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1 Tedious (10) 6 Straw hat (6) 7 Songbird (5) 9 Spanish dance (6) 10 Possess (3) 11 Spun thread (4) 14 Remainder (4) 15 __ _ Deighton, writer (3) 16 American state (6) 17 Kitchen item (5) 18 Liquid applied to the skin (6) 20 Extraordinary or outstanding (10)

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