The Guardian - Speedy crossword No 1,194 - Aug 18 2018
| Clues | Answers |
| ____- Comaneci, Romanian-born gymnast | NADIA |
| Composer of the opera The Barber of Seville | ROSSINI |
| Richard Hannay novel (1916) from John Buchan, sequel to The Thirty-Nine Steps | GREENMANTLE |
| Alexandre Gustave ______, French engineer (1832-1923) | EIFFEL |
| American writer and leading exponent of transcendentalism (1803-1882) | EMERSON |
| Beach area of Rio de Janeiro | IPANEMA |
| Directs one's attention on something: tiny openings in the skin | PORES |
| Edition: give out | ISSUE |
| Fear-led (anag) | FEDERAL |
| Fetter expediently | CLAPINIRONS |
| Fringe stage | APRON |
| In geometry, a problem based on a theorem | RIDER |
| In golf, the historic predecessor of a five iron | MASHIE |
| Milk-like, milky | LACTEAL |
| Mixture of spices – coriander, cumin, cloves, cinnamon, chillies, etc – used in Indian dishes | GARAMMASALA |
| Parts of speech – proper, collective, verbal, etc | NOUNS |
| Roman battle formation with shields linked as one | TESTUDO |
| Russian country villa, maybe in the 20 | DACHA |
| Russian mountains separating Europe from Asia | URALS |
| Swimming, floating | NATANT |
| Training technique, acting out a particular part | ROLEPLAYING |
| Vigilant, always watchful | LIDLESS |
| Washing of clothes | LAUNDRY |
| Zig-zag on skis | SLALOM |
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