The Guardian - Crossword Answers | 2023 01 05

crossword answers
Clue Answer
APPEASED PLACATED
Imitative artwork PASTICHE
Foul dictator has lost out STAIN
Someone who punishes wrongdoing AVENGER
Make break — not Bingham's first REACH
Boastful attention-seeker SHOWOFF
Manipulate mind of blonde by talk GASLIGHT
Tortilla wrap BURRITO
Sanctioned by law (abbr) LEGIT
CAST OFF SHED
Partly uprooted catnip, roses and stonecrop ORPIN
Parisian right about director — 24 didn't want him BIDEN
Cross closer to turn ROOD
MORALISING LECTURE SERMON
Abrupt sudden removal of a group from an organisation PURGE
ART FORM MUSIC
At a certain place accepting incitement to action in name of ex-president THEODORE
Incitement to treason by politicians ultimately? Correct — one charged SEDITION
WHITE WINE AND SODA SPRITZER
Top cop covers up weird tattoos DRUMS
Is topless, rich and amusing (duke kept back money for immoral purposes) SLUSHFUND
SOUND OF BELLS PEAL
People are going to be forced to resign HEADSWILLROLL
Shot by nasty piece of work over drugs DOSE
GUILTY CULPABLE
Look spent and ruined LOUSEDUP
UNACCOMPANIED CHORAL COMPOSITION MOTET
IN ADDITION PLUS
Wind instrument player PIPER
THIN PLATE LAMINA
FENCING SWORD EPEE
Writer's book not a lot of money EZRAPOUND
Licit operators in action? Not at all! CAPITOLRIOTERS
Large ceremonial dinner BANQUET
New arrival carefully selected — 'doubtful breeding', say British involved DESIGNERBABY
Zip it! SHUSH
GARLIC SAUCE AIOLI
Non-literal expression IDIOM
World considered as an ordered system COSMOS
Outsiders removed from noisy party - language! HINDI
Take fright over US politician's suggestions initially for Covid etc PANDEMICS