The Guardian – Quick crossword No 14,929 – Mar 14 2018
Published in The Guardian Quick Crossword. Tags: BALALAIKA, North America, POWERDRESSING, SLUR.
| Clues |
Answers |
| Ablutions bowl |
WASHBASIN |
| Appear without warning |
POPUP |
| Applicable to an entire class or group |
GENERIC |
| Authoritative rule of procedure |
RUBRIC |
| Beginnings |
ROOTS |
| Cheeky |
INSUBORDINATE |
| Club members’ payments |
SUBS |
| Compelling |
COGENT |
| Destroy |
RUIN |
| Female fashion style designed to give an impression of confidence and efficiency |
POWERDRESSING |
| Fitting new electricity cables |
REWIRING |
| Fuss and bother |
ADO |
| Clues |
Answers |
| Lack of sophistication |
UNWORLDLINESS |
| Language spoken in the western part of India — I rate jug (anag) |
GUJERATI |
| Less good |
INFERIOR |
| Pale yellow |
PRIMROSE |
| Pecan or blueberry dish? |
PIE |
| Put up a fight |
RESIST |
| Reindeer in North America |
CARIBOU |
| Russian triangular musical instrument |
BALALAIKA |
| Speak indistinctly |
SLUR |
| Taxi company |
UBER |
| Tearful tree? |
WEEPINGWILLOW |
| Thoughtless — inhumane |
UNKIND |