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	99%	4		Exact Match!
	verb • make an etching of • cause to stand out or be clearly defined or visible • carve or cut into a block used for printing or print from such a block • carve or cut a design or letters into • selectively dissolve the surface of (a semiconductor or printed circuit) with a solvent, laser, or stream of electrons
	27%	4		Mordant
	noun • any of various water-soluble compounds having a sour taste and capable of turning litmus red and reacting with a base to form a salt • street name for lysergic acid diethylamide adjective satellite • harsh or corrosive in tone • being sour to the taste • having the characteristics of an acid
	27%	9		Mordant
	adjective satellite • exposing human folly to ridicule

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New York Times13 Dec 1980	Across 44
New York Times09 Mar 1979	Across 57
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