The Guardian - Quick crossword No 16,439 - Jan 13 2023

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Clues Answers
'The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog', for example PANGRAM
A giving kind of person DONOR
Charades, for example PARLOURGAME
Chocolate and cream filling — a change (anag) GANACHE
Clean by rubbing hard SCRUB
Echo-location SONAR
French impressionist composer, d. 1937 RAVEL
Gentle reminder NUDGE
Hold out RESIST
I'm unable to assist NOCANDO
Italian after-dinner drink made from the residue of wine-making GRAPPA
Lamp-rubbing boy who thus summons a genie ALADDIN
Loop with running knot NOOSE
Clues Answers
North Star POLARIS
Pasta and meat dish (abbr) SPAGBOL
Pivot SWIVEL
Pull back (in horror?) RECOIL
Recorded film VIDEO
Say 'no' REFUSE
Small oceanic seabird, comes ashore only to breed PETREL
Soldier in a cavalry regiment LANCER
Spraying fertiliser from a plane CROPDUSTING
Swings and roundabouts etc? FUNFAIR
Unidentified object WHATNOT
Virtually ALMOST
Vitriol VENOM