The Guardian - Crossword Answers | 2023 12 19

crossword answers
Clue Answer
Fish? Sarah's caught any number by river SANDEEL
Wrongly says country will be involved in failure MISSTATES
CLIQUE CABAL
West Ham or Manchester? UNITED
Asinine – unfunny? WITLESS
____ come? ('Why?') HOW
CHECK ASSESS
Data table MATRIX
Tease – remove Disney character? TAKETHEMICKEY
Had to rush around tree PINETA
Fine fibre FILAMENT
Artists Gwen and Augustus ____ or artist ____ Constable JOHN
The writer on ship in a port MESSINA
Dissenter suffering from fatigue TIREDNESS
Get broken-down car going? JUMPSTART
Cat in agony given drug, a chemical compound PTOMAINE
Prison housing one murderer CAIN
OBSCURE ESOTERIC
City's philosopher and songwriter BERLIN
Japanese peak at 3,776m FUJI
Poles, see, at infrequent intervals SPARSELY
Choir ceased working in province ARCHDIOCESE
MALE DEER STAG
ACTION-PACKED EXCITING
Murder victim in noisy situation, first off ABEL
BELIEVE BUY
German shepherd? POLICEDOG
Net novel? EBOOK
Anticipate old lover wanting to get kissed audibly EXPECT
Contemptible person lots backed SNOT
Masculinity of Scot, having his moment MACHISMO
The fighting force first needing soldiers to get electronic device THERMISTOR
MAKE A HOLE IN PIERCE
Red to green shade? AMBER
A big book hotel's kept in reception ATHOME
Like old parliament game joined by politician RUMP
Instrument hit accidentally in research establishment CITHERN
Sour sticks RHUBARB
PLACE TO STAY ABODE
When nicest old girl gets nasty disease ASBESTOSIS
SETTING SCENARIO
Goat type IBEX
MEADOW PIPIT TITLARK
Eastern muck – I kept being sick EMESIS