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1 Pestilence (6) 4 Spherical (5) 8 Witchcraft (5) 9 Square pasta cases (7) 10 Rectify (7) 11 Eyelid swelling (4) 12 Terminate (3) 14 Notion (4) 15 Muslim cleric (4) 18 Insane (3)

21 Ale (4) 23 Specimen (7) 25 Memory loss (7) 26 Bird perch (5) 27 Desiccates (5)

28 Threat (6)

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1 Volcanic stone (6) 2 En garde (anag.) (7) 3 USA personified (5,3) 4 Roam about (4) 5 German submarine (1,4) 6 Nonsense (6)

7 Beast (5)

13 Quarrel (8)

16 Greek jar (7)

17 On ship (6) 19 Putrefaction (5) 20 Core (6) 22 Listlessness (5) 24 Puts question (4)