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3 One who perseveres (5) 8 Adult female (5) 10 Backless sofa (5) 11 Label (3)

12 Pungent (5) 13 Flammable gas (7) 15 Lukewarm (5)

18 Racket (3)

19 Sullen (6)

21 Tea urn (7)

22 Burden (4)

23 Surrender (4)

24 Normal (7)

26 Tolerated (6)

29 Knock (3) 31 Of the kidneys (5) 32 Readable (7) 34 Stories (5) 35 Sound of

disapproval (3) 36 Portly (5) 37 Weekly pay (5) 38 Intends (5)

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1 Distinguished (5) 2 Iraqi capital (7) 4 Food grain (4) 5 Newspaper boss (6) 6 Jockey (5) 7 Foundation (5)

9 Floor covering (3) 12 Vexed (7) 14 Objective (3) 16 Baffling question (5) 17 Postpone (5) 19 Ripens (7) 20 Communion table (5) 21 Fabric (5) 23 Large-sized letter (7) 24 Tell, narrate (6) 25 Insulate (3) 27 Defeats (5)

28 Fact (5)

30 Change (5)

32 Lacking fat (4) 33 Small insect (3)