Increase in strength or quantity, sometimes economic (7)
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Increase in strength or quantity, sometimes economic (7)
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Footballer’s nightmare (3,4)
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It goes from the shoulder to the elbow (7)
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Droopy-eared, silky-coated companion (7)
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They’re performed on the boards (5)
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Aspiration unlikely to transpire (4,5)
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Talk about the old days (9)
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Roman form of transport? (5)
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Legs, so to speak (7)
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Hee-hawers (7)
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Simple BMX trick (7)
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The point of the church? (7)
Down
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Not trendy (5)
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Lively modern ballroom dance (5)
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Reckless (13)
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___monger (6)
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NZ equivalent to HMRC (6,7)
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Eco-bid (anag.) – ___-ripper (lowbrow literary genre) (6)
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Zigzag race (6)
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Mojito fruit (4)
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Straddling (4)
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Stitched once again (6)
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Protected by a watery trench (6)
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Ghosts – eyewear – hues (6)
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Brush – extend – Sooty’s pal (5)
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Part of a church or a supermarket (5)

Crossword Information

Series
Quick
Number
17393
Date
3 February 2026
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