17a. finding a suitable place for making observations, we hear 6 letters. s - t - n -
22a. this appears in a word as hyphenated 4 letters - - s -
7d. .. dont work for fifty in wages 4 letters - l- y
16d. its weighed before setting out 6letters a - c - o -
20d. people are warned to take it 4 letters h - e -
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