Solve these clues to fill the grid.
- United States lawyer and politician who advocated free silver and prosecuted John Scopes
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- A written agreement delivered to a third party or put in trust by one party to a contract to be
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- Support consisting of a place to rest the foot while ascending or descending a ___ (plural)
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- The lowermost portion of a structure partly or wholly below ground level
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- The month following October and preceding December
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- A company that performs a public service (plural)
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- A party of people assembled to celebrate moving into a new home
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- The habitation of wild animals
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- A republic in northeastern South America
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- The English language as used in the United States
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- A conditional conveyance of property as security for the repayment of a loan
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- The act of ___ something
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- The grounds in back of a house
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- To cut with a blade or mower
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- Approaching a particular destination
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- A structure attached to the exterior of a building often forming a covered entrance
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