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Quick 17190 - 10 June 2025 - for the Guardian
Across
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Speak harshly (4)
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Type of porcelain or paint (8)
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Surplus (4)
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Signed call for action (8)
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Discussed old times (10)
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Trifling matter (6)
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Familiar with (4,2)
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Tall and graceful (10)
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Copycat (8)
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Shoe fastener – decorative material (4)
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Became more intense (8)
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Service charges (4)
Down
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Fashion industry (3,5)
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Person with whom one has a profound connection – to Samuel (anag) (4,4)
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Axle or elbow? (6)
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Fly trap (7,3)
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Point of departure (4)
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Secure – property (4)
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Secretly enter (an organisation) (10)
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(Good) enough (8)
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Despairing (8)
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Not out (2,4)
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Meek companion? (4)
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Information record – or 1ac (4)