The Guardian - Crossword Answers | 2023 12 19

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