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Speedy 1270 - 2 February 2020 - for the Guardian
Across
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Face up to an unpalatable fact or situation (4,3,6)
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Non-insurability clause, a result of natural forces (3,2,3)
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Affirm; allege as fact (4)
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Warm; good-natured (7)
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Bird, the black Corvus corax (5)
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Group of eight (5)
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Waterfall: gush (7)
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Stronghold, redoubt (4)
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Drive off; send to Coventry (8)
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Charlemagne's northern capital (3-2-8)
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45, eg? (4)
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Capital of Liguria (modern Italian spelling) (6)
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Marc ------- (1887-1985), Russian-born French artist (7)
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Domicile (5)
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Czech name for the Moldau river, immortalised by Smetana (6)
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Title of respect for a clergyman (8)
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Consider as relevant when making a decision; add to the mix (6,2)
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Brutish uncouth character in Shakespeare's The Tempest (7)
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Fifth-century Hun, the scourge of the Roman Empire (6)
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Pass on; transport (6)
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Servilius -----, senator co-assassin of Julius Caesar (5)
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Softest geological substance in Mohs scale of hardness (4)