The Guardian – Quick crossword No 16,236 – May 21 2022 Crossword Solutions
The Guardian – Quick crossword No 16,236 – May 21 2022
| Clues | Answers |
|---|---|
| Anxious and controlling | UPTIGHT |
| Atmospheric pressure measurer | BAROMETER |
| Attempted deception | BLUFF |
| Automaton | ROBOT |
| Bemused | FLUMMOXED |
| By-product | SPINOFF |
| Church room for keeping sacred vessels and garments | VESTRY |
| Coerce | DRAGOON |
| Container used by children for taking food to boarding school | TUCKBOX |
| Dark sour morello fruit used in cooking | CHERRY |
| Disprove | REFUTE |
| Fixed | STATIC |
| Laborious effort | TRAVAIL |
| Clues | Answers |
|---|---|
| Plumber’s friend? | PLUNGER |
| Pretence with intent to deceive | LYING |
| Purchaser | BUYER |
| Rectify | RIGHT |
| Shocking | AWFUL |
| Sinuous and seductive (informal) | SLINKY |
| Small suitcase | VALISE |
| Sudden commotion | FLURRY |
| Surface, perhaps carpeted | FLOOR |
| Tawdry | TACKY |
| Textile fabrics seller | DRAPER |
| Two-wheeled toy with floorboard | SCOOTER |
| Two-wheeled vehicle with pedals | BICYCLE |