The Guardian - Quiptic - May 2 2022 Crossword Puzzle Solutions

 The Guardian - Quiptic crossword No 1,172 - May 2 2022 Crossword Answers

Clues	Answers
American actor, Matt, becomes a drifter	NOMAD
Become more involved with semi-empathic understanding	THICKEN
Blame left's incompetence, with election finally lost	LIABILITY
Carry on, leaving after quick look back	KEEPGOING
Clumsy, spilling pint over partner at the table	INEPT
Dangerous obstacle has the Italian horse retiring	LETHAL
Difficult crossing area with unknown danger	HAZARD
DNA playing part catching armed robber	BANDIT
Exhausted, having ridden a storm	DRAINED
Finished receiving commercial success	HADIT
Further shortage in cheap beer causes group despondency	LOWMORALE
Get the better of inappropriate comedian	OUTWIT
Huge admiration expressed for birds	OSPREYS
In France I get discontented wife large gemstone	JEWEL
Key officer	MAJOR
Kind to yield immediately? Not sure!	IDONTKNOW
Leading thinker's work on female brilliance is outstanding	TOPFLIGHT
Long film got abridged for release	LETGO
Made a mess of the cod, awfully black on top	BOTCHED
Many appeared before Arthur's court	CAMELOT
Much better having unexpected U-boat victory described by expert	ACUTABOVE
No thugs mess with this weapon	SHOTGUN
Oddly curvy stalactite's 40% quartz	CRYSTAL
Orthodoxy generally includes a common element	OXYGEN
Post-lunch get a paper, nobody around to hamper reading	AFTERNOON
Queen's broken toe is tender	QUOTE
Report may serve short-term	TEMPORARY
Robber's first into cash register, getting high-pitched sound	TRILL
Story books make a special gift	TALENT
Taken plenty turning over both of 18's banks	STOLEN
Team always has large number following	EVERTON
Turning pale, question filling for dental problem	PLAQUE