The Guardian - Crossword Answers | 2023 12 12

crossword answers
Clue Answer
Waste (away) FRITTER
TAKING INTO CUSTODY DETAINING
Henry VIII's position of influence HEIGHT
Punishes my refusal about accepting sanctimonious creature WHIPSCORPION
Clover (unluckily?) TREFOIL
INFORM APPRISE
Can book start to produce leads? PRESERVE
Hilly wine-growing region of central Tuscany CHIANTI
Jane Asher or Damian Lewis, for instance REDHEAD
Battery power CHARGE
Old part of bible was originally banned in foreign lands OVERSEAS
Split (in two) FORKED
TRACE GLIMMER
Undertaker's cover-up? SHROUD
Lie about half of unmarried women on offer MISREPRESENT
#smartandstylish SHARP
WOLFS DOWN SCOFFS
Pointy-leaved succulent, such as one used to make tequila AGAVE
Strong cannabis GANJA
Human beings agree at an intellectual level MENTALLY
Polecat fur FITCH
HUNT FOR FOOD FORAGE
Want curtains covering entrance to room DEARTH
Bald or bad? PATCH
Lambast – fault in me (anag) FULMINATE
We do it up, somehow producing 12d WIPEDOUT
Use it to see who's calling SPYHOLE
Gas energy helping to avoid type of electricity generation HYDROGEN
IN CONCLUSION LASTLY
Curse year in which writers brought up manipulative treatment OSTEOPATHY
Indian prime minister, 1947-1964 NEHRU
Catastrophic situation ABYSS
Noble gas, Rn RADON
Special moment for you and me announced HOUR
Cast ultimately drowned out by quiet beat THRESH
Shy and retiring TIMID
Start of Irish National led by champion horse HEROIN
Focus on pitch and contract TARGET
STARE AT EYEBALL
US sportsman's flying visit? SHORTSTOP
Suspect had row about attachment ADHESION
English university announced sport in different location ELSEWHERE
Firm conned about contracts essentially HARD