The Guardian - Speedy crossword No 1,217 - Jan 27 2019

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'The -----', nickname given the London Bridge Tower SHARD
Aldous Huxley's vision of a future dystopian society (1932) BRAVENEWWORLD
Branch; spin-off OFFSHOOT
Burgundian city of gourmands: mustard DIJON
Caledonian lake, often open to the sea LOCH
Combustible heap used in certain funerals PYRE
Come into view; hover LOOM
Dethrone; take forcibly USURP
End of the line; railhead TERMINUS
Feelings of allegiance; fidelity LOYALTY
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Genuflects, from the old Chinese; bows and scrapes KOWTOWS
Imply; suggest CONNOTE
Ionic sin? (anag) INCISION
Irish river, historic battle scene of 1690 Boyne
Make oneself visible; step up and take action COMETOTHEFORE
Measure of someone's weight in relation to height BODYMASSINDEX
Sacred music piece featuring voice(s) and orchestra CANTATA
Sharply disagreeable; offensively irritating ABRASIVE
The Venerable ----, the foremost Anglo-Saxon scholar (673-735) BEDE
Wind monitor in which Force 8 is a gale BEAUFORTSCALE