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Quick 17069 - 20 January 2025 - for the Guardian
Across
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Wanton destruction (9)
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Approaches (5)
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Zizz zap (anag) – oomph (7)
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As bright as before (8)
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Parrot (4)
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Grieves (for) (6)
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Blunder (3-3)
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Standard (4)
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Pertaining to the basic units of life (8)
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Poisonous plant (the scourge of farmyard birds?) (7)
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Hit it off – boarded (3,2)
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Medic (9)
Down
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Clerical robe (8)
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Kid (6)
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Cutting tool (4)
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Tetchiness (12)
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Singing voice (5-7)
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The attempt to prove one’s superiority or gain an advantage (3-9)
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Dollar or euro, say (4,8)
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Yobbo (8)
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Sanaa resident, e.g. (6)
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Followers of a star (4)