The Guardian - Crossword Answers | 2020 09 10

crossword answers
Clue Answer
MOST REMOTE FURTHEST
Learning by mechanical repetition ROTE
COMPLETE FAILURE FLOP
This is thrown down as a challenge GAUNTLET
PROVERBS ADAGES
State, traditionally powerful one, withdrawing quietly RUSSIA
Quiet! Let one on board with keel close to waterline SHALLOWDRAUGHT
Government exposed, having to resolve this person's issue over introduction of algorithm GAVINWILLIAMSON
True ___ , film starring John Wayne (1969) and Jeff Bridges (2010) GRIT
Sneakily managing to get rid of women's sport ANGLING
COMMISERATE SYMPATHISE
Something wrong? Idiot left to shaft children GLITCH
RAGGED TATTERED
Leading Roman Catholic bishop CARDINAL
Had a feeling it worked with United INTUITED
Drowsy — dwarf SLEEPY
Food fish, like a small tuna BONITO
Country on the up? Why pulling out shows arrogance AIRS
Lira included in coinage for the Americas NEWWORLD
Tributary of Lune fit for swimming around noon INFLUENT
Poor bloke on the fiddle slightly twisted? Get away! SCARPER
Brit in India, one smoothing over quarrel at last? ISLANDER
TRACT PAMPHLET
Put one's foot down? Minister's revolting REVUP
Generally at sea INTHEMAIN
AWESOME STUPENDOUS
OLD HAT OUTDATED
ACTION DEED
Expecting medicine, sort of? OBSTETRIC
Ugh! A putdown with a hint of absurdity, say? Embarrassed, we don't want to hear any more (2,4,3,4,2) GOAWAYANDSHUTUP
Baggy trousers — slap on a ton (anag) PANTALOONS
Made mistake in discussion before everything's gone belly up — pantomime! CINDERELLA
This is Spinal Tap's kind of music HEAVYMETAL
Former Archbishop of Cape Town TUTU
Damage caused by mutation originally, mate — one's on top of it IMPAIR
King's picked up spoils WRECKS
Take care over truck being recorded MINUTED
Heroin, for instance OPIATE
QUIET TIME LULL
Addictive substance in tobacco NICOTINE
EXPLOSIVE DEVICE MINE
Extremely wary crossing lake in case LEERIEST
In trouble, use padre's influence PERSUADE
UNFINISHED BUSINESS LOOSEEND
Wrongly attempt to back current Conservative leader — it makes no sense ILLOGIC
One minister, I finally concluded, can work without discernment INDISCRIMINATE
SHOO! SCAT
I don't like that Romeo — he's rude BOOR
Admire loos, possibly this one LADIESROOM
Greedy artist has chop for starter AVID
Star exploding — somewhat taken aback IDOL
Barney and Betty getting wings clipped — very restricting SETTO