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Speedy 1246 - 18 August 2019 - for the Guardian
Across
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Electrical charge that glows around a church spire, ship's mast, etc (2,5,4)
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City of ancient Turkey, classical Ilium (4)
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Apprentice, newcomer (8)
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Johnny-come-lately, upstart (7)
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Ezra -----, major figure in the early modernist poetry movement (5)
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Employing (5)
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Dodge SS? (anag) (7)
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Harshness of manner (8)
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Bone-dry; desiccated (4)
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Behaves in a silly or playful way (4,3,4)
Down
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Gathering, especially of females (4)
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Famous; august (7)
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Area of Birmingham known for its university and football club (5)
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Conceal; keep in check (8)
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Area of the North Atlantic dense with gulfweed (8,3)
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Sate, be replete (3,4,4)
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Feud among parties involving tit-for-tat actions (8)
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Substance (natural or synthetic) made up of smaller units (7)
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Old Scots (5)
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Book and minor prophet of the Bible (4)