The Guardian - Quick crossword No 14,248 - Jan 8 2016

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Clues Answers
Alone and unaided INDEPENDENTLY
As a joke INFUN
Be a sign of something to come PORTEND
Bifurcate FORK
Brainy CEREBRAL
Channel of communication LIAISON
Clear-cut DEFINITE
Come to maturity RIPEN
Flowerless plant with feathery fronds FERN
Haircut CROP
Human head (informal) BONCE
Clues Answers
In good order TRIM
Indulge PANDER
Lack of generosity STINGINESS
Official language of China MANDARIN
Painkiller derived from opium CODEINE
Race TRIBE
Severe test of endurance MARATHON
South American cloak PONCHO
Unlikelihood IMPROBABILITY
With full strength and concentration DETERMINED
Young child (Italian) BAMBINO