The Guardian - Quick crossword No 15,388 - Sep 2 2019
| Clues | Answers |
| Abrupt | TERSE |
| American film star, d. 1960 | GABLE |
| Association for a common purpose | LEAGUE |
| Dead and rotting flesh | CARRION |
| Evidence that the accused could not have been guilty | ALIBI |
| Extremely agitated and shaking | ALLOFATREMBLE |
| Fencing sword | EPEE |
| Hackneyed | TRITE |
| Invented story | FICTION |
| Loan shark | USURER |
| Long-handled tool for cutting grass or grain | SCYTHE |
| Mixture of styles and/or materials — it's cheap (anag) | PASTICHE |
| Noble gas, Ar | ARGON |
| Obstructed | HINDERED |
| On the face of it | ATFIRSTGLANCE |
| Philanthropist | DONOR |
| Pinny | APRON |
| Protector | GUARDIAN |
| Provoke | GOAD |
| Sediment from wine and beer production | LEES |
| Small wooden barrel | FIRKIN |
| Spray container | AEROSOL |
| Strip of cloth worn round the waist | SASH |
| Teacher (often private) | TUTOR |
| The 'backbone of England' | PENNINES |
| Whiskey — biscuit | BOURBON |
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