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2 veggie in a pod 5 visible mass of watery vapor floating in the atmosphere high above the general level of the ground 9 re 13 wash with clean

water 14 raves furiously and

madly 15 NYC (USA)-based international organization of nations pledged to promote world peace and security 16 less restricted 17 each 18 suffix forming nouns denoting objects or parts of a specified nature 19 arid / parched 20 suggest 24 attempts 28 small wingless jumping insect feeding on human and other blood 29 celebrity 31 a sauce made of fresh chopped basil, garlic, olive oil and parmesan cheese 32 to tutor 33 jumbled letters to

read ‘hest’ 35 skip / leave out 37 open sandwich 39 distinct rectangular sections of a surface, i.e, wall, door 42 fragment of food

left from a meal 44 frozen water 45 elevated railway 46 any unusual or rare

article 47 (British) thank you 48 chaplain in the

armed forces 51 exceptional 54 jumbled letters to

read ‘sates’ 55 portion that a person receives from or gives to a common amount 56 mesh

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1 large passenger vehicle serving the public on fixed route 3 avid 4 collection of anec

dotes 5 morsel 6 removable lining 7 preposition 8 disfigure 9 capture / nab 10 ‘for example’ 11 indigent 12 former rulers of

Russia 21 frequently 22 Hawaiian salutation at meeting or parting 23 excessive hurry 24 bar or preclude 25 silk fabric or various synthetic fabrics with a glossy surface on one side 26 sharp mountain

ridge 27 curative mineral

spring 30 timid / bashful 34 expanses / gaps 36 large country hous-

es with lands 37 thin pancake 38 book of maps 40 metric unit of ca

pacity 41 frighten 43 unrefined 49 psychosis of chronic alcoholism involving tremors and hallucinations 50 aries 52 expression of surprise, triumph, mockery 53 Egyptian sun god