1 Harshly critical – or violent (6)
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Quick 17129 - 31 March 2025 - for the Guardian
Across
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Harshly critical – or violent (6)
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Came back down to earth (6)
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Warning to sailors (7)
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Train or boat? (5)
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Periods of calm (5)
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Breathe (7)
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Spread – seed in a mist (anag) (11)
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Get rougher (7)
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Soy sauce flavour (5)
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Family (5)
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It makes one lose interest (4-3)
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Not liable (6)
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Even though (6)
Down
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Without experiencing harm (6)
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Time to watch and wait (5)
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Interpretations (of a text) (7)
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Old dog of Odysseus – shop once known for its catalogues (5)
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Bridget Jones, say (7)
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Sleep, or sit, on it (6)
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Make (someone) look culpable (11)
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Suppose (7)
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Non-partisan (7)
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Grim Reaper’s implement (6)
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One’s out of place (6)
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Wool producer(s) (5)
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Solitary (5)