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1. Cola or root beer, e.g.
5. Shades of color
6. Abandon, as a plan
7. Really enjoying, as a hobby
8. Car's transmission setting
1. Polish until it gleams
2. "Get ___ here!" ("No way!")
3. Room's furnishings and style
4. What's left after a fire
6. Excavate with a shovel
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