Instructions: Guess the words defined by the cryptic clues (answers vary in length from three to ten letters; eight are capitalized, two are foreign, and one is a variant spelling) then enter them in the grid one after another in the same order as their clues, starting in the upper left corner. Across words that don't end at the right continue on the next row (except in one instance), and down words that don't end at the bottom continue in the next column. Five across words and five down words won't fit in the grid unless one of their letters is removed. Those ten letters, taken in order as they occur in across and down words, spell a word related to the mystery entry. If you are having trouble printing these puzzles, you can download an
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