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A Mini Corpus for Crossword Fans A
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A bet = wager
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A covering = case
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A European republic = Belarus
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A fixed gaze = stare
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A good few = several
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A marsupial = koala
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A native of Rome = Roman
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A person = human
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A religion = Islam
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A set = suite
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A taxi = cab
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A tool for pounding = pestle
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Abandon = forsake
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Abase = demean
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Abase oneself = grovel
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Abominable man = yeti
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Above average ability = talent
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Abrade = scrape
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Abscond = flee, decamp
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Absolute ruler = autocrat
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Absorbent = porous
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Absurd = ludicrous
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Abundant = ample
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Abyss = chasm
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Accessible = to hand
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Acclimatize = attune
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Account = report
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Accumulate = accrue, amass
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Achieve = attain
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Acid = succor
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Acid fruit = lime
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Acknowledge with praise = salute
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Acquire = get
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Act of pressing clothes = ironing
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Act silently = mime
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Acting award = Oscar
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Acting company = troupe
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Action = deed
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Action words = verbs
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Active, brisk = spry
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Actually present = in person
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Addict = slave
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Aden's country = Yemen, Ethiopia
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Adipose = fatty
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Adjoin = abut
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Adjust, accustom = attune
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Adriatic, for example = sea
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Adult female horse = mare
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Adult human female = woman
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Advancement = promotion
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Advantage = benefit
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Adviser = mentor
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Affection = warmth
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Affirm = attest
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Afghanistan's capital = Kabul
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Afflict = ail, plague
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African country = Niger, Tunisia, Senegal, Egypt
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African journey = safari
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Afternoon nap = siesta
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African plant = aloe
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African river = Nile
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Afterwards = later
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Again = anew
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Against = versus
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Aged = old, elderly
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Agent = rep, spy
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Ages = eras
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Agitate = unsettle
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Agree = accede
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Agrees = tallies
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Ague = fever
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Aid in crime = abet
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Aircraft detection system = radar
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Albanian capital = Tirana
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Alcoholic drink = ale
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Alcoholic spirit = gin
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Alert = alarm
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Alike = similar
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All night watch = vigil
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All time to come = evermore
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Allow = let, grant
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Allow to enter = let in
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Alloy = brass
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Allude = refer
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Aloof = insular
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Always = ever
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Amalgamation = merger
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Ambition = drive
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American cattle farm = ranch
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American ostrich = rhea
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American state = Arkansas, Texas
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American sweets = candy
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Among = amid
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Amphibians = newts
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Anesthetic = ether
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Ancestry, family, origin = root
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Anchorite = hermit
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Ancient = archaic
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Ancient Italian = Roman
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Ancient symbols = runes
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And not = nor
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Andean mammal = vicuna
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Angelic being = cherub
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Anger = enrage
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Anger = rile, ire, cross, livid
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Angler's boots = waders
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Angry = mad
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Angry, informally = mad
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Animal doctor = vet
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Animal fur = sable
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Animal trap = snare
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Animal's trail = spoor
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Animal's doctor = vet
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Annoy = rile, pester, bother
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Annoy continually = pester
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Anorak = cagoule, coat
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Answer = reply
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Antelope = gazelle, eland, reebok, rhebok
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Anteroom = foyer
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Anxiety = unease
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Anxious = tense
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Apart from = besides
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Appeal = allure
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Appearance = façade
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Append = add
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Applauds = claps
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Apple seed = pip
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Apple type = russet
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Apportion = allot
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Appreciative = thankful
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Apprehend = arrest
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Approximately = Or so
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Apron = pinafore
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Aptitude = knack
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Aquatic bird = tern
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Aquatic birds = geese
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Aquatic mammals = whales
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Archer's target = inner
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Archery missile = arrow
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Ardent = fervent
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Ardent love or affection = passion
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Ardent male = Romeo
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Ardent, devout = devoter
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Ardour = fervour
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Argument = polemic, run in
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Arid = sere
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Aristocracy = gentry
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Arm joint = elbow
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Army = militia
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Army officer = major
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Army's vehicles = tanks
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Aromatic herb = basil
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Arranged = sorted
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Arrest = nab
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Art = skill
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Art of paper folding = origami
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Artful, shrewd = politic
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Article = item
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Artist's garment = smock
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Artist's stand = easel
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As well = to boot
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As yet = so far
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Ascended = mounted
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Ascends = rises
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Askew = awry
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Asian Republic = Laos
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Ask ernestly = appeal
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Aspect = facet
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Assault = assail
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Assemble = gather
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Assert = aver
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Assess = evaluate
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Assimilate = digest
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Assist = help, aid
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Assistant = aide
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Associate, companion = comrade
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Assortment = ragbag
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Assumed name = alias
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Astir = afoot
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Astute = canny
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At no time = never
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At present = now
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Atmosphere = aura
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Attack = access
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Attentive = all ears
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Attract and fascinate = bewitch
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Attractive = dishy
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Attractiveness = allure
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Auction hammer = gavel
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Auction item = lot
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Aureole = corona
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Australian city = Adelaide
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Automaton = robot (ii)
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Avarice = greed
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Avaricious = miserly
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Away = absent
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Awful = dire
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Awkward = angular
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Axiom = maxim
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