1 Pilfer (4)
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Quick 16742 - 3 January 2024 - for the Guardian
Across
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Cartoon cavepeople (11)
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Steep – drunkard (4)
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Go and live elsewhere (8)
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Lines showing equal pressure (7)
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18 holes of golf (5)
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Dishonest person (5)
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Give permission (7)
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Courage (8)
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US actor Nicolas or composer John (4)
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Regularly over time (3,2,3,3)
Down
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Pilfer (4)
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Chinese dish (4-3)
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Hoard (5)
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Smarmily ingratiating (8)
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Wild-goose chase (5,6)
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Christmas carol (6,5)
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New York borough (8)
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Workers' leader (7)
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Dog – badger (5)
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Nitwit – coagulate (4)