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Quick 16974 - 30 September 2024 - for the Guardian
Across
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Cake decoration (6)
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Hotchpotch (6)
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Use it to clear 1? (7)
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Slowly-delivered speech (5)
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Hurrah! (5)
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Poky room (7)
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Demonstrating inadequate awareness of the facts (3-8)
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Coastal defence (3,4)
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Repeated process (5)
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Reserve seats? (5)
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Distinguished (7)
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Equestrian activity (6)
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Lacking a purpose (6)
Down
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Orange-fleshed tropical fruit (6)
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Characteristic of a koala or pelican (5)
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Gin, vermouth and Campari (7)
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Sound recording (5)
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Prickly plant (7)
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Star system (6)
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Lancers left (anag) – disappointed (11)
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Opposite of 13 (7)
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Proof of purchase (7)
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Line on a weather map (6)
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Light (6)
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Drained of colour (5)
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Articles of faith (5)