Back side (scruff) of the neck (4)
Back side (scruff) of the neck (4)
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Back side (scruff) of the neck (4)
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Obvious; perceptible (8)
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Dutch Post-impressionist painter noted for his use of colour (1853-1890) (3,4)
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Classical Peloponnese city, once the greatest in Greece (5)
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Contest in which intelligence rather than violence is used (6,2,4)
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Hesitant; not certain (6)
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Heavy, starchy and hard to digest (6)
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To and fro (4,3,5)
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Kick out, expel (5)
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Requiring free oxygen for respiration (7)
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O! I'm sharp (anag) (8)
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Image, often carved, worshipped as a god (4)
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Colour traditionally worn by officers at sea (4,4)
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Burgundy grape of several varieties (5)
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Israeli port, one of the five major Philistine cities (6)
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Take foolish risks (4,4,4)
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Intolerant; racially or religiously biased (7)
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Move quietly: leisure (4)
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One self-propelled on several wheels (6-6)
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Fabulous, fictitious or idealised, as in a reference to the past (8)
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Code of law derived from the Qu'ran and Mohammed's teachings (7)
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Historical records (6)
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Affected by hydrophobia (5)
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Sacred Hindu writings (4)
Crossword Information
Series
Speedy
Number
1195
Date
26 August 2018
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