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	<lang class="3" style=".Bodylaser" colour="#000000" orgstyle="[No Paragraph Style]" font="Antonia H1" fontStyle="Bold" size="9">ACROSS
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	<lang class="3" style=".Bodylaser" colour="#000000" orgstyle="[No Paragraph Style]" font="Antonia H1" fontStyle="Regular" size="9">1  Pilgrimage site
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	<lang class="3" style=".Bodylaser" colour="#000000" orgstyle="[No Paragraph Style]" font="Antonia H1" fontStyle="Regular" size="9">6  Chip choice
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	<lang class="3" style=".Bodylaser" colour="#000000" orgstyle="[No Paragraph Style]" font="Antonia H1" fontStyle="Regular" size="9">11  Earthy color
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	<lang class="3" style=".Bodylaser" colour="#000000" orgstyle="[No Paragraph Style]" font="Antonia H1" fontStyle="Regular" size="9">12 Hawke of film
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	<lang class="3" style=".Bodylaser" colour="#000000" orgstyle="[No Paragraph Style]" font="Antonia H1" fontStyle="Regular" size="9">13  Does in
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	<lang class="3" style=".Bodylaser" colour="#000000" orgstyle="[No Paragraph Style]" font="Antonia H1" fontStyle="Regular" size="9">14 Puts on
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	<lang class="3" style=".Bodylaser" colour="#000000" orgstyle="[No Paragraph Style]" font="Antonia H1" fontStyle="Regular" size="9">15  Train unit
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	<lang class="3" style=".Bodylaser" colour="#000000" orgstyle="[No Paragraph Style]" font="Antonia H1" fontStyle="Regular" size="9">16 Watch
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	<lang class="3" style=".Bodylaser" colour="#000000" orgstyle="[No Paragraph Style]" font="Antonia H1" fontStyle="Regular" size="9">18 Dressing part
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	<lang class="3" style=".Bodylaser" colour="#000000" orgstyle="[No Paragraph Style]" font="Antonia H1" fontStyle="Regular" size="9">19 Catch in the act
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	<lang class="3" style=".Bodylaser" colour="#000000" orgstyle="[No Paragraph Style]" font="Antonia H1" fontStyle="Regular" size="9">20 Rent out
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	<lang class="3" style=".Bodylaser" colour="#000000" orgstyle="[No Paragraph Style]" font="Antonia H1" fontStyle="Regular" size="9">21 Carolina bird
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	<lang class="3" style=".Bodylaser" colour="#000000" orgstyle="[No Paragraph Style]" font="Antonia H1" fontStyle="Regular" size="9">23  Happy colleague
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	<lang class="3" style=".Bodylaser" colour="#000000" orgstyle="[No Paragraph Style]" font="Antonia H1" fontStyle="Regular" size="9">25  Spot
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	<lang class="3" style=".Bodylaser" colour="#000000" orgstyle="[No Paragraph Style]" font="Antonia H1" fontStyle="Regular" size="9">27  Agreeable answer
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	<lang class="3" style=".Bodylaser" colour="#000000" orgstyle="[No Paragraph Style]" font="Antonia H1" fontStyle="Regular" size="9">28 Sir’s counterpart
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	<lang class="3" style=".Bodylaser" colour="#000000" orgstyle="[No Paragraph Style]" font="Antonia H1" fontStyle="Regular" size="9">30 Nick and Nora’s dog
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	<lang class="3" style=".Bodylaser" colour="#000000" orgstyle="[No Paragraph Style]" font="Antonia H1" fontStyle="Regular" size="9">33 Fuming
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	<lang class="3" style=".Bodylaser" colour="#000000" orgstyle="[No Paragraph Style]" font="Antonia H1" fontStyle="Regular" size="9">34 Tear
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	<lang class="3" style=".Bodylaser" colour="#000000" orgstyle="[No Paragraph Style]" font="Antonia H1" fontStyle="Regular" size="9">36  Corn core
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	<lang class="3" style=".Bodylaser" colour="#000000" orgstyle="[No Paragraph Style]" font="Antonia H1" fontStyle="Regular" size="9">37  Book extras
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	<lang class="3" style=".Bodylaser" colour="#000000" orgstyle="[No Paragraph Style]" font="Antonia H1" fontStyle="Regular" size="9">39 Wheel part
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	<lang class="3" style=".Bodylaser" colour="#000000" orgstyle="[No Paragraph Style]" font="Antonia H1" fontStyle="Regular" size="9">40 Soda flavor
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	<lang class="3" style=".Bodylaser" colour="#000000" orgstyle="[No Paragraph Style]" font="Antonia H1" fontStyle="Regular" size="9">41  Grayish brown
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	<lang class="3" style=".Bodylaser" colour="#000000" orgstyle="[No Paragraph Style]" font="Antonia H1" fontStyle="Regular" size="9">43 Christens
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	<lang class="3" style=".Bodylaser" colour="#000000" orgstyle="[No Paragraph Style]" font="Antonia H1" fontStyle="Regular" size="9">44 Wastes time
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	<lang class="3" style=".Bodylaser" colour="#000000" orgstyle="[No Paragraph Style]" font="Antonia H1" fontStyle="Regular" size="9">45 Useful skill
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	<lang class="3" style=".Bodylaser" colour="#000000" orgstyle="[No Paragraph Style]" font="Antonia H1" fontStyle="Regular" size="9">46  Seeps
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	<lang class="3" style=".Bodylaser" colour="#000000" orgstyle="[No Paragraph Style]" font="Antonia H1" fontStyle="Bold" size="9">DOWN</lang>
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	<lang class="3" style=".Bodylaser" colour="#000000" orgstyle="[No Paragraph Style]" font="Antonia H1" fontStyle="Regular" size="9">1  Kremlin setting
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	<lang class="3" style=".Bodylaser" colour="#000000" orgstyle="[No Paragraph Style]" font="Antonia H1" fontStyle="Regular" size="9">2  Bakery treat
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	<lang class="3" style=".Bodylaser" colour="#000000" orgstyle="[No Paragraph Style]" font="Antonia H1" fontStyle="Regular" size="9">3  Morticia’s creator
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	<lang class="3" style=".Bodylaser" colour="#000000" orgstyle="[No Paragraph Style]" font="Antonia H1" fontStyle="Regular" size="9">4  Baseball’s Ron
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	<lang class="3" style=".Bodylaser" colour="#000000" orgstyle="[No Paragraph Style]" font="Antonia H1" fontStyle="Regular" size="9">5 Hot crime
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	<lang class="3" style=".Bodylaser" colour="#000000" orgstyle="[No Paragraph Style]" font="Antonia H1" fontStyle="Regular" size="9">6 “Extra!” shouter
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	<lang class="3" style=".Bodylaser" colour="#000000" orgstyle="[No Paragraph Style]" font="Antonia H1" fontStyle="Regular" size="9">7 Suit to __
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	<lang class="3" style=".Bodylaser" colour="#000000" orgstyle="[No Paragraph Style]" font="Antonia H1" fontStyle="Regular" size="9">8 Linus’s creator
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	<lang class="3" style=".Bodylaser" colour="#000000" orgstyle="[No Paragraph Style]" font="Antonia H1" fontStyle="Regular" size="9">9 Jimmy Stewart film
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	<lang class="3" style=".Bodylaser" colour="#000000" orgstyle="[No Paragraph Style]" font="Antonia H1" fontStyle="Regular" size="9">10 Start
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	<lang class="3" style=".Bodylaser" colour="#000000" orgstyle="[No Paragraph Style]" font="Antonia H1" fontStyle="Regular" size="9">17 Naughty
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	<lang class="3" style=".Bodylaser" colour="#000000" orgstyle="[No Paragraph Style]" font="Antonia H1" fontStyle="Regular" size="9">22 Homer’s neighbour
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	<lang class="3" style=".Bodylaser" colour="#000000" orgstyle="[No Paragraph Style]" font="Antonia H1" fontStyle="Regular" size="9">24 Casserole bit
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	<lang class="3" style=".Bodylaser" colour="#000000" orgstyle="[No Paragraph Style]" font="Antonia H1" fontStyle="Regular" size="9">26 Heartfelt
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	<lang class="3" style=".Bodylaser" colour="#000000" orgstyle="[No Paragraph Style]" font="Antonia H1" fontStyle="Regular" size="9">28 Coarse-spun cotton
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	<lang class="3" style=".Bodylaser" colour="#000000" orgstyle="[No Paragraph Style]" font="Antonia H1" fontStyle="Regular" size="9">31 Pate cover
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	<lang class="3" style=".Bodylaser" colour="#000000" orgstyle="[No Paragraph Style]" font="Antonia H1" fontStyle="Regular" size="9">33 _____ Carta
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	<lang class="3" style=".Bodylaser" colour="#000000" orgstyle="[No Paragraph Style]" font="Antonia H1" fontStyle="Regular" size="9">35 Cookout spot
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	<lang class="3" style=".Bodylaser" colour="#000000" orgstyle="[No Paragraph Style]" font="Antonia H1" fontStyle="Regular" size="9">38 Fencing sword
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	<lang class="3" style=".Bodylaser" colour="#000000" orgstyle="[No Paragraph Style]" font="Antonia H1" fontStyle="Regular" size="9">42 Bother</lang>
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