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Quick 17161 - 7 May 2025 - for the Guardian
Across
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Designer (11)
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Sow’s partner (4)
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Old Spanish gold coin, used in American colonies (8)
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Far Eastern green beans (7)
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Desolate – Marvel’s Iron Man, Tony ___ (5)
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Tea or golf club holder? (5)
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Routine (7)
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Quietly curt dismissal (5-3)
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Stop galloping! (4)
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Honeyed (tones) (11)
Down
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Rats (anag) (4)
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I’m so (not) sorry! (7)
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Cancel, make void (5)
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Set apart (8)
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Chart of operations sequence (4,7)
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Weights system based on the pound, or 7,000 grains (11)
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In humble manner (8)
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Wild ox (7)
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Quipster (5)
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Kennel noise (4)