The Guardian – Quick crossword No 16,388 – Nov 15 2022
Clues | Answers |
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All together | EVERYBODY |
Become very, very excited | GOBANANAS |
Bit sliced away from a large piece | OFFCUT |
Cheap drinks time! | HAPPYHOUR |
Concept whose truth can be proved | FACT |
Corporal punishment? | CANE |
Curve that spirals around a cone, for example | HELIX |
Elbow grease | EFFORT |
Exposed to wild blows | WINDSWEPT |
Fasten | AFFIX |
Frank | OPEN |
Game for gamblers — duke’s port (anag) | STUDPOKER |
Horse (of a certain colour) | GREY |
It gives purpose and direction | MOTIVE |
Clues | Answers |
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Man who lounges in hotels and bars looking for women to support him | LIZARD |
Military alliance with headquarters in Belgium | NATO |
Narrow gorge with a fast running stream | GULCH |
Not tailor-made | OFFTHEPEG |
One should avoid being taken for one | RIDE |
Retire | BOWOUT |
Science of the structure of the universe | COSMOLOGY |
Show | DEPICT |
Spirits | LIQUOR |
Tie | TETHER |
Travel plan | ITINERARY |
Tropical fruit with yellow skin and pink flesh | GUAVA |
Welsh vegetable? | LEEK |
Yashmak, for example | VEIL |