The Guardian - Crossword Answers | 2023 12 19

crossword answers
Clue Answer
Artists Gwen and Augustus ____ or artist ____ Constable JOHN
Asinine – unfunny? WITLESS
CLIQUE CABAL
Data table MATRIX
Fine fibre FILAMENT
German shepherd? POLICEDOG
Get broken-down car going? JUMPSTART
Goat type IBEX
Japanese peak at 3,776m FUJI
Net novel? EBOOK
Red to green shade? AMBER
Sour sticks RHUBARB
Tease – remove Disney character? TAKETHEMICKEY
West Ham or Manchester? UNITED
____ come? ('Why?') HOW
A big book hotel's kept in reception ATHOME
Anticipate old lover wanting to get kissed audibly EXPECT
Cat in agony given drug, a chemical compound PTOMAINE
Choir ceased working in province ARCHDIOCESE
City's philosopher and songwriter BERLIN
Contemptible person lots backed SNOT
Dissenter suffering from fatigue TIREDNESS
Eastern muck – I kept being sick EMESIS
Fish? Sarah's caught any number by river SANDEEL
Had to rush around tree PINETA
Instrument hit accidentally in research establishment CITHERN
Like old parliament game joined by politician RUMP
Masculinity of Scot, having his moment MACHISMO
Murder victim in noisy situation, first off ABEL
Poles, see, at infrequent intervals SPARSELY
Prison housing one murderer CAIN
The fighting force first needing soldiers to get electronic device THERMISTOR
The writer on ship in a port MESSINA
When nicest old girl gets nasty disease ASBESTOSIS
Wrongly says country will be involved in failure MISSTATES
PLACE TO STAY ABODE
OBSCURE ESOTERIC
MEADOW PIPIT TITLARK
MALE DEER STAG
MAKE A HOLE IN PIERCE
CHECK ASSESS
BELIEVE BUY
ACTION-PACKED EXCITING
SETTING SCENARIO