
Player needing second income source when promise broken SEMIPRO
US state split by ex-monarch's notary SCRIVENER
Turn over in one's mind COGITATE
Country road ran randomly ANDORRA
Criticise extremely idiotic hysteria PANIC