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Peer Review 577

577 is the 17th Pierpont prime.

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This week's challenge is:

SPIKE (5)

Have fun and good luck!

Transfix Snoopy's brother? (5)

https://peanuts.fandom.com/wiki/Spike

Lavender’s character in Dad’s Army (5)

Definition is “lavender”.
S + PIKE
(Coincidentally, the character Pike was played by the actor Ian Lavender)

Reject initially, editor keeps item permanently suppressed (5)

(E,K,I,P,S using REJECT as both the definition and “reverse”)

Upturn seems plausible in Keynesian economics initially (5)

Punk crossword enthusiast in dosshouse (5)

😉 spikepunk. Hope you're not offended.

Scots ditch head of Parliament in uprising (5)

P in SIKE

Spanish General with a spear (5)

Taking a nap laying back in Florida pad, perhaps? (6)

Def in sense “add to, increase”

Manged French cap's found on a pole (5)


Kepi