The Guardian 2020 07 17 - Crossword Answers

Clue	Answer
OFTEN	COMMONLY
IN OBSTETRICS, IS IT BEST TO IGNORE THE ODDS AND TAKE NO ACTION?	STET
THEY ARE NOT BEING TRUE LOVERS	ROMANCERS
Philistine's job, on the other hand, is a fake	IMPOSTOR
SOLDIER IS ONE OF FOUR CAPTURED BY OTHER SIDE	SQUADDIE
HOLIDAY ITEM?	TIMEOFF
CRAMPED (INFORMAL)	POKY
Poised and confident — US lass freed (anag)	SELFASSURED
WHEREBY PATIENT SESSION STARTS WITH THERAPIST'S BOTTOM IN DESIGNER CHAIR AMID WISE PRONOUNCEMENT	PSYCHIATRY
Donald Trump, the first American king	TUSK
A GIRDLE ROUND THE EARTH?	MERIDIAN
PROVOCATION (INFORMAL)	AGGRO
TREASURED ASSETS	CROWNJEWELS
Fabric — cry 'odour' (anag)	CORDUROY
Very good — fish	BRILL
FEMALE PERFORMER	ACTRESS
BY WHICH TO TAKE CONTROL, ORGANISING CHECKS OFTEN TO INCARCERATE 50% OF RUFFIANS	SCRUFFOFTHENECK
KIND OF PAINT	ACRYLIC
CONVENIENTLY IGNORED AREA OF REVOLTING SNOT BUILD-UP? NOT US!	BLINDSPOT
WHERE BIRDS BREED ROUND NEW YORKER CIRCLES	ROOKERY
SMALL PART OF WHAT COMES NEXT SAID YOU FELL IN LOVE HEAD OVER HEELS	OVULE
One possible choice for Hamlet appearing before jolly or unknown island town	TOBERMORY
FLYING TARGETS?	CLAYPIGEONS
THEY APPEAR IN RECITAL TO SING	ALTOS
SEEK ASYLUM IN UK, GET A FREE SETTLEMENT	TAKEREFUGE
PETTY	SMALLMINDED
REJECT ONE WAY OR THE OTHER	LEPER
CANDY GADGETEERS NOD OFF	EASTEREGG
PASSED LEGISLATION	ENACTED
RUMMAGED FOR A SLICE OF POMME DE TERRE FRITE FROM THE EAST	FERRETED
START TIME	ZEROHOUR
Sender of unwanted emails	SPAMMER
AGAINST LEWIS LARKING ABOUT	ANTICS
OLD RADIO'S LAST CRY?	CRYSTALSET
AVENGING DEITY	FURY
TEUTONIC GOD IN THE RING CYCLE	WOTAN
AT THE CENTRE OF NEXT SPY PLOT, FREE WARRIOR AND ADVENTURER	EXPLORER
SQUALID	SEAMY
GOLD PENS HIDE FICTION	STORIES
JACQUES DERRIDA SERVED UP WINES FOR COMMUNISTS	REDS
Second-rate heel for shoe	BROGUE
DISAPPEAR GRADUALLY	FADE
SEE 21	ROOM
In-house pansies, primarily as flower arrangement	CHAPLET
SUSPICIOUS	WARY
DROPPING PRELIMINARIES, SLEEP WITH NEWLY-WED IN STORAGE SPACE	LUMBER
SEARCH FOR SOMETHING IN THE BAROQUE STYLE	QUEST
FRIEND WE WOULD BACK MAY, AT A STRETCH, BE 16 AT THE FRONT?	DEWLAP
MOSTLY, YOU AND I GRAPPLED WITH PROBLEM PROTEIN, FOR ONE	BIOPOLYMER

OFTEN

COMMONLY

IN OBSTETRICS, IS IT BEST TO IGNORE THE ODDS AND TAKE NO ACTION?

STET

THEY ARE NOT BEING TRUE LOVERS

ROMANCERS

Philistine's job, on the other hand, is a fake

IMPOSTOR

SOLDIER IS ONE OF FOUR CAPTURED BY OTHER SIDE

SQUADDIE

HOLIDAY ITEM?

TIMEOFF