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Quick 16807 - 19 March 2024 - for the Guardian
Across
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Sudden, surprise attack (6)
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Wheel’s cover (6)
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Elite squad (5)
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Humourless (2-5)
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Barnum, perhaps (7)
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Vast expanse (5)
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It’ll unlock several doors (6,3)
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Hold on tight (to something or someone) (5)
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Eight-sided shape (7)
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Speedy service (7)
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Relish – impertinence (5)
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Evolve (6)
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Strength of character (6)
Down
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Hold responsible (for wrongdoing) (6)
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Place to retire to? (7)
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Old engine driver? (5)
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Dismiss from the priesthood (7)
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It stores data on a computer (5)
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One’s obsessed with tiny details (6)
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Proud one’s (anag) – dull and slow (9)
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Orange bit (7)
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Result of adding bacteria to milk (7)
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(A) hoot – or yell (6)
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Sign of a cold or hay fever (6)
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Enter information to a computer (5)
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Liking – a morsel (5)