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Puzzle Solutions – Edition 80

Crossword

Across:


1 FOREX (the trade in currency) + AMPLE (large enough)

6 1st letter (initially) of D(eviant) + mUST (has to) minus (spend) m (a grand) = DUST (smut)

10 REVIVE (bring round) with TENT (temporary accommodation) replacing the first V (five) = RETENTIVE (bearing water)

11 Part (fACTOR) minus f (doesn’t require force) = ACTOR (walk-on as dbe) Although Chambers/Collins dont give it, a ‘walk-on’ is widely used as a noun for an actor that just has a walk-on part.

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