Flora Macdonald or Lulu? (4)
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Across
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Milky grainy dessert, with nutmeg (4,7)
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Touch or lean against (4)
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Westphalia city (8)
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Framework for punishment – criticise harshly (7)
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Sweet stuff stuck to comb? (5)
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Cut bristles (5)
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Bacterium, say (7)
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Staunch (8)
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Long time in politics, according to Harold Wilson (4)
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Tiny hovering flier (11)
Down
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Flora Macdonald or Lulu? (4)
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Small and untidy (writing) – like a trap-door creature? (7)
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Radon (anag) (5)
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Grim, sombre movie (4,4)
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Home for a lop-eared pet? (6,5)
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Spicy cake with treacle (11)
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Light with flowing liquid (4,4)
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Quality (wine) (7)
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Unspoken (5)
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Lash (4)

Crossword Information

Series
Quick
Number
17323
Date
12 November 2025
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