The Guardian - Speedy crossword No 1,114 - Feb 5 2017

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Aggressive boldness; unmitigated effrontery AUDACIOUSNESS
Behave confidently; stand up against others ASSERTONESELF
Confirm son? Not! (anag) NONCONFORMIST
Cricketer charged with securing his wicket (to protect 'better' players) until close of play NIGHTWATCHMAN
Dental; of, or to do with, teeth ODONTIC
Focal point of most home entertainment TELEVISIONSET
Fruit of the gourd family with a hard rind MELON
Good job!: international radio code word BRAVO
Hummock of boulder clay left by a retreating glacier DRUMLIN
Italian city, scene of a16th century Counter-Reformation council: English river TRENT
Martial art involving stick fighting KENDO
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More able to make fine distinctions SUBTLER
Oblong cream puffs ECLAIRS
One of Britain's largest land-owners NATIONALTRUST
Radical, C2H5, the base of common alcohol ETHYL
Reason often given to exculpate someone ALIBI
Scottish island of the Inner Hebrides TIREE
Send over the edge mentally UNHINGE
Three winged sister monsters with 'hair' of writhing snakes GORGONS
Tittering laugh CHUCKLE
Tsarist dynasty ROMANOV
Unit of heat used in the UK as the basis of gas bills THERM