Crossword

Confine – Nicolas? (4)

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Across

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Confine – Nicolas? (4)

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Its sides are unequal (8)

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Christmas (4)

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Portioned confection cooked in shallow tin (8)

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Comprehend (10)

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Connected to computer network (6)

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Roe of sturgeon (6)

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Disreputable family member (5,5)

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Tree – stale joke (8)

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Billy ___ (4)

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Sent commercial goods abroad (8)

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Slide, losing grip (4)

Down

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Magician (8)

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Ely dirge (anag) (8)

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Until this time, place or document (6)

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Salad dressing (10)

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Iridescent gemstone (4)

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Prearranged combat between two people (4)

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Job title for a linguist, perhaps (10)

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Humorous five lines (8)

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Ready (8)

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Pin the blame on (6)

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God’s ___ (4)

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Seaweed (4)