Solve these clues to fill the grid.
- A thin pointed piece of metal that is hammered into materials as a fastener
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- A solid lump of a precious metal as found in the earth
- 5 Across
- The word class that can serve as the subject or object of a verb, the object of a preposition
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- Nearest in space or position
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- Belonging to or active during the night
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- The momentary present
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- Something regarded as a ___ example
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- A colorless odorless gaseous element that give a red glow in a vacuum tube
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- The time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
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- A small piece of table linen that is used to wipe the mouth and to cover the lap in order
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- Any bundle of ___ fibers running to various organs and tissues of the body
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- A medicinal liquid preparation intended for use in an atomizer
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- The cardinal compass point that is at 0 or 360 degrees
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- A language unit by which a person or thing is known
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- One of the British colonies that formed the United States
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- A German member of Adolf Hitler's political party
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