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1 Robber (10) 7 Greek letter (5) 8 Take away from (7) 10 Person from Madrid, for example (8) 11 Stare (4) 13 Affectionate (6) 15 Rural (6) 17 Characteristic smell (4) 18 Savage (8) 21 Scholar (7) 22 Stadium (5) 23 Insect killers (10)

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1 Laughing animal (5) 2 Steepness (8) 3 Marsh birds (6) 4 Abominable snowman (4) 5 Determined (7) 6 Offices of foreign officials (10) 9 Outdoor garment (6,4) 12 Larder (8) 14 New scheme (7) 16 Ploy (6) 19 Spins (5) 20 Joke (4)