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July 8, 2026
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Across
1. Sets one's sights (on)
5. Lying face-down
7. Non-religious, in old speak
8. Ten-armed sea creature
9. Sicknesses and troubles
Down
1. Phone programs, for short
2. Person from Baghdad
3. Powerful business tycoon, or a ski bump
4. Slow-moving garden creature with a shell
6. Finishes
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