Across

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  ANAPEST: AN-A-PEST
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  ANTEDATE: ANTEDATE ("Dante" "headless" and "heartless"
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  BULLETS: BUL-LETS
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  CIRCA: C-I-RCA
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  DOMINOS: DOMINOS (anag.)
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  EXCISE: EX(er)CISE
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  FACING: FACING (double dev.)
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  GUSSET: GUSSET (anag.)
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  HUDDLE: HUD-DLE ("led" anag.)
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  IMITATE: "I'M IT"-ATE
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  INLETS: INLETS (anag.)
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  INNER: (s)INNER
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  JENA: JENA (anag.)
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  JETTY: JETTY (pun)
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  KLEE: KLEE(nex)
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  LIGNITE: L-IGNITE
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  MEASURE: ME(A)SURE (anag. + a)
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  MOTTO: MO(TT)O
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  NEVADA: NEVADA ("ave" rev. in "and" anag.)
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  NORTH: NORTH (anag.)
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  NUTSHELL: NUTS-HELL
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  ODES: ODES (hidden)
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  OMELETTE: OMELETTE (hidden)
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  PEARL: PEARL (double def.)
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  PLACE: PLACE (double def.)
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  QUAIL: QUAIL (double def.)
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  REEL: REEL (double def.)
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  SEMI: SEMI(tic)
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  SPECTER: S(P)ECTER ("re" rev.)
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  STEM: STEM (hidden)
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  STUNT: STUNT (double def.)
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  TOPICS: TOPICS (anag.)
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  TREPAN: TREPAN (anag.)
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  UNRIPE: UNR(I)PE (anag. + i)
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  VARNISH: V+ARNISH (anag. + v)
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  WIDTH: WI-DTH
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  XENON: XENON ("none" rev.)
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  YACHT: YACHT ("th[e]cay" rev)
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  ZODIAC: ZODIAC ("ca-i-doz" rev.)
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  ZWIEBACK: ZWIE-BACK ("zwei" with "ie" rev.)