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8 - Short play 9 - Somewhat
warm 11 - Collides
forcefully 12 - Extremely
important 14 - Musical note 16 - Express
theatrically 18 - Sign of a full
th eate r 19 - New Zealand
parrot 22 - Raised anchor
(nautical) 24 - To avow 27 - Electrically
charged atom 29 - To freeze 33 - To unshackle 34 - Toothed wheel 35 - Geological
rock layers 36 To carry to
excess 37 - Sped 38 - Fasteners 44 - Therefore 46 - One or the
other (abb.) 47 - To soothe 49 - Dry. of wine 51 - Sheep talk 53 - Thoroughfare
(abb.) 55 - Preposition
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