US novelist – bent chin jokes (anag) (4,9)
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US novelist – bent chin jokes (anag) (4,9)
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Brand (4)
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Pre-Christmas task? (8)
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Not BC(E) (4,6)
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Tenant (6)
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Strict disciplinarian (6)
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Pregnant woman (6-2-2)
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Most memorably exciting moment (4,4)
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Gripe (4)
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1939 film – Australian magician? (3,6,2,2)
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Evergreen shrub – reloaned (anag) (8)
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Drug dealer (5)
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It’s used to pull (3,4)
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Japanese porcelain (5)
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Religious ceremony (7)
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Head or nose (4)
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Mexican hat (8)
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One way or another (7)
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Come in again (2-5)
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Precious stone (5)
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Forbidden (5)
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Significance – ___ ball or helmet (4)

Crossword Information

Series
Quick
Number
17351
Date
15 December 2025
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