The Guardian 2020 10 28 - Crossword Answers

Clue	Answer
Creative skill from excited star, I hear	ARTISTRY
ISAAC'S ELDEST SON	ESAU
Work of 28, or of 13 across, but less hard	OTELLO
HEAVY DUTY	ONUS
French poet's always less restrained	FREER
LAST STUART MONARCH	ANNE
Heavy predatory mammal — evil owner (anag)	WOLVERINE
LAKE OR POND	MERE
Fast movements in triple time	SCHERZOS
SEE 17	AND
SEE 17	WHITE
Strike, subject to restraint, likely to collapse	RAMSHACKLE
Small bird — rows up ashore (anag)	HOUSESPARROW
A comic story?	GRAPHICNOVEL
Second type of material used in fateful 2	SILK
Killer fish, nasty type	GARROTTER
Section of regiment old officer reprimanded	TOLDOFF
Pair delivered speech, appropriately shared	PRORATED
Strong-tasting green root used in Japanese cuisine	WASABI
Miss Shakespearean title role -— endlessly upset	OMIT
University treasurer	BURSAR
Fictional hero played in films by Christopher Reeve	SUPERMAN
Greek island, capital Heraklion	CRETE
Benefits from fermented drinks	SAKES
BEGRUDGING	MEANSPIRITED
Some in crew translated play? That's not realistic	ABSTRACT
Famous actor, one found in more demanding title role?	OLIVIER
Ms Winfrey?	OPRAH
Top performers, some Adonis outrivalled, flipped	VIRTUOSI
Left initially from part of Africa for part of Europe	IBERIA
Person no longer hitched	DIVORCEE
Tap in a bunghole — GI's top (anag)	SPIGOT
Keir Starmer	LABOURLEADER
Wrongly recasts one in role of Desdemona, say	ACTRESS
BELOW AVERAGE	SUBNORMAL
He composed short part of speech I had misdirected	VERDI
Coastal area between La Spezia in Italy and Cannes in France	RIVIERA

Creative skill from excited star, I hear

ARTISTRY

ISAAC'S ELDEST SON

ESAU

Work of 28, or of 13 across, but less hard

OTELLO

HEAVY DUTY

ONUS

French poet's always less restrained

FREER

LAST STUART MONARCH

ANNE