The Guardian - Quick crossword No 15,398 - Sep 13 2019

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About 3,500,000 square miles of Africa SAHARA
Attacker ASSAILANT
Beginning ONSET
Blue-blooded NOBLE
City not built in a day ROME
Fine net fabric TULLE
Finished CONCLUDED
Gas — light NEON
Head (slang) — be a slacker LOAF
Like a dead parrot? NOMORE
Mexican state — breed of dog CHIHUAHUA
Native wit NOUS
Postgraduate degree DOCTORATE
Predicament PLIGHT
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Reggae singer, guitarist and songwriter, d. 1981 BOBMARLEY
Retained KEPT
Ring round the sun or moon CORONA
Sir Frederick __ , choreographer, d. 1988 ASHTON
Situated PLACED
Soft regional accent BURR
Spiteful — excellent (slang) MEAN
Steak cut from between the ribs ENTRECOTE
Sway, as if about to fall TEETER
Synthetic acrylic fibre ORLON
Team sport, informally RUGGER
Therefore ERGO
Toiletry product DEODORANT
Variety of plum GREENGAGE