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1. )S SHE NOT ON TARGET WHEN IT COMES TO MARRIAGE

3. 3UCH APPLAUSE SHOULD MAKE ONE FEEL BETTER

8. 4HE STANDARD OF 'ERMAN OR MATHEMATICS

9. 3PEED TO A FORTRESS

11. 0RIME -INISTER PERHAPS AS A SKILLED MAN

13. 7HERE -USCOVITES ARE CAPITALISTS

14. "OY WORKING ON A MUSICAL COMPOSITION

17. 9ET ALWAYS MAJOR

20. 3ET PILES DEALT WITH LETTERS

21. %VEN SUCH A VOCAL ITEM WOULD BE A SERVICE

22. 3TATUS NOT ACCEPTED LYING DOWN

23. 4HE SIDES THAT ARE NOT WINDY GET THE DREGS

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1. 'OOD GROOMING EVIDENCE OF MY SUCCESS AS A DOCTOR

2. .OT ORIGINAL WRITERS

4. 4HE RAY BROADCAST IS GENIAL

5. !DDITIONAL INSURANCE IN THE lELD

6. 3HE IS AMONG THEIR ENEMIES

7. 4HE VAPOUR INITIALLY PERSUADES TO CATCH THE BREATH

10. 3TRAIGHT INTO THE NUDE BADLY LACKING CONTROL

12. 7RITTEN ENTRY TAKES A LONG TIME IN SUCH CHANNELS

15. 7RONGLY NAME A SINGLE mOWER

16. 3CATTERED THE REST ROUND TWO POINTS

18. (EATHER GETTING OUT IN THE MORNING FROM THE 5 3

19. ,EONARD S GLASS