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Across
| 1 | | Exclamation expressing disgust,
horror, or recoil (4) |
| 3 | | Second-rate (8) |
| 9 | | A dieter has to do this (7) |
| 10 | | The organ of sight (5) |
| 11 | | Advantage (5) |
| 12 | | A glandular organ at the base of
the neck that aids in producing
immunity; atrophies with age (6) |
| 14 | | A female follower of Bacchus:
ancient Greece (6) |
| 16 | | Capital of Iraq (6) |
| 19 | | Boner (4-2) |
| 21 | | Friendly Islands (5) |
| 24 | | The ____ Academy of Ballet; a
ballet school located in
Washington D.C (5) |
| 25 | | Religious outcast (7) |
| 26 | | Pertinent (8) |
| 27 | | Form a curve (4) |
Down
| 1 | | Ends of the spars of a square-
rigged ship (8) |
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| 2 | | Hits with the hand (5) |
| 4 | | Unlearned (6) |
| 5 | | Mate (5) |
| 6 | | Astonish (7) |
| 7 | | Footballers do this a lot (4) |
| 8 | | Incantation (6) |
| 13 | | Gained ground (8) |
| 15 | | Draw attention to your own
importance (3,4) |
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| 17 | | Get up (6) |
| 18 | | Consequence (6) |
| 20 | | Dwells (5) |
| 22 | | Saltpetre (5) |
| 23 | | Long green pods; may be simmered
or sautéed but used especially in
soups and stews (4) |
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