The Guardian - Speedy crossword No 1,219 - Feb 10 2019

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Clues Answers
Apparition; phantom WRAITH
Bird known for its large colourful bill TOUCAN
First king to unite the Franks in 509 CLOVIS
Fleet of (small) craft FLOTILLA
Get inch? (anag) ETCHING
Guiding (someone) as a mentor TAKINGINTOW
Indian dish made of legumes, mainly lentils DHAL
Intensify; step up ESCALATE
Irregular; unusual ATYPICAL
Legislate: carry out ENACT
Look after the shop HOLDTHEFORT
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Means of restarting play in rugby SCRUM
Mosquito-transmitted disease MALARIA
Narrow footway over a stage CATWALK
Paper version of something created electronically HARDCOPY
Patron saint of Norway (variant spelling) OLAV
Put down DECRY
Russian buckwheat pancake BLINI
Strait of ------- separates Sicily from mainland Italy MESSINA
Ulster county DOWN
Understanding; learning UPTAKE
Verdi opera (1870) AIDA