The Guardian - Speedy - April 21 2018 Crossword Puzzle Answers

The Guardian - Speedy crossword No 1,177 - Apr 21 2018 Crossword Puzzle Answers

Clues	Answers
Chinese dynasty	MING
Choice	OPTION
Company board member	DIRECTOR
Gripping book	PAGETURNER
Heroic	EPIC
Lightest element on the periodic table	HYDROGEN
Lose temporarily	MISLAY
Lower part of a wall, differently decorated	DADO
Of good omen	AUSPICIOUS
Perfectionist, sophist	PEDANT
Prejudiced in favour	PARTISAN
Profusion	CORNUCOPIA
Question paper	EXAM
Separate	DISCRETE
Sexually abstinent	CELIBATE
Situation of impending danger	REDALERT
Soft-soap	BLANDISH
Spoken	ORAL
Steer clear of	SHUN
Stranded	OUTONALIMB
Stratagem	RUSE
Swarm	TEEM
Turncoat	APOSTATE
Utilise	EMPLOY