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9 Edible crustacean (5) 10 Pain in the mouth (9) 11 Common condiment (5,4) 12 Brazilian dance (5) 13 Thick oil (6) 14 Assimilated (8) 16 In name only (7) 18 Recommend (7) 20 Dependence (8) 22 Critical point (6) 25 Happy expression (5) 26 Main act (9) 28 Form of communication (9) 29 Timepiece (5)

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1 Blemish (4) 2 Christmas decoration (6) 3 Physically (2,6) 4 Book of maps (5) 5 Receptacle (9) 6 Unsullied (6) 7 Curved sword (8) 8 In any case (10) 13 Lavishness (10) 15 Pimple (9) 17 Having several parts (8) 19 In very poor condition (8) 21 Exact retribution for (6) 23 Elder (6) 24 Hidden store (5) 27 Garden implement (4)