The Guardian - Crossword Answers | 2023 02 22

crossword answers
Clue Answer
Metal used as an anti-rust coating on iron and steel ZINC
British river bad for fish BRILL
It's Sooty and Sweep's workplace? CHIMNEY
Quick witty exchanges REPARTEE
Medicine initially under suspic­ion after lawyer's debut in court LINCTUS
Painter inspired by place of worship, making master free slave ODALISQUE
Recalled Rod Liddle's content to leave somebody NOTABLE
Round in quiz, entertaining student PLUMP
Staff used to celebrate once prime minister called election MAYPOLE
Transmit series made for TV Times and Observer? PASSERBY
Friend trimmed old fabric CHINO
Film having problem over copyright SCUM
Make a clean cut SLIT
It can reduce one to tears ONION
Hysterically funny SIDESPLITTING
Helpless — doomed LOST
Have a bash TRY
Dictator's stone castle, somewhere in France ROQUEFORT
Figure of speech (sometimes mixed) METAPHOR
Drink (or eat) SUP
Charm maiden on course? MASCOT
Barber's stock-in-trade HAIRCUT
About to drop off? SOMNOLENT
TREACHEROUS TWOFACED
UNCOMPLAINING STOICAL
PERFECT EXAMPLE PARAGON
After breaking two hips, older relative wants new implant INGRAIN
Wendy ___ , Peter Pan's close friend DARLING
HOME PLANET EARTH
The ___ (1977 Iggy Pop album) IDIOT
UNSETTLING EERIE
Old soldier's headgear TINHAT
Weak-willed aide yells out EASILYLED
Work by LS Lowry principally means I mostly see factory features ASSEMBLYLINES
Grows slack SAGS
Crisp round biscuit — eg turning (anag) GINGERNUT
ON PAPER THEORETICALLY
Exploit dwarf STUNT
HANG AROUND LINGER
Nutter dancing, wearing plastic red nose on Queen's chart hit RETURNTOSENDER