The Guardian - Quiptic - Oct 12 2020 Crossword Puzzle Solutions

 The Guardian - Quiptic crossword No 1,091 - Oct 12 2020 Crossword Answers

Clues	Answers
All eager for a try before start of game	AGOG
Bias against programme in black and white, for instance	COLOURSCHEME
Christian symbol remains a reminder of mortality	CROSSBONES
Clerical assistant gets right up to the margin	VERGER
Delight when life model goes to town	FELICITY
Frowning, one of Fab Four heard brother was in debt	BEETLEBROWED
Ghastly look of some municipal lorries	PALLOR
Girl, I gathered, finds something creepy in the forest	LIANA
Goodbye said to old rogue on Tube returning	TOODLEPIP
Hard work is pointless __ but it's where setters begin	GRID
Hardy heroine receives letters from all ten, without a single gift!	TALENTLESS
Insect damage is found on backstreet, reveal researchers	SCIENTISTS
Irritation of one in short sleepover	PAIN
It keeps one going when all at sea	ENGINEROOM
Made up for being poorly prepared	OFFSET
New unopened volumes found in hiding places	NOOKS
No one should meddle with this internationally sensitive case	DIPLOMATICBAG
On the way out, concluded careful inspection	GOINGOVER
One demands the best __ often priciest __ variety	PERFECTIONIST
Pacific islands import south Indian food	SAMOSA
Place is upside-down by half-term	SITE
Put one's foot down when presented with energy charge	STAMPEDE
Reaching across tabletop, partygoers spilt gin	TRAVERSING
Run-in with leading girl band	RING
Scrutiny of very particular year sister joined	ANALYSIS
Shape of both clutch and headlight	OVAL
Son confused as mice ate feline	SIAMESECAT
Taken aback from the outset, having been in charge	STARTLED