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Speedy 1507 - 25 August 2024 - for the Guardian
Across
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The attempt to flee reality (8)
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Ado (4)
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Instrument of Rostropovich or Ma (5)
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Settle (7)
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That is to say (2,5,5)
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Remove cargo from (6)
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Worthless (2-4)
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Washington Irving story (3,3,6)
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Tiny pieces of shiny material (7)
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Irritation (5)
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Text error (4)
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Unable to function independently (8)
Down
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A head (4)
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Senior officer (7)
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Expert (3)
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Whine tearfully (6)
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Brown pigment (5)
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Reserve for future use (3,5)
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Final confrontation (8)
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Social gathering attended by Alice (3,5)
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Completely (8)
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Slanting – indirect (7)
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Veer off course (6)
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Dress or groom oneself finely (5)
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Hardy’s Miss Durbeyfield (4)
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Youthful setter? (3)