The Guardian – Quick crossword No 14,944 – Mar 30 2018
Published in The Guardian Quick Crossword. Tags: ARMREST, ELIXIR, MUSKMELON, PERTURB, PSALMS, RETAINER, TOWN.
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| Clues | Answers |
|---|---|
| Big Apple | NEWYORK |
| Boring documents and written information | BUMPH |
| Colour — to be gentler (anag) | BOTTLEGREEN |
| Creamy white | IVORY |
| Distinctive characteristic | STREAK |
| Drastic — limit | EXTREME |
| Female rubber? | MASSEUSE |
| Household servant (often faithful and old!) | RETAINER |
| Lamps — daffodils | BULBS |
| Make something distasteful seem more palatable? | SUGARCOAT |
| Mawkish | SOPPY |
| Melange | MIXTURE |
| Messenger of the gods | HERMES |
| Clues | Answers |
|---|---|
| Monk’s mule (anag) — eg honeydew | MUSKMELON |
| Old Testament book of sacred songs | PSALMS |
| On the house | GRATIS |
| Part of a rock formation above the surface | OUTCROP |
| Remedy | CURE |
| Substance that alchemists believed could turn base metals into gold | ELIXIR |
| Support attached to the side of a chair | ARMREST |
| Unsettle | PERTURB |
| Urban area larger than a village | TOWN |
| Very little to eat — goodness gracious me! | CRUMBS |
| Wildcat — loo etc (anag) | OCELOT |
| Young rascal — horror | TERROR |