The Guardian - Quick crossword No 15,858 - Mar 5 2021

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Clues Answers
Chart-topping hit — myself NUMBERONE
Circular arrangement of foliage or flowers WREATH
Develop very promisingly BLOSSOM
Edible body of a marine mollusc OYSTER
Effigy for frightening off birds SCARECROW
Foreign ALIEN
Lovers' secret meeting TRYST
Media PRESS
Muscle that flexes a forearm BICEPS
Neologism COINAGE
Pet rodent HAMSTER
Phantom SHADOW
Selected candidate NOMINEE
Clues Answers
Sign of the zodiac CANCER
Small greyhound cross, bred for racing WHIPPET
Soft sheepskin suede CHAMOIS
Splotched BLOBBY
Stone pillar with a rectangular cross section tapering upwards OBELISK
Stucco-like substance applied to masonry RENDER
Talk pompously ORATE
Thoroughbred horses ARABS
Transfix SKEWER
Tropical fruit with orange flesh and small black seeds PAPAW
Up for grabs ATSTAKE
Very good — British comic DANDY
Void EMPTY