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Quick 17079 - 31 January 2025 - for the Guardian
Across
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Make them before leaving (7)
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Use it to secure locks? (7)
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When to rest (7)
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Crested ground-nesting bird (7)
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Sea snail (5)
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Boringly similar (9)
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Section of text (9)
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What birds do at 9 (5)
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Express derision (5)
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Experienced individual (3,4)
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Mrs Hinch, for example (7)
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Parker or Wordsworth? (7)
Down
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Grease, room or patch? (5)
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Get something for nothing (5)
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Obstacle to negotiations (8,5)
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Postpone (plans) (6)
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Motorcycle messenger (8,5)
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Rise (6)
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Gawain or Galahad? (6)
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Skirt or hoop? (4)
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___ Murdoch, novelist died 1999 (4)
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Create an opening (6)
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Fried (or grilled) slice (6)
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Provide (6)
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Bridget Riley’s work, for instance (2,3)
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Any time before midnight (5)