The Guardian - Crossword Answers | 2024 01 23

crossword answers
Clue Answer
O compound OXIDE
KNOCK SENSELESS STUN
Merit a couple of eggs from French waiter? DESERVE
Gentle encouragement good in painting? NUDGE
Resident of small house COTTAGER
Players in Irish barony once defeated competitor ALSORAN
Freedom to do as one wishes CARTEBLANCHE
APTITUDE ABILITY
Cap off cook OUTDO
Spare outside left brought in by West Ham, top's beaten bottom in Blackburn Rovers football team WOLVERHAMPTON
Attention-grabbing activity RAZZLEDAZZLE
STICK TWIG
Bollinger, say FIZZ
PRICKLY PLANT TEASEL
Action of football player by virtue of good result THROWIN
Barking leader? TOPDOG
Awkward when leader of gang short of competition? GRACELESS
Sound of ignominious defeat, unholy alliance originally having done U-turn AUDIO
Isle in 124 days? CAPRI
Questions and beer event PUBQUIZ
Sports doctor? PHYSIO
Ridiculous piece nurse cuts off having opened Uncle Sam's zip? NONSENSEVERSE
INDISCRETION FAUXPAS
NY BIGAPPLE
Stern (reply?) GRUFF
Classic line in game of cricket effective, at first OLDIE
Really lacking in energy, on going uphill around hospital NOTHALF
Exploitative outsider – rug buyer? CARPETBAGGER
Marks in Germany invested in playing tennis INDENTS
Polynesian musical? SOUTHPACIFIC
Of oaks and elms etc ARBOREAL
Maiden voyage by small destroyer leaving America VIRGO
Leap (anag.) PLEA
GLOOMY MOURNFUL
The first to look away, due to star exploding OUTSTARED
SEE 8 DOWN WANDERERS
(Turned) sour RANCID