The Guardian - Quiptic crossword No 1,052 - Jan 13 2020 Crossword Answer

The Guardian - Quiptic crossword No 1,052 - Jan 13 2020 Crossword Answer

Clues	Answers
Journalist Poirot identified going back inside	EDITOR
Key line in legal contract	ESCROW
Manoeuvring flaps used a lot	SPADEFULS
Match power with attitude	PAIR
One following US soccer's development	SUCCESSOR
Reduced numbers affect town's referral centres	FEWER
Regularly gave wino rum for them	VOWELS
Rogue angel burned? It's just not true	URBANLEGEND
Service provided by leading store	UPKEEP
Severe judge imprisons learner ...	BLEAK
Single bar, played on lute initially, sounds familiar	RINGSABELL
Social outcast is a bit of a people person	LEPER
Socialist driving side in the UK	ONTHELEFT
Woman engaged in live data streaming — it could swamp her	TIDALWAVE
Working to create a large base for theatre event	OPERATIONAL

Clues	Answers
... issue some would prefer to observe in silence	CHILDREN
... who got arrested by constable for having spots	BLOBBY
Brilliant soldier hacked into computer	MAGIC
Business mass market leaders entered in force	COMMERCE
Decide to have new leader for plant	NETTLE
Decline to raise grand for film	SKIN
Died ignored	PASSEDOVER
Eggs are declared done	OVA
Floral tribute carried by Raleigh	LEI
Friends perhaps come on site, having absolutely no English	SITCOM
Goodbye note found on floor in Japan	TATAMI
Image primarily printed on rag has quality	PORTRAIT
Influence American to abandon holiday passion	LEVERAGE
It's behind atrocities these Russian extremists create	ASTERN
It's right to discuss at tedious length ...	BANGON