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7 He buys and sells (6) 8 Shelter for homeless people (6) 10 Contradictory statement (7) 11 Large mammal (5) 12 Every (4) 13 Feather used as a pen (5) 17 Treat badly (5) 18 Bottom part (4) 22 Science of reasoning (5) 23 Woven fabric (7) 24 Chum (6) 25 Pressure (6)

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1 Cork (7) 2 Competition in society (3,4) 3 Prepared (5) 4 Ill (3,4) 5 Animal with rich fur (5) 6 Soars (5) 9 Very beautiful (9) 14 Horrible, offensive (7) 15 London or Paris, for example (7) 16 Lowers in dignity (7) 19 Abrupt (5) 20 Encore! (5) 21 Ways out (5)