The Guardian 2023 07 03 - Crossword Answers

Clue	Answer
Conferences appear set up to include time getting gin-sozzled	MEETINGS
Endlessly Karl Benz invented, unrestrained by convention	BRAZEN
Existential dread's stopping German hoodlum	GANGSTER
Forbid check on leader of Opposition	VETO
France 4, Spain 5	FIVE
Freight vehicle set off	CARGO
Give in, hiding large disappointment	BLOW
King is in a bad mood receiving creeps	SKULKS
Kylie play about Romeo and Juliet going ahead in fits and starts	JERKILY
Look up papers first for sacred object	IDOL
Loses girl over bet	MISLAYS
Mostly benefit having friend in all but name	VIRTUALLY
Never shaking temptation to drop physical training	ATNOTIME
Praise short quote describing wine	CREDIT
Ruse to use when short of space	PLOY
Set timer for joint	MITRE
Spinning reel's catching very young fish	ELVER
Trip over loose boot in game	FOOTBALL
SCHOLARLY BOOK	TOME
IRISH COUNTY	MAYO
ENGLISH COUNTY	NORFOLK
OCCASIONAL	PERIODIC
SEPARATE	DETACH
SMALL SAUSAGE	CHIPOLATA
ROYAL TOPPER	CROWN
RELENT	LETUP
FOR	PRO
JACK	TAR
FASCINATE	GRIP
RULE OUT	PRECLUDE
LAWYERS' JARGON	LEGALESE
WEST MIDLANDS CITY	WOLVERHAMPTON
IRON LADY'S HAT	FEDORA
Working cemetery's last cross in stone	ONYX
300-year anniversary	TERCENTENNIAL
French composer, César, d. 1890	FRANCK
French novelist, Amantine Dupin, d. 1876	SAND
Most appealing	CUTEST
Ridley Scott's 2000 epic film	GLADIATOR
Site of Colonel Custer's Last Stand	LITTLEBIGHORN
A hen will have a fiasco in America	LAYANEGG
Believe sailor is to get assessment for a loan	CREDITRATING
Capacious playing area, topping for some Aussies	BAGGYGREEN
Characteristic muddling, so I sync diary	IDIOSYNCRASY
Conferences upset MP so? I say!	SYMPOSIA
Earnestly ask about home for creature	BEING
For girl, I almost come to my feet	IRIS
From two countries, original moves meeting silence	ANGLOIRISH
Girl, boy and me horribly coarse and vulgar	GORBLIMEY
Group of whales given a part in online entertainment	PODCAST
Irritating complaint from wife a turning point	WHINGE
Leader of congregation has time to keep chattering	RABBIT
Move, sheep! It hauled itself to its feet	GOTUP
Newly design part of train ventilation	INVENT
Not out having fun? It's early enough	INGOODTIME
River in a bad way — just a brook	RILL
Shabby, but put on	WORN
Sit diner in mess: grub up!	DISINTER
Statistics needing to be cooked?	RAWDATA
Sturdy rail knocked over in wild duel	DURABLE
The girl from Lima is reading	PERUSAL
Try to break into painting's special language	ARGOT
Very dangerous to be out on one leg	LIMB

Conferences appear set up to include time getting gin-sozzled

MEETINGS

Endlessly Karl Benz invented, unrestrained by convention

BRAZEN

Existential dread's stopping German hoodlum

GANGSTER

Forbid check on leader of Opposition

VETO

France 4, Spain 5

FIVE

Freight vehicle set off

CARGO