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3 Bush or

Clinton (9)

8 Tree-covering (4) 9 Events (9)

10 Make up (6)

11 Shelf (5)

14 Farewell (5)

15 Way out (4)

16 Legendary US

swimmer (5)

18 Pitcher (4)

20 Choose (5)

21 Italian poet (5)

24 Cave (6)

25 Group of

musicians (9)

26 Snooze (4)

27 Zucchini (9)

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1 Gives up

the throne (9)

2 Conquered (9)

4 Smallest animal

of a litter (4)

5 Pigs (5)

6 Unearth (6)

7 Short letter (4)

9 Asian river (5)

11 Longest river

of France (5)

12 Unusual case (9) 13 Person who sells

office supplies (9) 17 Striped animal (5) 19 More readily (6) 22 Flavour (5)

23 Threesome (4)

24 Rough

granules (4)