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Quick 16789 - 27 February 2024 - for the Guardian
Across
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Northern peninsula (11)
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Skating arena (4)
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Cut of meat on bone – old puppet (4,4)
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Horizon arc (7)
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Hot (temper?) (5)
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Straightforward (5)
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Capital of Lithuania (7)
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High voice (8)
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Trio (anag.) (4)
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Stab (someone) in the back (6-5)
Down
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Sycamore skin? (4)
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Flatter (7)
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Japanese cartoon (5)
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Banishment (8)
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CH (11)
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Weight system (11)
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Curved surface of liquid, caused by surface tension (8)
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Split (7)
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Follow – stem (5)
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Castle (4)