The Guardian - Crossword Answers | 2022 02 11

crossword answers
Clue Answer
CHILDREN KIDDIES
Fighting security measure, he may leave you spellbound WARLOCK
Digital appliance fine (all I need to change) NAILFILE
'All in at election after touring', as country's leader once reputedly said (1,6,4,1,3) ICANNOTTELLALIE
Zestful enjoyment RELISH
Is definite about names IDENTIFIES
ASIAN WILD ASS ONAGER
BORING TOOL DRILL
LEG BONE FIBULA
PETTY TRIVIAL
Have confidence over investig­ator (female) — never good to show disloyalty BETRAYAL
Starts to prevaricate over man in trouble — flipping fatty lump LIPOMA
Height of failure? Lie! MISS
Inspector overshadowed in case (half redacted, unfortunately) LESTRADE
Old opponent of Tories now highly content? WHIG
One banished from historic mansion leaving quietly? EXILE
Great man, as Boris really is first! ALEXANDER
Whip's greeting included warning CAVEAT
Rich — sumptuous OPULENT
READY FOR A REST TIRED
TRUDGE ALONG TRAIPSE
Love, I talk a lot about big beasts NILGAIS
One successful outcome of trade negotiations — perfect! IDEAL
Party allowed by Yard? That's chicanery! DUPLICITY
Talk about current lawbreaker at sea PIRATE
PEEWIT LAPWING
MISSIVE LETTER
Why I'm surprised to get backing WHATFOR
WETTISH MOIST
Yes, seen rarely to possess intelligence — I can vouch for it EYEWITNESS
WEIGHING MACHINE SCALES
SHACKLE FETTER
As luck would have it FORTUNATELY
TERMINATED ENDED
METRIC WEIGHT TONNE
Organisation (abbr) ADMIN
Mona Lisa singer NATKINGCOLE
SEE 4 PEAK
NO LONGER EXISTING EXTINCT
MORE DESIRABLE BETTER
DECEIVED LEDON
Crossword creator SETTER