The Guardian - Crossword Answers | 2023 07 27

crossword answers
Clue Answer
JESTER JOKER
LONG (FOR) YEARN
Speculator saving banks close to collapse BEAR
Groove caused by wheels RUT
Head salesman to criticise returns NAPPER
Big news! Princess in Britain was forced to ingest ecstasy and cocaine? BANNER
Age of American figure finally raised EON
Force has trouble-maker held after dropping case IMPEL
Saved extremely delicate wine cups, as it happens DELIVERED
Jockey shorts BRIEFS
The Who's 1969 album Tommy, for example ROCKOPERA
KGB, say, saving Philby time, which is most revealing SKIMPIEST
Vowel rhyming in successive words — a son's acne (anag) ASSONANCE
Afro cut (anag) FURCOAT
Fun activity dressing nurses in tissue LIGAMENT
SEE 28 HEADLINE
PUCKISH MISCHIEVOUS
Cover against risk INSURE
Also leaving Spain, making tracks BSIDES
DODGE EVADE
Dismiss suddenly and/or harshly AXE
It might help you to see a French city LENS
Jalopy's constant speed CRATE
Awful porkies are told, dismiss­ing old reform agenda PERESTROIKA
Legal process — Gilbert and Sullivan comic opera TRIALBYJURY
Board pulled by a speedboat for a person to stand on AQUAPLANE
Manager rolling ciggy before official turns up GAFFER
SEE 1 LADIES
Brief work by bard on American states AVERS
Cooler suit for groups of lovers? FANCLUBS
Quickly aroused to anger HOTTEMPERED
Given support, papa stops boy hurting daughter SPONSORED
Rules of game are, we hear, maintained by writer RUBRIC
Current record covers showing freshness LIP
Prow of sailing boat in outline SKETCH
Restoration to its former good condition (abbr) REFURB
One who retaliates — eg raven (anag) AVENGER
Very well (informal) INTHEPINK
Car — I slip into it SIERRA
PIGEON'S CALL COO
LARGE VASE URN
Quixotic hero has spades, good at practical work SHANDY
SOUND AS A BELL CLANG