The Guardian - Crossword Answers | 2021 12 29

crossword answers
Clue Answer
Taking a while and requiring patience TIMECONSUMING
TACIT UNSPOKEN
Tawdry items TAT
Viscous substance used in road-making TAR
Warbling note TRILL
World's longest-running TV current affairs programme, broadcast since 1953 PANORAMA
Boatman involved in terrible ordeal, but winning ADORABLE
Catch drivers' panel ignoring punctuation BOARD
Chubby seal. FULL
Greens on cycling: 'That hurts!' CHOU
Harvest disease leads to making one unconscious LAYINGOUT
It might be oblique note to follow Mark, perhaps: ringing endorsement STROKE
Mark is cross, twice SCORE
Mark is England's first to settle COLONISE
Some say terrible judge gives mark for changing letters DIACRITIC
Sound of insect or fly FLEE
Star in hurry loses hour by chance ASTERISK
To survive on regular contrib­utions, it's problematic SUBSIST
Very corrupt senior type VERSION
ORDINARY NORMAL
NOT ANY MORE NOLONGER
Long-standing resentment RANCOUR
KEEP TABS ON MONITOR
Huge (informal) GINORMOUS
Holy ring HALO
DESCENDANT OR HEIR SCION
CAKE TOPPING ICING
ASIAN COUNTRY CHINA
SEE 15 SLASH
SEE 1 STOP
YOU CAN TAKE IT OR LEAVE IT OPTIONAL
Precluded BARRED
CUT INTO PIECES CHOP
CHART-TOPPING SONGS HITS
KIND OF JOINT BALLANDSOCKET
You might sling one inverted comma in covers of hardback HAMMOCK
There's no end to early morning link-up — whatever you want! YOUNAMEIT
Row of crop marks RACKET
German poet translating King Lear, removing an entry for Goneril RILKE
SKATING ARENA ICERINK
ANIMAL DOCTORS VETS
Graham ___ , Irish comedian and TV/radio presenter NORTON