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Mini Crossword No. 12 (Hard)

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Mini Crossword No. 12 (Hard)ID mini-hard-12
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Across

  1. 1Sister, informally (3)
  2. 4Golf ball's perch (3)
  3. 5Small olive-colored songbird (5)
  4. 6Compete (3)
  5. 7Dryly humorous (3)

Down

  1. 1Smart about practical things (5)
  2. 2Scatter (5)
  3. 3Big fluffy spring flower (5)
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