The Guardian – Speedy crossword No 1,218 – February 3 2019
Published in The Guardian Speedy Crossword. Tags: ACETIC, DENIZEN, STONETHECROWS, Wales.
| Clues | Answers |
| Dethrone | USURP |
| Exclamation of surprise or shock | STONETHECROWS |
| Fiancee | WIFETOBE |
| Field event in Athletics | SHOTPUT |
| Fine: dead ball situation in football, rugby, etc | PENALTY |
| Frown; stare angrily | GLOWER |
| Greek goddess of youth and spring | HEBE |
| Hand tool for grinding spices in a mortar | PESTLE |
| Little people; tall people! (Tolkien) | ELVES |
| Logically valid: came to a conclusion | REASONED |
| Offensive to one’s sight or other senses | UGLY |
| One prejudiced and intolerant of differing views | BIGOT |
| Personal magnetism | CHARISMA |
| Place of pain and turmoil | HELLHOLE |
| Place of wickedness: gambling joint | DENOFINIQUITY |
| Resident; inhabitant | DENIZEN |
| Stagger this way and that | TOTTER |
| Trite; humdrum | BANAL |
| University administrator: cleric | DEAN |
| Vegetable, an emblem of Wales | LEEK |
| Vinegarish | ACETIC |
| Wrestling hold | BEARHUG |