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ACROSS

1 Steffi ---, former tennis player 5 European 9 Cave-dweller 10 New Zealand symbol 11 Fit for farming 12 Muslim cleric 13 Container 14 Bird of prey 16 Sac 17 Second person, archaically 18 Proficient 20 Show one’s teeth 24 Preliminary contest 26 Ghost’s cry 27 Sleazy 29 Obstacle 30 Sunken fence 31 Handle 33 Egyptian goddess 34 Chopin composition 35 Footwear item 36 Wooded valley

DOWN

1 Country house 2 --- Beckett, English comedian 3 Assigned 4 Soft tissue 5 Winter sports slope 6 Green fruit 7 Out of town 8 Energy 9 Criminal group 11 Swedish pop group 15 Assign to a future time 19 Expression 21 Erode 22 Blusher 23 Brain section 25 Directed 27 Belt 28 Midwestern U.S. state 30 Belonging to him 32 Convent inhabitant

SOLUTION TOMORROW