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CLUES ACROSS

1. Gas usage measurement

4. Muslim mystic

8. Towards the mouth or oral region

10. Monday (Spanish)

11. Frame for a coffin

12. Rub out

13. John __, English educator l467-l5l9

15. Small round particle

16. Chilean seaport

17. News service

18. Pay for dinner

21. Glamorous city

22. Subway rodent

23. “The Raven” author

24. Buddhist festival

25. Cost, insurance and freight (abbr.)

26. Indigenous person of Thailand

27. “The Blonde Bombshell”

34. Series-ending episodes

35. Bluish greens

36. Aquatic mammal

37. Unit of measurement

38. Eye membranes

39. Indian god of dissolution

40. People of Scotland

41. Leak slowly through

42. Rock icon Turner

43. Midway between south and southeast

CLUES DOWN

1. Large hat covering

2. “From what is earlier” (Latin)

3. Celtic

4. Retirement region

5. A way to change posture

6. Touches

7. A small island

9. Rubbish

10. A citizen of Laos

12. A place to dance

14. 19th letter of Greek alphabet

15. Mild expression of surprise

17. 17th letter of Greek alphabet

19. Descriptions

20. Men’s fashion accessory

23. Thieves of the sea

24. Prohibit

25. Card game

26. French and Belgian river

27. Underling

28. Downwind

29. Type of medication

30. German city

31. Animal disease

32. Martini ingredients

33. Get away from

34. Stuffed (French)

36. Type of precipitation