The Guardian – Speedy crossword No 1,219 – February 10 2019
Published in The Guardian Speedy Crossword. Tags: ATYPICAL, BLINI, DOWN, Italy.
| Clues | Answers |
| Apparition; phantom | WRAITH |
| Bird known for its large colourful bill | TOUCAN |
| First king to unite the Franks in 509 | CLOVIS |
| Fleet of (small) craft | FLOTILLA |
| Get inch? (anag) | ETCHING |
| Guiding (someone) as a mentor | TAKINGINTOW |
| Indian dish made of legumes, mainly lentils | DHAL |
| Intensify; step up | ESCALATE |
| Irregular; unusual | ATYPICAL |
| Legislate: carry out | ENACT |
| Look after the shop | HOLDTHEFORT |
| Means of restarting play in rugby | SCRUM |
| Mosquito-transmitted disease | MALARIA |
| Narrow footway over a stage | CATWALK |
| Paper version of something created electronically | HARDCOPY |
| Patron saint of Norway (variant spelling) | OLAV |
| Put down | DECRY |
| Russian buckwheat pancake | BLINI |
| Strait of ——- separates Sicily from mainland Italy | MESSINA |
| Ulster county | DOWN |
| Understanding; learning | UPTAKE |
| Verdi opera (1870) | AIDA |