Welcome to the page with the answers to today's (December 29th 2019) clues of The Guardian Speedy crossword.
Below is the list of all of today's clues (a total of 20 clues). Just click on a clue to get the answer.
| Avoid; circumvent (5) |
| HD -------, US essayist and poet (1817-62) (7) |
| Slow Italian music and dance in 3/4 time (11) |
| Falling short of some prescribed norm (11) |
| Commonest ore of lead (6) |
| 1970s war in a desert area of Ethiopia disputed by Somalia (6) |
| Gamble, betting the sum at stake in an attempt to win back that previously lost (6,2,5) |
| Taking into account (7,2,4) |
| Basque or Spanish racquet-ball-wall game (6) |
| Small terrestrial Old World lizard (5) |
| <i>Enigma Variations</i><span> composer
</span> (5) |
| Sent message with a click (1-6) |
| Because of (5,2) |
| Ancient British tribe ruled by Queen Boudicca (5) |
| Normally; in general (2,5) |
| In tennis, a stroke hit beyond the lateral reach of an opponent (7,4) |
| Large lemon-like fruit (6) |
| Play by Henrik Ibsen (1891) (5,6) |
| Scottish archipelago, chief town Lerwick (8,5) |
| Affectionate nickname for Elizabeth I (4,5,4) |