Ray scenting (anag) – mouth-puckering quality (11)
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Ray scenting (anag) – mouth-puckering quality (11)
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Divine nut (anag) – not on the guest list (9)
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Badly – unwell (3)
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Happen – come to the mind of (5)
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In the main (7)
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A terse (anag) – intriguing advertisement (6)
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Lackey (6)
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Make people obey (a law) (7)
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Buy or button? (5)
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Copy (3)
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Patient transport? (9)
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Author’s workplace (7,4)
Down
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Lift, run and jump (3)
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Opposite (7)
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Its leaves are used to make tea (6)
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Its flowers are used to make cordial (5)
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Standard by which something is judged (9)
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Off the beaten track (3-2-3-3)
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Find one in a pack (7,4)
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Parker in Thunderbirds, for instance (9)
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Attributed (to someone or something) (7)
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Nervous system cell (6)
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Take (the test) again (5)
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Her male equivalent (3)

Crossword Information

Series
Quick
Number
17278
Date
20 September 2025
View on The Guardian

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