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Quick 16990 - 18 October 2024 - for the Guardian
Across
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Someone to bounce ideas off (8,5)
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So-called (7)
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(Under the) protection (5)
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Puff – a bit of tobacco (4)
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Move like Bill ‘Bojangles’ Robinson (3,5)
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Act (6)
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Go for it (3,3)
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Lacking confidence (8)
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Industrial region in western Germany (4)
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A lot of fuss (3-2)
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Alive (7)
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Deserving censure (13)
Down
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Drunk (3)
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Falsehood (7)
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In the proper fashion (4)
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Ordinary (6)
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Box-fresh (5-3)
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Noble gas, used in Geiger counters (5)
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Viral disease affecting dogs and other animals (9)
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William Randolph Hearst, for instance (9)
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Clear out (8)
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Actors say it when pretending to chat (7)
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Source of lubrication (6)
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Pry (5)
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One’s not a hit (4)
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Open it and see (3)