The Independent Puzzle Clues and Answers January 03, 2024
Across
God of war sending master of weaponry to the front | MARS |
Arctic city bordered by two rivers | POLAR |
Dirty priest pulled from wreck | SOIL |
Where should I drop off barrels full of gold paint? | BEDAUB |
Miles above the ground collecting temperature data | MATERIAL |
Special red wine I’d drunk making one legless | SIDEWINDER |
Rich duke assuming king’s role in castle | DEEP |
Float boat | LAUNCH |
Trump is making a comeback with something seedy? | CAPSICUM |
C note ignored by player | CONSTANT |
Dry boards chip and split | BISECT |
Put to work, some decades until going into retirement | USED |
Mixed metaphors involving Earth’s climate | ATMOSPHERE |
Inspector runs after aroused voyeurs | SURVEYOR |
Wisdom, perhaps of old people? | NORMAN |
Large area with national borders, essentially | LAND |
Coming over every so often to cheer her up | ERECT |
Take the Sun King’s military vehicle | TANK |
Down
A rocky romance fuelled by one drink | AMERICANO |
Second-rate accommodation | SPACE |
Liberal sort of supports local produce | PUBLISH |
Fruit tree died covered in sticky stuff | LIMED |
Pest controller putting some bitumen all over | RATTRAP |
Mum noisily prepares breakfast? | SHREDDIES |
Independent setter interrupted by a good idea | IMAGE |
Fell runner occasionally stopped around entrance to valley | NOSEDIVED |
Pet rabbit husband’s neglected | CAT |
Ultimately erratic in nature, subject to change | UNCERTAIN |
Review articles discussed works of fiction | ANALYSE |
Bats best in a helmet | BASINET |
Kit used for exploration, primarily, in sea? | SCUBA |
Farmer getting components for combine | MERGE |
Wood cabin sheltering emotionless rangers? | HURST |