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Speedy 1446 - 25 June 2023 - for the Guardian
Across
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Basin for washing the nether regions (5)
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Smart alec - mafioso (4,3)
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Serious fall from grace (6,3)
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Impudence (3)
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Cut - bargain (4)
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Seat of government in Holland (3,5)
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Bribe paid to ensure silence (4,5)
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Bitter alkaloid in drinks which has a stimulant effect (8)
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Ski lift (1-3)
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Means to propel a boat (3)
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Hunch (9)
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Smiled smugly (7)
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Brutish creature invented by Jonathan Swift (5)
Down
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Puzzle (6)
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Muslim ascetic known for frenzied dancing (7)
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Kind of jazz harking back to its New Orleans origins (4)
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Premier League club (4,3,6)
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Natural light and heat (8)
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Soviet prison camp (5)
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That's wonderful! (6)
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* (8)
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Behaving like a hooligan (7)
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Opposite of 'down'? (6)
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Insectivorous bird - fool down under (6)
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Italian, Nobel-winning physicist, d. 1954 (5)
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Crafty (4)