The Guardian - Speedy crossword No 1,297 Puzzle - Aug 9 2020 Crossword Answers
| Clues | Answers |
| __ Thorvaldsson, 10th century explorer, the first European to settle in Iceland | ERIK |
| Naive or unreasonably optimistic character, after Voltaire's Candide pedant | PANGLOSS |
| Ancient Briton | PICT |
| Andre __, eight-time tennis Grand Slam winner | AGASSI |
| Celestial body | COMET |
| Classical jar for storing liquids | AMPHORA |
| Completely wrecked; devastated | INRUINS |
| Dickens novel (1855-57) | LITTLEDORRIT |
| Eldest of the three Gorgon sisters | STHENO |
| German POW camp of WWII | STALAG |
| Greek god of wine, fertility and drama | DIONYSUS |
| Iconic fossil of the Jurassic | AMMONITE |
| In a strong position | ONFIRMGROUND |
| In the same place (used when citing a reference) | IBID |
| Jewish outpost besieged by Romans in 72 AD | MASADA |
| Mature, prosper | BLOOM |
| Not perfectly round | OVATE |
| Place where secret messages, etc, may be left | DEADDROP |
| Sarcastic oxymoron meaning difficult or impossible to understand | ASCLEARASMUD |
| Say something that is then contradicted by untimely events | SPEAKTOOSOON |
| Sets of nine items | ENNEADS |
| The __, English wetland area abutting The Wash | FENS |
| The modern Persian language | FARSI |
| Unbeatable foe: ruin | NEMESIS |
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