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3D Long time before end of reign (5) ? E ? R ?
6D Where poor models accepts small engine strength (10) H ? R ? E ? U ?E ?
8D Writers article could have been torn ( 4, 6 ) ? ? ? R, ? ? ? N ? R
14D Treading dangerously on the slope (8) E ? ? ? ? I ? W ?
17 A Left the atmosphere in retreat (4) ? ? ? ?