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1. Small shrub in a garden
5. In the lead, as in a race
7. Warm shawl worn over the shoulders
8. Loud emergency alarm on an ambulance
9. Not as much
1. Person in charge at work
2. Up to the time that
3. Shop where you buy things
4. Openings in a slice of Swiss cheese
6. Writing tools that are mightier than the sword?
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