The Guardian - Crossword Answers | 2023 09 25

crossword answers
Clue Answer
ARCTIC POLAR
Some hold refusal to be irritating ANNOY
Dancing rumba in shadows UMBRA
POISON, AS ARSENIC
Patchy dish unadorned PIEBALD
Control in chimney originally needed on top of church INFLUENCE
Decorate bride more elaborately EMBROIDER
12 up, astride a black horse ARABIAN
DRUGGIE USER
It's rotten when a religious scholar went in front ADDLED
Nerveless behaviour, if dragons are flying around SANGFROID
Cut — meat CHOP
Convertible frequently held by red light SOFTTOP
Line showing high water level TIDEMARK
Ready for Nigerian heretic to revert NAIRA
Check for bugs in room: it's a lottery SWEEP
Unfit male's horrible rage FULMINATE
Spinning stick, first to break little bulb DISTAFF
Unpleasant correspondence HATEMAIL
LOOK FOR SEEK
Draft piece of writing by prisoner CONSCRIPT
BEARING NORTH
Fixing drink in Scottish island? Good ARRANGING
Herald's up on one leg, out of control RAMPANT
LADDER RUN
GENIALITY BONHOMIE
Stops creeps regularly entering crafts ARRESTS
Time to fight? ENEMY
Half-hearted floor cleaner is a misery MOPER
Old man having part in conditional release PAROLE
Her Nibs used to take a dip here INKWELL
The Dog Star, part of Canis Major SIRIUS
Criminal group missing in action having abducted American fellow MAFIA
Underarm toiletry DEODORANT
Passable genealogy missing son DECENT
Snort gram to get high and use violence STRONGARM
Chide bachelor getting weak BLAME
Spread round a square in town MARGATE
RUINED GONETOTHEDOGS
Take note of reasonable direction CLOCKWISE
Presumably he doesn't mind being sacked at Christmas SANTA
Dish king and infant returned KEBAB
IMMEASURABLY SMALL ATOMIC
Before surgery, medic gives some medicine DROPS
Close lane, source of confusion for a special occasion CONEOFF
Resist, as Indian state profits start to tumble GOAGAINST
Flash assistant SECOND
Absorb popular joke, we hear INGEST
English star left coat ENAMEL
Determined detectives in action DECIDED
LIMITS BOUNDS
Individuals go around old place PEOPLE
Your lad misbehaving, Mary? OURLADY
Information from nerd put back on shelf KNOWLEDGE
DESSERT AFTERS
Brave page's favoured PLUCKY
Demonstration, a nuisance, about to go off PROTEST
Winner's colour? GOLD
New word — ie Mongols (anag) NEOLOGISM
Meeting two holding hands at bar ENCOUNTER
Source of cod? FISHSHOP
Food delivery service MEALSONWHEELS
Art of journalists suppressing noise of pain PROWESS
Essential qualities NATURES