The Guardian - Weekend crossword No 566 - Nov 6 2021

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Clues Answers
...but what it cannot do? ALAS
Aquatic diving bird BLACKROD
Asterix's homeland? GAUL
Book of the Bible that usually follows Psalms PROVERBS
Dam built (1931-1936) on the Colorado River HOOVER
Desert covering much of Mongolia GOBI
Initial stake in betting games LIPIDS
Mrs __, character from The Rivals, known for her tendency to misspeak MALAPROP
Non-soluble fatty acids MEKONG
Parliamentary official position, currently filled by Sarah Clarke ANTE
Prolific author of Get Shorty and Rum Punch ELMORELEONARD
Clues Answers
River running through Thailand, Cambodia, and Vietnam PARDON
See 10 HELPOR
See 6 Across CRAP
Stiff-edged cap associated with the French military and police uniforms KEPI
The capital of Angola LUANDA
The eponymous protagonist in Jane Austen's fourth novel EMMAWOODHOUSE
The only person to have won tennis's Grand Slam as an amateur and a professional RODLAVER
What, according to Philip Larkin, books are? ALOADOF
__ tissue, in which 16 is stored GREBE
__ Wynette, country singer TAMMY