The Guardian - Quick crossword No 16,438 - Jan 12 2023

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An arachnid SPIDER
Announce PROCLAIM
Artist of consummate skill MAESTRO
Beethoven piano concerto, Op. 73 EMPEROR
Brown with a red tinge RUSSET
Conceited — flashy — aggressive LAIRY
Desiring what others have JEALOUS
Flower — Bertie Wooster's aunt DAHLIA
French bread BRIOCHE
French head of state following François Hollande MACRON
Highlander, say SCOT
Impassive EMOTIONLESS
Important — ex-PM MAJOR
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James Hilton's mythical paradise SHANGRILA
Lacking any breadth of view NARROW
Mathematical operation MINUS
Medium-sized water bird without webbed feet MOORHEN
Period at the end of the day SUNDOWN
Picture house CINEMA
Puzzle BEMUSE
Reports of the work of a society or learned body ANNALS
Single obsession MONOMANIA
Small gentle animal (worth £25?) PONY
Tall and thin RANGY
Valuable rock for cutting and polishing GEMSTONE