The Guardian - Quick crossword No 12,004 - Oct 28 2008

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Clues Answers
Beginning (in the Bible) GENESIS
Coalesce MERGE
Confound BEMUSE
Failure to show care NEGLECT
Go forward PROCEED
Great river of South Asia INDUS
Hang SUSPEND
Harsh AUSTERE
Incompetent INEPT
Little MINOR
Method of organisation SYSTEM
Mixture - alloy of mercury AMALGAM
Offence that's usually taken UMBRAGE
Clues Answers
Protective outer casing SHELL
Score TWENTY
Scrape - feed on grass GRAZE
Shining BRIGHT
Smoked herring KIPPER
Spiny marine creature SEAURCHIN
State of having two spouses at one time BIGAMY
Substance that curdles milk RENNET
Suffocate in liquid DROWN
Surreptitious UNDERHAND
Symbolic badge EMBLEM
Test purity of precious metal ASSAY
Trash RUBBISH