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Quick 16961 - 14 September 2024 - for the Guardian
Across
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Suitable compromise (5,6)
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Preliminary paintwork (9)
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Be unwell (3)
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Asian country which has the world’s only non-rectangular national flag (5)
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Snookers (7)
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Corrupt – Johnny? (6)
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Rectangular (6)
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Tried (a case) again (7)
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Intense light beam (5)
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Menagerie (3)
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Diluted espresso (9)
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It opens a lot of doors (8,3)
Down
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Coordinating conjunction (3)
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One released from prison conditionally (7)
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Admirer of China’s ‘Great Helmsman’ (6)
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Eccentric (like a pointillist painting) (5)
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In complete agreement (9)
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Award picked up by Antony Gormley and Anish Kapoor (6,5)
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Action hero, adversary of Ming the Merciless (5,6)
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Farmer’s implement (9)
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E.g. gold ingots (7)
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Yearly period which has its own calendar (6)
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Help (5)
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Shock and ___ (3)