The Guardian - Speedy crossword No 1,293 - Jul 12 2020

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Clues Answers
Allocation; apportionment SLICEOF
Austrian composer (1824-96) of ten symphonies and four masses ANTON
Blaise? (anag) ABSEIL
Caesar (54-68 AD), infamous purger of early Christians NERO
Carefree; cheerful BLITHE
Catch-22, perhaps PARADOX
China clay KAOLIN
Diminish; slacken ABATE
Geographical region of W Europe IBERIA
In England and Wales, the Crown's nominal chief executive in a county SHERIFF
In the recent past ASOFLATE
Long period of years; longest division of geological time AEON
Clues Answers
Megalithic burial mound; tumulus BARROW
Of galactic proportions COSMIC
Overcome completely; take by surprise KNOCK
Pertaining to ancient Greece and Classical Greek culture HELLENIC
See 13 Across FORSIX
See 15 Across BRUCKNER
See 3 THECAKE
Ship used in the quest for the Golden Fleece ARGO
Site of the Taj Mahal AGRA
Tack on; take over ANNEX
Tease; irritate NEEDLE
Underground alcoved tunnel for burying the dead CATACOMB