The Guardian 2024 01 01 - Crossword Answers

Clue	Answer
50% of nepotism's flipping obvious	OPEN
Chaotic retinue ultimately agreed and met again	REUNITED
Describing wave damage touching Icelandic coasts	HARMONIC
Get love by taking an interest now, for starters	OBTAIN
Gong due to be melted down to make little silver fish	GUDGEON
Increases in critical incidents after leader has fled	RISES
Ms Earhart reportedly dined better	AMELIORATE
Pat gets support, coming first in swimming event	BACKSTROKE
Positioned prominently in group's sample	LYING
Protruding lip in head of fallen angel, smashed to bits	FLANGE
Refuse to let go of castle, in part	KEEP
Rehash old upholstery's stuffing to make bolster	HOLDUP
Single now? Aye, after a fashion!	ONEWAY
Supervisor to flounder to some extent? To some extent	SORTOF
EXCITED CRY	WHEE
UNMUSICAL	TUNELESS
PROHIBIT	DISALLOW
CUT OUT	EXCISE
SEE 2	TICK
GROUNDS	REASON
A little Persian?	KITTEN
Blue berets' task	PEACEKEEPING
Eurozone country since 2023	CROATIA
Field marshal killed during WWI	KITCHENER
In one's glad rags	DRESSEDUP
Nerdy student	SWOT
Psychological obstacle to creativity	WRITERSBLOCK
PART OF A GOAL	CROSSBAR
ORIGINS	ROOTS
SEE 5	CAST
KICK OFF	BEGIN
FURROW	GROOVE
SEE 15	END
Nonsense piece of photoshopping	TOSH
Nominal leader would be sacked if he argued	FIGUREHEAD
Makes meaning clear in Christmas verses?	DECODES
Love to be a woman	OLIVE
Like some iron, approximate in weight	WROUGHT
It's a fag preparing grapes	GASPER
Dress is fine in open air, being fashionable	PINAFORE
Commit foul — dismissed before full time	OFF
Carries out goods	EFFECTS
Bully, almost injure, American bum	HARASS
Appease one caught in institute's scandal?	MITIGATE
Shared banking arrangement	JOINTACCOUNT
Predict cold atmosphere at first in Arden?	FORE
LANDING SITE	AIRSTRIP
Sluggishness of shattered troop on run	TORPOR
TAKE AGES TO FIT IN	BELONG
Bring me up part of tree to make board	EMBARK
Bottle acquired from a bottle?	DUTCHCOURAGE
Law enforcers slim down policy	THINBLUELINE
Doctor proves intentions for budget deficits	OVERSPENDS
Broad sample of new ideas	WIDE
Appetizers rushed over, so messy	HORSDOEUVRES

50% of nepotism's flipping obvious

OPEN

Chaotic retinue ultimately agreed and met again

REUNITED

Describing wave damage touching Icelandic coasts

HARMONIC

Get love by taking an interest now, for starters

OBTAIN

Gong due to be melted down to make little silver fish

GUDGEON

Increases in critical incidents after leader has fled

RISES