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1 Compel (5) 4 Pain (4) 8 Bars (7) 9 Sky-blue (5) 10 Biblical mount (5) 11 Lover of own country (7) 13 Relishes (6) 15 Hold up (6) 17 Carouse (7) 20 Walked (5) 22 Visitor (5) 23 Communist (7) 24 Small bird (4) 25 Like some beaches (5)

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1 Times of abstinence (5) 2 Gave up (12) 3 Generating feelings (7) 4 Teller of fables (5) 5 Core (5) 6 Legal power (12) 7 More able (6) 12 Tree (3) 13 Drained waste (6) 14 Winter sport item (3) 16 Goods bought in (7) 18 Performer (5) 19 Yellow fruit (5) 21 Song (5)