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Quick 16959 - 12 September 2024 - for the Guardian
Across
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Upbeat ballroom dance (9)
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Elan (4)
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Predatory swimmer with a name combining those of two fish (4-5)
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French city – camera component (4)
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Prepared for combat (5)
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Neighbour of Kenya and Tanzania (6)
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Fats ___, pianist and singer (6)
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Sharper (6)
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Ornamental pendant (6)
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Lowest point (5)
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Military post (4)
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Side-splitting (9)
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Eagerness (4)
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Spar with an imaginary opponent (6-3)
Down
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Group of soldiers (4)
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Group of sailors (4)
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Mountain range (6)
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Surpass (6)
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Football set pieces (4,5)
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Worker who obeys petty rules (9)
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UK Eurovision winners in 1981 (5,4)
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Cosmetic ointment (4,5)
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Marketing specialists (5)
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Giver of e.g. blood (5)
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Devil-may-care (6)
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Kind of reptile (6)
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Perspective (4)
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Japanese art taught by a sensei (4)