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Speedy 1291 - 28 June 2020 - for the Guardian
Across
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Pretend (3,2,2,3)
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Quack medicine (7)
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Pre-Conquest native of Central America (5)
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Exigency (4)
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Porch (8)
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Italian gentleman (6)
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Misappropriated (6)
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Oh, ever so! (anag) (8)
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Blemish; disgrace (4)
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Volley (5)
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Essene, for instance (7)
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Low cost, probably by cutting corners (2,3,5)
Down
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Old-fashioned; so last year (5)
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Revolve: curdle (4)
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Biblical hunter, son of Cush (6)
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Able to understand and use numbers (8)
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Quartz, for example (7)
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Alert, ready for action (2,4,4)
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Close or almost even in a race or competition (3,3,4)
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In truth (arch) (8)
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Technical bug (7)
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Concerning the Law of the Jews from Mt Sinai (6)
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Easing off; breather (3-2)
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Teen affliction (4)