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Speedy 1422 - 8 January 2023 - for
the Guardian
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Shrewd (6)
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Server of drinks (6)
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Spiny insectivore (7)
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Cloth from Scotland - or party in Wales (5)
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Ottoman official (5)
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Climbing frame? (7)
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Controversial film from 1973 (3,8)
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Diver's equipment (7)
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Panatella, for example (5)
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Spicy Asian dish (5)
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Ornate and elaborate (7)
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American street fight (6)
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Efface (6)
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Unsettling (6)
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Distinctive spirit (5)
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Final phase of the contest (7)
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Tech giant (5)
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Contagious illness (7)
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One baring all (6)
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Birds and bees (5,2,4)
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Gangster (7)
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Violent storm (7)
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A line connecting points of equal pressure (6)
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Fabric pattern (6)
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Shrimp-like creatures dined on by whales (5)
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They make up a skein (5)