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Speedy 1325 - 21 February 2021 - for the Guardian
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One in command or very successful (4,2,3,4)
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Kidnap for naval service; press (8)
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Piece next to a knight on a chessboard (4)
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Ashes: stays (7)
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Accustomed; par (5)
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Rate: central nervous system stimulant (5)
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In accord with the latest fad; stylish (7)
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Support for a coffin (4)
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Island in San Francisco Bay, once a prison (8)
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Extremely disappointed and/or frustrated (4,2,1,6)
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Quintessence; significance (4)
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African country, capital Kampala (6)
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Casually thoughtless or inconsiderate (7)
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Part of a church in front of the altar often separated from the nave by a screen or rail (5)
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One of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World (6)
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Numbers unsuccessfully competing in a race (4-4)
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I exit PLC? (anag) (8)
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Extractor used to deliver babies (7)
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Interjection announcing a great discovery (6)
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Improvement: throw over (6)
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Gounod opera, primarily on Marlowe's play (5)
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Old Testament minor prophet and book (4)