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Acrosses are of Printer’s Devilry type. Each is a passage
from which the printer has removed a hidden answer, closing the gap and
sometimes taking liberties with the punctuation, but not disturbing the order of the
remaining letters. Example: Vaulting above tunnel entrance appears inane, scary.
Answer: PESTO. Undevilled version: Vaulting above tunnel entrance appears in an
escape story. Every passage, when complete, makes sense