The Guardian - Crossword Answers | 2023 12 19

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