The Guardian – Quick crossword No 16,395 – Nov 23 2022
Clues | Answers |
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Bill Haley’s Shake, ___ and Roll! | RATTLE |
Coastal city in southern California | SANTABARBARA |
Colourless watery fluid of the blood and lymph | PLASMA |
Extremist | ULTRA |
First king of the Israelites, according to the Old Testament | SAUL |
Game where players shove discs into the scoring area, using long sticks | SHUFFLEBOARD |
Grating — abrasive | SCRATCHY |
High-ranking academic (abbr) | PROF |
If unread (anag) — it’s related to Sigmund! | FREUDIAN |
In the nose | NASAL |
Inspection of the books | AUDIT |
Military pageant (in Edinburgh?) | TATTOO |
Clues | Answers |
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Move by degrees in one direction only | RATCHET |
Part | ROLE |
Part of a rugby goal | CROSSBAR |
Port at the mouth of the Seine | LEHAVRE |
Region of Romania associated with Dracula | TRANSYLVANIA |
Sofa (in Derbyshire?) | CHESTERFIELD |
Stringed instrument player | BASSIST |
Thin pastry rolled round fruit and baked | STRUDEL |
Thin strip of bone used to stiffen eg a corset | STAY |
Variety show | REVUE |
Witty verbal ambiguities | WORDPLAY |
Woman’s top that fastens behind the neck, leaving back and arms uncovered | HALTER |