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Quick 16849 - 7 May 2024 - for the Guardian
Across
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Author’s complaint? (7,5)
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Stick (5)
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Circus performer’s equipment (7)
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Sudden attack (4)
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Dodge (a tricky question?) (8)
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Cold (6)
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Dark, gloomy (6)
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Notorious (8)
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Make the grade (4)
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Very hard substance – card suit (7)
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Broadcasting (2,3)
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Critique – diarist’s tone (anag) (12)
Down
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Funfair (anag) – thug (7)
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____ Driver, 1976 Martin Scorsese film (4)
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Shop work (6)
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Companion to ensure good behaviour (8)
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Substance with a particular effect (5)
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Group influence (4,8)
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Modern Darwin (anag) – unwilling to consider new ideas (6-6)
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Glenn Miller’s instrument (8)
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Boastful self-confidence (7)
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Expert commentator (6)
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High-rise homes (5)
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Eat quickly – and run (4)