The Guardian - Quick crossword No 14,847 - Dec 7 2017

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Clues Answers
Burn slightly CHAR
Business of designing buildings ARCHITECTURE
Disgustingly foul substance CRUD
Enemy (anag) — country of Arabia YEMEN
Expressed agreement ASSENTED
Fist (slang) BUNCHOFFIVES
Gymnast ACROBAT
Member of the military caste in feudal Japan SAMURAI
Nark — nettle ANNOY
Not strict LENIENT
Parentage ORIGINS
Participate ENGAGE
Clues Answers
Pieces of impure quartz used as gemstones AGATES
Pontificates — toss-up (anag) SPOUTS
Rid someone (of a mistaken idea) DISABUSE
River in Hades STYX
Something to go back to when stuck DRAWINGBOARD
Stylised Japanese poem of 17 syllables HAIKU
Tea (rhyming slang) ROSIELEE
Time period(s) DAYS
Traffic light AMBER
Unhappy and unable to be comforted DISCONSOLATE
With an unpleasant smell WHIFFY
Wraps tightly in strips of cloth SWADDLES