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Quick 16728 - 16 December 2023 - for the Guardian
Across
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Slow on the uptake (6)
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Clear-headed (5)
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Proust (anag) – daze (6)
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Outbid another would-be (home) buyer (6)
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Road de-icer (4)
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Emphatically (2,6)
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Superficial, routine (11)
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Antiquated – loo beset (anag) (8)
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One might be sued over this (4)
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Unfriendly – and cold! (6)
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Screw up one's eyes (6)
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Search (through) (5)
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Legal documents (6)
Down
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Exposed rock (7)
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One aims to pick a winner (7)
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Bondage – riveted us (anag) (9)
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Rogue (5)
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Round rock (7)
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(Formal) meal (6)
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One takes over (9)
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Slow down (4,3)
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Stand out (7)
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23 for men (1-6)
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Place to keep valuables (6)
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1,000 cubic centimetres (5)