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Speedy 1267 - 12 January 2020 - for the Guardian
Across
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Lose one's emotional or mental composure (4,2,6)
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Punctuation mark which opens up a quotation (8,5)
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Scottish island with links to the spread of British Christianity (4)
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Welsh county town and castle on the English marches (8)
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Classical German songs (6)
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Horse-drawn folded-top carriage (6)
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Lyrical style of opera singing (3,5)
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Hike; yomp (4)
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Totally change, transform (13)
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Bird, the bunting (Emberiza citrinella) (12)
Down
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Examination of the English and Welsh General Certificate of Education (8,5)
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Lie in wait (4)
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Spotted wildcat (6)
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Gradually; little-by-little (8)
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Be attacked by artillery or other ordnance (4,5,4)
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Film or novel featuring the exploits of a swaggering hero (12)
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Personal freedom of thought, word or action (5,7)
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The Abduction from the --------, Mozart opera (1782) (8)
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Sharp side pain as a result of running (6)
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Surf: effervesce (4)