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Quick 16968 - 23 September 2024 - for the Guardian
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Blasphemous act (9)
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Common addition to a Martini (5)
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Lie back (7)
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From Khartoum, say (8)
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Wee (4)
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Where an aircraft may be kept (6)
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Overall (2,4)
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Lengthy yarn (4)
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Character introducing e.g. the left-hand part of a piano score (4,4)
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In metallurgy, treats with heat (7)
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Pillage (5)
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Muscle important in respiration (9)
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German piano manufacturer (8)
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A soft touch? (6)
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Move slowly – imperial measure (4)
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Potion conferring immortality (6,2,4)
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Now and again (5,2,5)
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Stay-at-home dad, perhaps (5,7)
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Ulterior motive (6,6)
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Swedish physicist, d. 1874 – Mrs Tonga (anag.) (8)
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Feeling of sickness (6)
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St Matthew Passion composer (4)