The Guardian 2022 04 07 - Crossword Answers

Clue	Answer
BRUTAL	VICIOUS
Make a mess of hairpiece, occasionally sold for sport	TOUSLE
Keep it clean to avoid trouble	NOSE
Jane Austen's note	TENNER
Kettle blew up — ultimately going off fine dining	CORDONBLEU
Unnamed fell runner	SKI
LOSERS	ALSORANS
FACTS AND FIGURES	DATA
Get-up	OUTFIT
Characters in highbrow hit established as brightest	WHITEST
English classical composer, d. 1934	ELGAR
Star announced support for record company's move overseas	EMIGRATE
Farewell drink served after five	VALE
FREELOADER	HANGERON
Mood tense over missing gold sovereign	TEMPER
CRIME BOSS	MRBIG
DICTATORIAL	AUTHORITARIAN
Some smear campaigns provide spin	ARC
TEMPORARY RELIEF	RESPITE
Oil reservoir in an internal combustion engine	SUMP
SPECTRUM	GAMUT
CUTTING EDGE	BLADE
Take away dude misbehaving in front of court	DEDUCT
... runs away from case of deplorable valets possibly trashing vehicle	DESERTS
Off-colour setter taking bait occasionally — unlucky	ILLFATED
SURROUNDED BY	AMONG
UK government committee for handling emergencies	COBRA
Clio and Thalia, for instance	MUSES
ROUGH AND READY	INEXACT
Retrospectively judge a republican government	RAJ
SECRETIVE	STEALTHY
Enemy runs away from front ...	FOE
Perhaps Cher's in bed, scratching bottom	DIVA
Volunteers and politician forming compact	TAMP
Tango to mimic Diet Coke, regularly finding means of copying pop	TAPEDECK
Impose — tax	LEVY
Flipping focus to watch sailor boxing CGI-produced lion, say	BIGCAT
Notice — I vet tradesmen (anag)	ADVERTISEMENT
Bring back old American guitar	AXE
Reason for acting in new movie, capturing actor's essence	MOTIVE

BRUTAL

VICIOUS

Make a mess of hairpiece, occasionally sold for sport

TOUSLE

Keep it clean to avoid trouble

NOSE

Jane Austen's note

TENNER

Kettle blew up — ultimately going off fine dining

CORDONBLEU

Unnamed fell runner

SKI