The Guardian - Crossword Answers | 2023 10 03

crossword answers
Clue Answer
Pontifical protection? SWISSGUARD
Salad dressing (abbr) MAYO
Liberal dons scolded youngster CHILD
Irritable, tense and so on, Harry loses heart TETCHY
Saw Chinese leader blocking American order AXIOM
Sheepishly advanced and knocked stuffing out of lackey ABASHEDLY
Go on date long after all else has failed LASTDITCH
DISTORT SKEW
Largest extant species of deer MOOSE
FULL ENTIRE
ORGAN GIVER? DONOR
Shaped to fit (like iron?) WROUGHT
Lacking direction, driver ultimately unable to deliver milk RUDDERLESS
They may spread disease in clever minds VERMIN
Quintessential replica yacht set adrift ARCHETYPICAL
VERY EXTENSIVE WALLTOWALL
Giant shih-tzus regularly unmoved INSITU
See a lowly junk in arm of Pacific YELLOWSEA
It's impossible! NOCANDO
One who's far from brilliant husband material CLOTH
Pasty and wine picked up for ramble WANDER
English politician, extremely tawdry and hollow EMPTY
Large aggressive amphibian BULLFROG
THERE YOU ARE! VOILA
Conscious campaign to stop atomic energy AWARE
American inventor, who had his 'light-bulb moment', d. 1930 EDISON
Most indecent cleavage is in Paris RIPEST
Degenerate's expression of contentment, lying back in bed CORRUPT
Balance — harmony SYMMETRY
Most advantageous silence over Epstein, oddly offed beforehand OPTIMUM
State suffering penalties PALESTINE
Recent maps misplaced cliff ESCARPMENT
Dog — in leaps (anag) SPANIEL
Inebriate elite was in charge PICKLED
Stagger out to lunch in wrong direction STUN
Reportedly breed fish RAYS
No worries! MYPLEASURE
ON TIME PROMPT
Endless slum in country almost making Italian scoff SPAGHETTI
Tangible symbol of approval ACCOLADE
Maidens make sandwiches and a light meal CREAMTEA
Act as an organised group GANGUP
Swear formally to be true AVOW
A catcall? MIAOW