The Guardian - Crossword Answers | 2023 10 04

crossword answers
Clue Answer
LET OFF ABSOLVE
__ and Circumstance (Elgar's March) POMP
Bit of a letter, final bit in rambling screed DESCENDER
Elusive cat mum lost in pit CAVITY
Endures horrible son showing incivility RUDENESS
Flower is squashed in time DAISY
Fruit reported — heavy hanging masses PLUMBS
Let oboes play like serpents? OBSOLETE
Lever journalist into China? PEDAL
Like inflamed viewer's false statement about reptile BLOODSHOT
Nautical item is on top of vessel, not bottom CAPSTAN
Plant providing semiconducting material — mass turned out GERANIUM
Rodent seen in Nottingham's terrible HAMSTER
Surrounded foe finally in defeat BESET
Tennis — it is played in Chinese city TIENTSIN
This writer's nonsense is naughty IMPISH
Travelled over water, getting kicked PUNTED
Trick female employed, making one puzzled CONFUSED
Vagrant having minimum of food subsequently eating egg FLOATER
UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFIT DOLE
SUDDEN DESIRE WHIM
STEEP MARINATE
Rodent — smart, eh? (anag) HAMSTER
REMOVE FROM OFFICE UNSEAT
Passé OLDHAT
MAKES FUN OF PARODIES
Kind of roulette RUSSIAN
IMMERSE ENGULF
Fish to be avoided — it's angry (anag) STINGRAY
DEBAUCHED PARTY ORGY
Class of apple EATER
BECOME ONE LINKUP
Artistic support EASEL
Those unwilling to accept new ideas OLDGUARD
Falsely accused prisoner — uncontrollable fury dies when one is released DREYFUS
England batter sure to be restricted and unable to blossom? ROOTBOUND
Argentinian striker, b. 1987 MESSI
Cycle links BICYCLECHAIN
I spy, for example GUESSINGGAME
Robin Hood's colour? LINCOLNGREEN
Somehow isn't leader, last in marches to depart? TAILENDER
Girl brought up overlooking area in Dutch city BREDA