The Guardian - Speedy - February 5 2017 Crossword Puzzle Answer

The Guardian - Speedy crossword No 1,114 - February 5 2017 Crossword Puzzle Answer

Clues	Answers
Aggressive boldness; unmitigated effrontery	AUDACIOUSNESS
Behave confidently; stand up against others	ASSERTONESELF
Confirm son? Not! (anag)	NONCONFORMIST
Cricketer charged with securing his wicket (to protect 'better' players) until close of play	NIGHTWATCHMAN
Dental; of, or to do with, teeth	ODONTIC
Focal point of most home entertainment	TELEVISIONSET
Fruit of the gourd family with a hard rind	MELON
Good job!: international radio code word	BRAVO
Hummock of boulder clay left by a retreating glacier	DRUMLIN
Italian city, scene of a16th century Counter-Reformation council: English river	TRENT
Martial art involving stick fighting	KENDO

 

Clues	Answers
More able to make fine distinctions	SUBTLER
Oblong cream puffs	ECLAIRS
One of Britain's largest land-owners	NATIONALTRUST
Radical, C2H5, the base of common alcohol	ETHYL
Reason often given to exculpate someone	ALIBI
Scottish island of the Inner Hebrides	TIREE
Send over the edge mentally	UNHINGE
Three winged sister monsters with 'hair' of writhing snakes	GORGONS
Tittering laugh	CHUCKLE
Tsarist dynasty	ROMANOV
Unit of heat used in the UK as the basis of gas bills	THERM