The Guardian – Quick crossword No 15,254 – March 29 2019
Published in The Guardian Quick Crossword. Tags: CURFEW, DRAW, SLEET, UKRAINIAN.
| Clues | Answers |
| Absolute belter | HUMDINGER |
| Biting fly | GNAT |
| Candle cord | WICK |
| Card __ raiser | JACK |
| Chatty | GARRULOUS |
| Deserted urban area | GHOSTTOWN |
| Evil imp | GOBLIN |
| Extract | DRAW |
| Father | SIRE |
| From Kiev, say? | UKRAINIAN |
| Item filled in by a golfer | SCORECARD |
| James and the Giant Peach author | DAHL |
| Killer whale | ORCA |
| Mixed rain and melting snow | SLEET |
| Moved slowly and cautiously forward | NOSED |
| Moving as hands do? | CLOCKWISE |
| Order restricting movements after a set time | CURFEW |
| Pincered insect | EARWIG |
| Potential cause of harm from micro-organisms | BIOHAZARD |
| Powered equipment | MACHINERY |
| Put to the sword | SLAIN |
| Rub noses | Nuzzle |
| Separate part | UNIT |
| Setting | LOCALE |
| The war (anag) | WREATH |
| Three-note chord __ Chinese criminal gang | TRIAD |
| Trite anticlimax | BATHOS |
| White whale | BELUGA |