The Guardian - Crossword Answers | 2023 09 27

crossword answers
Clue Answer
Troops run shelters to follow drug dealer RETAILER
Tailless fish rolled in seed, nuts and cooked in breadcrumbs ESCALLOPED
He died pinching a loaf HEAD
Friend kept back after school scripture lesson: it increases pressure COMPRESSOR
MUSLIM WOMEN'S VEIL YASHMAK
ILLUSTRIOUS EMINENT
See VIP opt to play high hat STOVEPIPE
Devil's features shaved top to bottom HORNS
Full of romantic imagery POETIC
Colour remover PAINTSTRIPPER
HEADDRESS TURBAN
Creature arisen, upset after prince cracks eggs OPOSSUM
Square of rich chocolate cake BROWNIE
CARDINAL NUMBER NINETY
A government called to answer a criminal charge ARRAIGN
Trace of sewage found in abandoned septic tank CESSPIT
Force girl to keep one tipsy MILITIA
EYE PART CORNEA
1983 Willy Russell musical BLOODBROTHERS
Language invented by a Pole in 1887 — no repeats (anag) ESPERANTO
A German bearing last of gifts for her? AGNES
MOMENT JIFFY
Substitute rejected pads SWAP
Bullies ultimately keen to break media injunctions PRESSGANGS
Poet's old love choked by nerve gas SASSOON
Returning note following a case of 'fair dos' AFROS
Rounded and pointed CONIC
Jenny entertained by draws in Scottish cups TASSIES
Drive a taxi, reversing round church in drunken scenes BACCHANALE
Brass instrument, large and cylindrical TUBAL
Atacama, for example DESERT
UNENDING ETERNAL
Island copper gets qualification CUBA
Siberian city, founded by Tsar Boris Godunov in 1604 TOMSK
DELIBERATELY AVOID ESCHEW
Side salad of eel has slice of cucumber on top CHELSEA
Big win! JACKPOT
MUSICAL NOTE MINIM
Where in Lancashire fans make such a noise? WHIRR
Prosperous peasant farmer in pre-Stalinist Russia KULAK
LET GO UNLOOSE
Fake daughter removed from Sir Tom podcast IMPOSTOR
He follows Nick, losing task finally: a comfortable position NICHE