The Guardian - Quick crossword No 14,860 - Dec 22 2017

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Clues Answers
'Before' or 'after', say PREPOSITION
1982 Best Actor Oscar winner in Gandhi BENKINGSLEY
Adage PROVERB
Ascends CLIMBS
Brewery product ALE
Catherine the Great, for example EMPRESS
Collector of shoreline debris BEACHCOMBER
Criminal gang member MOBSTER
Greek letter T TAU
In succession ONTHETROT
Make a mistake ERR
Neatest TIDIEST
Clues Answers
Non-straight line CURVE
Painted ladies, for example BUTTERFLIES
Panic TERROR
Part of a flower PETAL
Path TRACK
Pay back REIMBURSE
Portland's state OREGON
Skimpy SCANTY
Spying ESPIONAGE
Tear violently RIP
Total AGGREGATE
Walk heavily TREAD