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No. 16, 337

Across:

1 Quiescence; 7 Blend; 8 Charter; 10 Reticent; 11 Hang; 13 Verity; 15 Inhere; 17 Also; 18 Restrain; 21 Erudite; 22 Bless; 23 Preferment.

Down:

1 Quest; 2 Indicate; 3 Second; 4 Elan; 5 Cottage; 6 Abbreviate; 9 Ruggedness; 12 Unstable; 14 Rescuer; 16 Veneer; 19 Agent; 20 Tiff.