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1. A disease which consumes.
7: To rush about.
13. Part of the verb 'to be'.
14. RUHR. (actual)........
16, A Christmas carol: 10. The colebrated
harus.
18. Give attention 10. ONO (actual)
20. Tidy or clean."
21. Father.
22
Printer's measure..
24. T P (actual).
philosopher's
25. A genus of Lambiato plants (the
sare),
24. A case with wood straps around.
80 Dry wines.
31, Talked idly. ·
38. A Memphite god..
81. A digit of the foot.
85. Office-bearer in church.
30. Beloves.
39.
41.
A girl's name.
Expresses negation.
43. A friend or chum..
44. To possess
48. A song la two parts,
47. Entangled piece of string
60.
From which young birds are produced.
52. To selze.
64. At what time?
56. Marking on alternative."
57. Samo as 22 across..
59.
Obtained.
61. The
Indefinite article,'
02. Having zones,
14. Bastes dr grenses.
66. TEPS (actual).
36. Bone.
87. A British order (abbrev:)"
88. Denotes aftuation in place.
69. To stretch outpati
70. To break, AM
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1. A tin container.
2. A place of contest.
3. Upright columns (archit:)
4. Amatory.
5. To-hurry.
4. A. toller of a thing.,
8. A condition of uncertainty.
9. In this manner.
10. One plus one equals.
11.
An Annual fast of forty days.
12. Ran away with.
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28. Of necessity.
26. To scatter on sparingly.
27. Samo A 88 aeross.
28. Consumed.
29.
Fears.
31 Fuck
82. ER (actual), **
84. A drop of socration from lachry-
mal glande
36. Well-known Englah college.
87 DP (actual).
38. Same as 9: down
40. A foncé round a house. under-
going repairs. `
42. Not off.
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31. Searches in the dark.
A serpent...
68. A printer's measure.
56. OB (actual).
68. A bird's haine.
40. Anclentiystem (rt weight
Scotland
62. An Iridian ox.
68. N (naturl).
GB. A hill.
66. Bone.
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