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1. The first word this week means to muddy the waters or just to moisten.
2. To aver innocence or to prevent, among many meanings.
3. This word is a very busy one, with over 60 meanings and usages in my dictionary. One of them, not the most common and in the past tense, means to have prepared or set the table.
4. A female red deer, an Atlantic fish or a famous ship that got giggles in the fifth grade.
5. Another word with lots of meanings. One of them is a big pipe that can be troublesome if it breaks.
6. An earlier Postal CODE quiz asked for the spirits made from agave, this East Indian and Asian one is made from the toddy palm, molasses or fermented rice, etc. An alternative spelling has another "r" and a "c".
7. You only have to be close to get this one. Singer Holly.
8. This word is actually French in origin and pronunciation, but fairly widely used in English-speaking countries; it means out of date or fashion (adding a "d" to the end makes an English word that means the same thing).
9. A tomboy or hoyden; a mischievous girl.
10. A hundred dinars
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