The Guardian - Quick crossword No 16,442 - Jan 17 2023

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Clues Answers
13 down BOSS
Aromatic plant used in cookery HERB
Aromatic seed used in cookery NUTMEG
Big turtle (anag) LITTERBUG
Chess piece KNIGHT
Chess piece KING
County, home to Alton Towers (abbr) STAFFS
Defy FLOUT
Gloss over WHITEWASH
Headgear (for ranchers?) COWBOYHAT
Headgear (from Central America?) PANAMA
Household name in Tinseltown? SUPERSTAR
Irish playwright, d. 1950 SHAW
Israeli port, last city held by the Crusaders until 1291 ACRE
Clues Answers
Japanese form of wrestling SUMO
Lie in wait LURK
Main CHIEF
Move lightly, as if suspended FLOAT
One of the four provinces of South Africa from 1910 to 1994 TRANSVAAL
Personification of winter weather JACKFROST
Pinchpenny SKINFLINT
Precipice CLIFF
Provoke disgust REVOLT
Sentimental (like wet snow?) SLUSHY
Small basketful of fruit PUNNET
The wit one was born with! NOUS
Unexpected setback GLITCH
Vertical supporting post STANCHION