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Quiptic 996 - 17 December 2018 - set by Hectence for the Guardian
Across
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Little bit of pudding (6)
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Fit for Charlton's team? (8)
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Agreed it's strange, entering study when retired (6)
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Direct view round painting retrospective (8)
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Poor American threesome busk stripped to get famous (11)
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Learnt about new source of light (7)
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Endorse program range (7)
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Times contains a very easy cut-out as always to express one's opinion (4,4,3)
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Make too much of charge on six deliveries? (8)
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Student's university union holds vote on railway extravagance (6)
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Condition of Russian fighter's low grade after downpour (8)
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US agent returned to kill guard (6)
Down
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Pincers from lobsters primarily found between jetties (6)
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Fixed position with upcoming young artist (10)
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Sorts out certain matter arising (6,2)
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Concrete counter absorbs spilled gin (8)
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Lazy and idle, not working around noon (8)
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Turn up wearing reservists' old clothing (4)
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Pretty sharp, heading off (4)
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Run on vintage junk for restoration (10)
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Wet suit bafflingly punctures again (8)
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Naive revolutionary married unknown seer and died (4-4)
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Insubstantial online article's true (8)
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New university students given education (6)
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Rush to animal park before the end of term (4)
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Lump of ice in cucumber gin (4)