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12 Still love (5,1,5) 13 Seller of fabrics (6) 14 Mutter (6) 16 So (4) 17 Talk to (4,1,4) 18 Male duck (5) 19 Sit for (4) 20 Quick weight reducer (5,4) 22 Cosmos (5) 23 Improvising (2-7) 27 Crazy (7) 30 Not speaking (6) 31 Intend (4) 32 Pugilist (5) 35 Attempt (4) 36 Current of air (7) 38 Dribble (4) 39 Bulletins (7) 42 Irritates (6) 45 Steed (5) 46 Flower (3,4) 47 Group of players (4) 48 Hobble (4) 50 Declined (7) 52 Fruit (5) 54 Voucher (6) 56 Rendezvous (7) 57 Propose (4) 59 Many (7) 61 Uncultivated plant (4) 64 At no time (5) 66 Opposite of ‘ante’ (4) 67 Pondering (6) 69 Tampers (7) 72 Voice qualms (4,5) 73 Bet staked (5) 74 Make a copy (9) 79 Stalk (4) 81 Dim (5) 82 Informal appellation (5,4) 83 Nervous (4) 85 Opened up (6) 86 Bit players (6) 87 Financial instalment (4,7)

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1 Money (4) 2 Frolics (6) 3 Laundered (6) 4 Window slots (7) 5 Squabble (5) 6 Obliterated (10) 7 Tool (5) 8 Whole lot (5,4) 9 Memory defect (7) 10 Grasp (4) 11 Bother (8) 15 Pair (6) 21 Get to (5) 24 Big meal (7) 25 Excavator (6) 26 Season (6) 28 Observe (5) 29 Stick (3) 33 Write quickly (4,3) 34 New (6) 37 Tendency (5) 40 Tantalise (5) 41 Rural area (7) 43 On two occasions (5) 44 Tied (6) 46 Jilts (5) 49 Hospital case (7) 51 Cover for blade (6) 53 Alive (6) 55 Intimidated (5) 58 Hard accomplishment (2,4,4) 60 Fib (3) 62 Contest (5) 63 Mediocre book (9) 65 Onerous (8) 68 Fortified wine (6) 70 Tell in secret (7) 71 Occupants (7) 75 Latitude (6) 76 Cosmetics (6) 77 Declare (5) 78 Rob (5) 80 Letters, etc (4) 84 Departed (4)