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Quick 16908 - 15 July 2024 - for the Guardian
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Figure out (4)
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Salad made with shredded cabbage (8)
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Bunch of criminals (4)
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Enduring (8)
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Top rescuer (anag) – intimidating individual (10)
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Call up (6)
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Hand gun (6)
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Film version of a novel (10)
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It uses keyboard characters to convey the tone of an email or text (8)
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Mineral found as flat crystals in rocks (4)
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Back and forth (2,3,3)
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I agree with what’s been said (4)
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One points to how a situation will develop (8)
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Imposter or Stockholm, say (8)
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Shiny silver metal, the densest of all the elements (6)
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Thrifty (10)
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Pear-shaped stringed instrument with a long neck (4)
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Pass on – legal document (4)
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Fresh burst of energy (6,4)
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Forbearance (8)
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Green banana (8)
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Commotion (6)
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Weight (4)
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Bread and water? (4)