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ACROSS 1 - Fluctuate 6 - Shows
preference 11 - Other 12 - Before 1*4 - .Verbal 15 - Lines (abb. 16 - Merciful 19 - Roman 101 20 - Despot 22 - Looked insult
ingly 2*4 - Pronoun 25 - Mimic 2-6 - Sun god 27 - To annul 30 - (irater 33 - Proceed 3*4 - Italian
35 - Failures 38 - Reception
rooms *41 - Music note *42 - In favor of *43 - Erbium
(chem.) *4*4 - Insect *47 - Tenant 50 - Old Latin
(abb . ) 51 - Venerated
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