The Guardian Quick Answers - Wednesday, 23rd November 2022

There are 13 across clues and 12 down clues for the The Guardian Quick crossword on Wednesday, 23rd November 2022. View the answers below..

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Number#	Clue	Answer
AAcross 1:	Grating — abrasive
AAcross 5:	High-ranking academic (abbr)
AAcross 9:	Extremist
AAcross 10:	Port at the mouth of the Seine
AAcross 11:	Sofa (in Derbyshire?)
AAcross 13:	Bill Haley's Shake, ___ and Roll!
AAcross 14:	Colourless watery fluid of the blood and lymph
AAcross 17:	Coastal city in southern California
AAcross 20:	Stringed instrument player
AAcross 21:	Inspection of the books
AAcross 22:	Part
AAcross 23:	Witty verbal ambiguities
AAcross 23:	Witty verbal ambiguities
DDown 1:	First king of the Israelites, according to the Old Testament
DDown 2:	Move by degrees in one direction only
DDown 3:	Region of Romania associated with Dracula
DDown 4:	Woman's top that fastens behind the neck, leaving back and arms uncovered
DDown 6:	Variety show
DDown 7:	If unread (anag) — it's related to Sigmund!
DDown 8:	Game where players shove discs into the scoring area, using long sticks
DDown 12:	Part of a rugby goal
DDown 15:	Thin pastry rolled round fruit and baked
DDown 16:	Military pageant (in Edinburgh?)
DDown 18:	In the nose
DDown 19:	Thin strip of bone used to stiffen eg a corset