The Guardian - Quick crossword No 16,473 - Feb 22 2023

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Clues Answers
About to drop off? SOMNOLENT
Barber's stock-in-trade HAIRCUT
Crisp round biscuit — eg turning (anag) GINGERNUT
Drink (or eat) SUP
Figure of speech (sometimes mixed) METAPHOR
Grows slack SAGS
Hang around LINGER
Have a bash TRY
Helpless — doomed LOST
Home planet EARTH
Hysterically funny SIDESPLITTING
It can reduce one to tears ONION
Item with pulling power? MAGNET
Clues Answers
Make a clean cut SLIT
Metal used as an anti-rust coating on iron and steel ZINC
Old soldier's headgear TINHAT
On paper THEORETICALLY
Overly theatrical OPERATIC
Perfect example PARAGON
Quick witty exchanges REPARTEE
Reading from the Bible in church LESSON
The ___ (1977 Iggy Pop album) IDIOT
Treacherous TWOFACED
Uncomplaining STOICAL
Unsettling EERIE
Wendy ___ , Peter Pan's close friend DARLING