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1 Denser (7) 5 Syrup flavor (5) 8 Swiss Army products (9) 9 Stick (3) 10 Roadside vegetable stall (5) 12 More fortunate (7) 13 Mechanically (13) 15 Optional with a haircut (7) 17 Retreats (5) 19 Corrode (3) 20 Connector of stories (9) 22 Meal extras (5) 23 Canary colors (7)

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1 Varieties (5) 2 Holiday, as one (3) 3 Regal realm (7) 4 Subversive (13) 5 ‘’___ to my ears’’ (5) 6 Bits of dust (9) 7 Advanced in years (7) 11 Pulled in (9) 13 Gets the phone (7) 14 Certain time zone (7) 16 Assignments (5) 18 Arises (5) 21 In the past (3)