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3 Postpone 9 Examined searchingly 10 Fame 11 Sordid gain 12 Of fat 15 Prescribed amounts 18 Regains health 21 Equal value 22 Festivity 23 Wingtip flap 25 Racing identity 27 Book of the Bible 29 Takings 31 Worthless dog 32 Recounting 35 Remains 37 One of the Furies 38 Plain clothes 40 Desert plant 41 Ancient Jewish ascetic 42 Kind

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1 Weapon 2 Beginner 3 Frees 4 Extract 5 Do wrong 6 Water grass 7 Light cavalryman 8 Camera part 13 Turn aside 14 Earthenware vessels 16 Perform surgery 17 Caustic 19 Exalt 20 Transgression 24 Make lawful 26 Ventilate 28 Delicate degree 30 Proof of payment 33 Coming after 34 Pierced with horns 35 Cult 36 Offensively selfcomplacent 39 Custom