The Guardian – Quick crossword No 14,932 – Mar 17 2018
Published in The Guardian Quick Crossword. Tags: American Civil War, CHAINGANG, HOG, LEGIT.
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City in south-west Spain, famous for sherry |
JEREZ |
Confederate state during the American Civil War |
ALABAMA |
Cuban cigar |
HAVANA |
Discontinue a relationship |
SPLIT |
Dried up |
WIZENED |
Exceed in figures |
OUTNUMBER |
Exceptionally good |
CRACKERJACK |
Harsh — corrosive |
CAUSTIC |
Honest (abbr) |
LEGIT |
Human joints |
ELBOWS |
In the past |
AGO |
Known globally |
WORLDFAMOUS |
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Monstrous sea creature |
LEVIATHAN |
Nice country! |
FRANCE |
Person of beauty, purity or kindness? |
ANGEL |
Posh milliner or dressmaker |
MODISTE |
Pretentiously imposing — organised (anag) |
GRANDIOSE |
Relating to the large bony frame at the base of a human spine |
PELVIC |
Saucer in the sky? |
UFO |
Shackled workers? |
CHAINGANG |
Take more than one’s share |
HOG |
Tedious routine |
RUT |
Touting for business without an appointment |
COLDCALLING |
Underwater bomb |
DEPTHCHARGE |