The Guardian - Quick crossword No 15,491 - Jan 1 2020

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Aristocrat NOBLE
Astute — lovely CUTE
British soldier in the American War of Independence REDCOAT
By accident INADVERTENTLY
By mouth ORAL
Financial plan BUDGET
Finishes (could be loose or dead?) ENDS
Handbill LEAFLET
Hit on the head CROWN
Hold back REIN
Inebriated (slang) TANKEDUP
Clues Answers
Large room for drinking ale, typical of Munich BEERHALL
Maize INDIANCORN
Male parishioners LAYMEN
More than enough (slang) BELLYFUL
Philanthropic BENEVOLENT
Questioned intensely GRILLED
Robinson Crusoe's creator, d. 1731 DEFOE
Undue speed HASTE
Weakness DEBILITY
With little advance warning ATSHORTNOTICE
Writer of War and Peace, d.1910 TOLSTOY