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<word defn="He will ______ at Manchester Crown Court next week. Symptoms usually ______ within two to three days." wf="APPEAR" en="APPEAR" x="7" y="1" direction="across"/>
<word defn="A balalaika is an instrument somewhat ____ to a guitar. This game is closely ____ to hockey." wf="AKIN" en="AKIN" x="11" y="1" direction="down"/>
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<word defn="He had a winning lead off the final ____. He slowed down to negotiate the ____." wf="BEND" en="BEND" x="9" y="4" direction="across"/>
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<word defn="Key _________ are always taken by the editor. Presidents must make momentous life-and-death _________ while in office." wf="DECISIONS" en="DECISIONS" x="12" y="4" direction="down"/>
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<word defn="The play was a very _____ success. You're looking _____. Marriage must suit you!" wf="GREAT" en="GREAT" x="5" y="5" direction="down"/>
<word defn="I _______ at my meat with my fork. Tina accidentally _______ herself with her pencil." wf="STABBED" en="STABBED" x="7" y="5" direction="down"/>
<word defn="Are you on the ____ for cooking? I've been asked to draw up the cleaning ____." wf="ROTA" en="ROTA" x="5" y="6" direction="across"/>
<word defn="He read the brass name _____ by the door. I could see how hungry she was from the way she cleared her _____." wf="PLATE" en="PLATE" x="1" y="7" direction="across"/>
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<word defn="He came around the corner blindingly ____. I should make a very ____ profit on these." wf="FAST" en="FAST" x="2" y="9" direction="across"/>
<word defn="She wore a navy blue skirt with a matching ____. What are you doing, standing there in your ____?" wf="VEST" en="VEST" x="6" y="10" direction="across"/>
<word defn="The discovery caused something of a ____ among physicists. There was quite a ____ about the book." wf="STIR" en="STIR" x="2" y="11" direction="across"/>
<word defn="He fished a ring of ____ out of his pocket. The sound of ____ jangling caught her attention." wf="KEYS" en="KEYS" x="9" y="12" direction="across"/>
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