The Guardian - Quick crossword No 14,759 - Aug 25 2017

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Clues Answers
1957 John Braine novel ROOMATTHETOP
Ability to read and write LITERACY
Ancient Greek assembly place AGORA
Apportion DOLEOUT
Beatle — singer with Peter and Mary PAUL
Black Sea peninsula CRIMEA
Buckinghamshire new town MILTONKEYNES
Childish fit of anger TANTRUM
Criminally remove to an undisclosed location ABDUCT
Earthenware CROCKERY
Given the chop AXED
Clues Answers
Go ashore DISEMBARK
Gunner ARTILLERYMAN
Monkey puzzle tree ARAUCARIA
Neat — prune TRIM
Obtain from a variety of sources CULL
Patience, for example? VIRTUE
Persist HANGIN
Robbery HEIST
Showy but cheap or badly made GIMCRACK
Small celestial body moving around the sun ASTEROID
Zealous and sincere WHOLEHEARTED