The Guardian - Quiptic crossword No 1,266 - Feb 26 2024

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Clues Answers
Abandons doctor before operations DROPS
Alluring sorcery hiding trap MAGNETIC
Avoid manuscript about lives MISS
Blot napkin dispersed directly POINTBLANK
Brooded being upset by insanity somewhere in Australia TASMANIA
Cheer pilot flying aircraft HELICOPTER
Compromised goal caused ill feelings ENDANGERED
Daring fellow without sense of sound? FEARLESS
Dump and kick creep TIPTOE
Entrails served by pubs on both sides of a road INNARDS
Firm editor rejected rules CODE
Funds seat of government? CAPITAL
Give cheat praise CONTRIBUTE
Gruff dog starting to turn CURT
Ingenuous doctor autopsied snitch UNSOPHISTICATED
Clues Answers
Initially lacked everything near some part of the eye LENS
Mother and child meeting builder MASON
Mountain range I slip up in South Africa SIERRA
Nimble girls regularly taken in by date AGILE
Old private moving around Europe working OPERATIVE
Outside of court commend drill PRACTISE
Passive joiner tweaking cases INERT
Right about time to be worldly MORTAL
Sailor achieves goals TARGETS
Something that removes old farm vehicle EXTRACTOR
Story of inhabitant crossing a river repeatedly NARRATIVE
The French experiment is current LATEST
Worry about horse causing bloodshed CARNAGE
Writing about tense traitor getting laid low PROSTRATE