Plato’s tutor (8)
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Across
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Plato’s tutor (8)
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Throne’s platform (4)
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A proper look at the books (5)
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Concerning the ticker (7)
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Instrument often erroneously referred to as a xylophone (12)
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Bird with a very showy mate (6)
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7” platter (6)
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Cowboy’s voluminous headgear (3-6,3)
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Evidently sincere (7)
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Postponement of rising (3-2)
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Pip – source – offspring (4)
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Workshy (4-4)
Down
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Retinal ___ (4)
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Wiggle in ‘soupçon’ (7)
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Rigid document carriers (7,5)
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Shun (6)
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Legal term meaning ‘elsewhere’ in Latin (5)
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Soi-disant (2-6)
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Artist’s name for ferric ferrocyanide (8,4)
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Devoid of blemishes (8)
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OK (2-5)
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The worse for wear (6)
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Hospital employee (5)
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Green Gables inhabitant (4)

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Series
Quick
Number
17387
Date
27 January 2026
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