The Guardian – Speedy crossword No 1,213 – Dec 30 2018
Published in The Guardian Speedy Crossword. Tags: Clint Eastwood, FLIT, Foremost Greek, Ionian Sea.
| Clues | Answers |
| …and the location for many Westerns | TEXAS |
| African nation, capital Accra | GHANA |
| Approve; rubber-stamp | SANCTION |
| Bantu language closely related to Zulu | XHOSA |
| Be acquitted or escape with little or no punishment | GETOFFLIGHTLY |
| Collection of Dickens’ short pieces | SKETCHESBYBOZ |
| Colt or filly | FOAL |
| Count; fall back | RELY |
| Dart; dash | FLIT |
| Dominant undisputed leader | COCKOFTHEWALK |
| Foremost Greek warrior at the siege of Troy | ACHILLES |
| Greek holiday island in the Ionian Sea | CORFU |
| Haunt: own | POSSESS |
| Lady’s fingers; gumbo | OKRA |
| Not in the frame; losers | ALSORANS |
| Referee’s call in football and rugby | OFFSIDE |
| S American mammals: Linnaeus’ and Hoffmann’s being the only extant species | TWOTOEDSLOTHS |
| Savoury for which Melton Mowbray is best known | PORKPIE |
| Strategy: volume of old stage scripts or sporting tactics | PLAYBOOK |
| TV Western starring Clint Eastwood (1959-65)… | RAWHIDE |