The Guardian - Speedy - June 28 2020 Crossword Puzzle Solutions

The Guardian Puzzle - Speedy crossword No 1,291 - Jun 28 2020 Crossword Answers

Clues	Answers
Able to understand and use numbers	NUMERATE
Alert, ready for action	ONONESTOES
Biblical hunter, son of Cush	NIMROD
Blemish; disgrace	BLOT
Close or almost even in a race or competition	NIPANDTUCK
Concerning the Law of the Jews from Mt Sinai	MOSAIC
Easing off; breather	LETUP
Essene, for instance	ASCETIC
Exigency	NEED
In truth (arch)	FORSOOTH
Italian gentleman	SIGNOR
Low cost, probably by cutting corners	ONTHECHEAP
Misappropriated	STOLEN
Oh, ever so! (anag)	OVERSHOE
Old-fashioned; so last year	PASSE
Porch	DOORSTEP
Pre-Conquest native of Central America	MAYAN
Pretend	PUTONANACT
Quack medicine	NOSTRUM
Quartz, for example	CRYSTAL
Revolve: curdle	TURN
Technical bug	GREMLIN
Teen affliction	ACNE
Volley	SALVO