1 Croatian city, the Italian Ragusa (9)
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Speedy 1264 - 22 December 2019 - for the Guardian
Across
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Croatian city, the Italian Ragusa (9)
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Exemplar (4)
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Eurasian rose; the sweetbrier (9)
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Strategy; agenda (4)
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Hackneyed; unoriginal (5)
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Interrelated; reciprocal (3-3)
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Prohibit; decree (6)
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Opportunities to catch up on sleep (3-3)
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Short open jacket: Ravel piece (6)
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Modern times; recently (5)
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Habit, custom (4)
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Effervescent, bubbly (9)
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Light meal; snack (4)
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Fay's so lax (anag) (3,2,1,3)
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Appeal to; goad (4)
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Run one's eye over: understand (4)
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Monk or nun who has taken vows (6)
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Inflame; spark off (6)
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Campanile (4-5)
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Talk incessantly: drag (2,2,3,2)
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In a particularly poor state (2,1,3,3)
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Temporary confirmation of insurance (5,4)
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Black mark (5)
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Plenipotentiary; legate (5)
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Informal gathering (6)
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Elongated edible fruit (6)
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Prima donna (4)
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One of the D-Day landing beaches (4)