Adept Crossword Clue

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ABLE
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QualifiedCrossword Clue
Up to the taskCrossword Clue
In a position (to)Crossword Clue
Partner of ready and willingCrossword Clue
CapableCrossword Clue
Start of a classic palindrome implausibly attributed to NapoleonCrossword Clue
Free (to)Crossword Clue

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PRO
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9 RELATED CLUES
Con's oppositeCrossword Clue
ExpertCrossword Clue
Follower of Mac or Go in commercial namesCrossword Clue
In favor ofCrossword Clue
WhizCrossword Clue
In support ofCrossword Clue
Reason to consider something favorablyCrossword Clue
All forCrossword Clue
WNBA player, for oneCrossword Clue

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ACE
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Blackjack cardCrossword Clue
Absolutely nailCrossword Clue
Aro counterpartCrossword Clue
Top club in Atlantic City?Crossword Clue
High euchre cardCrossword Clue
Good draw in blackjackCrossword Clue
Card "up your sleeve"Crossword Clue
It's good for tricksCrossword Clue
Nail, as a testCrossword Clue

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DEFT
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AdroitCrossword Clue
Highly skilledCrossword Clue
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Nimble-fingeredCrossword Clue
MasterfulCrossword Clue
DexterousCrossword Clue
Artfully nimbleCrossword Clue

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SKILLED
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Highly adeptCrossword Clue
Deft murder covered by singular journalistCrossword Clue
AccomplishedCrossword Clue
Professional players finally slaughteredCrossword Clue
Able seaman's leader knocked offCrossword Clue
Able seamans leader knocked offCrossword Clue
Qualified to finish off in Sundays early editionCrossword Clue
Second murdered expertCrossword Clue
Expert head of security gets terminatedCrossword Clue
Expert did a slalom, perhaps crossing linesCrossword Clue

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ADROIT
6 Letters
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Cleverly skillfulCrossword Clue
SkillfulCrossword Clue
DexterousCrossword Clue
SkilfulCrossword Clue
Road constructed by one-time expertCrossword Clue
Masterful play on Radio Three to start withCrossword Clue

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NOSLOUCH
8 Letters
5 RELATED CLUES
Someone who's good at what they doCrossword Clue
Pretty darn goodCrossword Clue
A pretty capable sortCrossword Clue
ImpressiveCrossword Clue
Someone who's pretty darn goodCrossword Clue

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PASTMASTER
10 Letters
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Adept former schoolteacherCrossword Clue
ExpertCrossword Clue
Stamp designed by flower expertCrossword Clue
Expert rates stamp poorlyCrossword Clue

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SKILLFUL
8 Letters

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ARTISTE
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Adept performerCrossword Clue
Cabaret performer, e.gCrossword Clue
PerformerCrossword Clue
Virtuoso transposed ariettas, dropping introCrossword Clue
Entertainer, i.e. star, lead in theatre performing?Crossword Clue
Troupe performerCrossword Clue
Skilled performerCrossword Clue
PerformerCrossword Clue
Skilled performerCrossword Clue
Upstart is temporarily hiding performerCrossword Clue

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ARTISTES
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VirtuosiCrossword Clue
Professional entertainersCrossword Clue
Theatrical performersCrossword Clue
Public performersCrossword Clue
PerformersCrossword Clue
Englands Root disrupting form of its star playersCrossword Clue
Cézanne et 4-VerticaleCrossword Clue
Cézanne et 4-VerticaleCrossword Clue
Upscale performersCrossword Clue

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ATTORNEYS
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LawyersCrossword Clue
Lawyers concocted neat storyCrossword Clue
Group of lawyers is attending sports events, so we hearCrossword Clue
LawyersCrossword Clue
LawyersCrossword Clue
Bar tenders?Crossword Clue
Awfully rotten, say lawyersCrossword Clue
Legal peoples unusual stationery I avoidedCrossword Clue
LawyersCrossword Clue

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EXPERT
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ConnoisseurCrossword Clue
AuthorityCrossword Clue
A dab handCrossword Clue
Person who holds a black belt rank, e.gCrossword Clue
Skilled, accomplishedCrossword Clue
Assuming power, try hard to acquire boffinCrossword Clue
Professional to anticipate replacing conservative with radicalCrossword Clue
Ace, old and bold!Crossword Clue
Partner dispatched cheeky aceCrossword Clue
Dab handCrossword Clue

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GOODAT
6 Letters
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Skilled inCrossword Clue
Adroit inCrossword Clue
Skilled inCrossword Clue
Skilled inCrossword Clue
Proficient inCrossword Clue
Accomplished inCrossword Clue
Having a knack forCrossword Clue
Skilled inCrossword Clue
Proficient withCrossword Clue

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TAILOR
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10 RELATED CLUES
Make alterations toCrossword Clue
CustomizeCrossword Clue
RialtoCrossword Clue
Garment-altering expertCrossword Clue
Fitting occupationCrossword Clue
Pro who might have you in stitchesCrossword Clue
Specifically adaptCrossword Clue
ModifyCrossword Clue
Professional with a fitting job?Crossword Clue
Alterations proCrossword Clue

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COOL
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"Sweet!"Crossword Clue
"Nifty!"Crossword Clue
SweetCrossword Clue
"That's neat!"Crossword Clue
RefrigerateCrossword Clue
"Neat"Crossword Clue
"Sounds good to me"Crossword Clue
Not warmCrossword Clue
"Why did the hipster burn their mouth on the pizza?" "They ate it before it was ___"Crossword Clue
Not warmCrossword Clue

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DESPERATE
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Willing to take extreme measuresCrossword Clue
Reckless speed disrupted paceCrossword Clue
Parking area cutting through lonely Egyptian graveCrossword Clue
Hopeless judge is behind reclassification of speedCrossword Clue
Pressing new peers in appointmentCrossword Clue
Reckless speed, speed reckless!Crossword Clue
Drastic extra power for Queen in courtCrossword Clue
Drastic extra power for Queen in courtCrossword Clue
Wretched peers struggling to see on the peripheryCrossword Clue
Hopeless repositioning tree with spadeCrossword Clue

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GIFTED
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AbleCrossword Clue
Exceptionally talentedCrossword Clue
Naturally talentedCrossword Clue
TalentedCrossword Clue
Gave fruit back to every diner for startersCrossword Clue
Like a wunderkindCrossword Clue
Presented as especially intelligentCrossword Clue
Endowed with talentCrossword Clue
Rewarding, if tedious, to keep skilfulCrossword Clue
Exceptionally cleverCrossword Clue

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ABEL
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Second son of Adam and EveCrossword Clue
Cain's brotherCrossword Clue
The brother in "Am I my brother's keeper?"Crossword Clue
Genesis brotherCrossword Clue
Cain's brotherCrossword Clue
Biblical shepherdCrossword Clue
Cain's brotherCrossword Clue
Son of Adam and EveCrossword Clue
Cain's brotherCrossword Clue
Cain's younger brotherCrossword Clue

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ATTY
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EsqCrossword Clue
Legal dept. stafferCrossword Clue
Paralegal employer, for shortCrossword Clue
Person with a J.DCrossword Clue
Courtroom figCrossword Clue
Courtroom figCrossword Clue
Justice Dept. figureCrossword Clue
Deranged Italian seizes U.S. lawyer brieflyCrossword Clue
Court figCrossword Clue
Profession for Elle Woods in "Legally Blonde": AbbrCrossword Clue

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INVENTIVE
9 Letters
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Imaginative and popular outlet given without limitsCrossword Clue
Scathing words with name for Conservative originalCrossword Clue
Original opening I have, popular at firstCrossword Clue

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MASTER
6 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Learn backward and forwardCrossword Clue
See 24Crossword Clue
Learn inside and outCrossword Clue
Get downCrossword Clue
Get on top of Daisy, married earlierCrossword Clue
PerfectCrossword Clue
The "M" of MBACrossword Clue
Become very good atCrossword Clue
Impressive tactic to overcome disablementCrossword Clue
Control turbulent streamCrossword Clue

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MIMETIC
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ImitativeCrossword Clue
Mock exam’s last part: writer’s quote is the wrong way roundCrossword Clue
Marked by aperyCrossword Clue
Copying, ones satisfied, picked up by microphoneCrossword Clue
Copying silent actors nervous complaintCrossword Clue
ImitativeCrossword Clue

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ORATOR
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Grand speakerCrossword Clue
One on the stumpCrossword Clue
One who gives a good talking-to?Crossword Clue
SpeechifierCrossword Clue
Keynote figureCrossword Clue
One seen on a rostrum or a rockCrossword Clue
Skilled speakerCrossword Clue
Public speakerCrossword Clue
Figure of speech?Crossword Clue
Delivery person?Crossword Clue

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SARCAST
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GREENFINGERED
13 Letters
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Party member blamed for crime is suitable for gardening leave?Crossword Clue
Able to make plants grow wellCrossword Clue
Don is clearly so inexperienced if confused with genderCrossword Clue
Having the knack of making plants grow wellCrossword Clue

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LIGHTFINGERED
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Lifting hedgerCrossword Clue
ThievingCrossword Clue
ThievishCrossword Clue
Given to thievingCrossword Clue
Thieving identified after match?Crossword Clue

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AGILE
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FlexibleCrossword Clue
Like figure skatersCrossword Clue
NimbleCrossword Clue
Light on one's feetCrossword Clue
Like a parkour athleteCrossword Clue
NimbleCrossword Clue
NimbleCrossword Clue
AcrobaticCrossword Clue
Like parkour athletesCrossword Clue
SpryCrossword Clue

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NESS
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Loch viewed from the village of DrumnadrochitCrossword Clue
Eliot of the UntouchablesCrossword Clue
Loch ___ monsterCrossword Clue
Loch with a legendCrossword Clue
Van ___ Avenue, thoroughfare in San FranciscoCrossword Clue
Sad ending?Crossword Clue
Loch ___ monsterCrossword Clue
Largest loch in Scotland by volumeCrossword Clue
Wit's end?Crossword Clue
Ending with adept or alertCrossword Clue

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SMART
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"Good thinking!"Crossword Clue
CleverCrossword Clue
SassyCrossword Clue
SharpCrossword Clue
Tricked out with the latest technology, sayCrossword Clue
Sharp as a tackCrossword Clue
Computer-controlled electric vehicles put in reverseCrossword Clue
Quick on the uptakeCrossword Clue
Lead-in to phone or assCrossword Clue
"I like your thinking!"Crossword Clue

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AMBIDEXTROUS
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Equally skilful with either handCrossword Clue
Versatile stadium boxer whippedCrossword Clue
Being agile with both hands must aid boxer extraordinarilyCrossword Clue
Stadium boxer swinging, using both right and leftCrossword Clue
Equally skilful with either handCrossword Clue

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GREENFINGERS
12 Letters
3 RELATED CLUES
Talent for gardeningCrossword Clue
Natural ability as a gardenerCrossword Clue
Envious, identifies growing abilityCrossword Clue

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STREETWISE
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Canny wee sister craftily hides jointCrossword Clue
Canny, by the way?Crossword Clue
US right wing tweeter is sadly familiar with our ways?Crossword Clue
Savvy, like London cabbies?Crossword Clue
Cynical in respect of Downing, for oneCrossword Clue
Wily American actress has time for gentle old comedianCrossword Clue
Savvy old comedian following Whitehall, sayCrossword Clue
Wily setter, cooking with sageCrossword Clue
Were tests designed to keep one familiar with urban life?Crossword Clue
Shrewd setter is, we suspectCrossword Clue

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LESMISERABLES
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1862: 530,000+ wordsCrossword Clue
2012 musical film set in France, starring Hugh Jackman, Russell Crowe, Anne Hathaway and Helena Bonham CarterCrossword Clue
1862 Victor Hugo novelCrossword Clue
Liberals seem upset by society's work on injusticeCrossword Clue
Musical based on a Hugo novelCrossword Clue
British in Marseilles defaced art thereCrossword Clue
Novel end for festival with electronic beams wrapping displays upCrossword Clue
Novel, muscial and film about Jean ValjeanCrossword Clue
Novel by Victor HugoCrossword Clue

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STAR
4 Letters
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"North" or "gold" endingCrossword Clue
LeadCrossword Clue
Night light?Crossword Clue
Figure on many a flagCrossword Clue
Principal performerCrossword Clue
Symbol on Burkina Faso's flagCrossword Clue
HeadlinerCrossword Clue
Rating unitCrossword Clue
One of seven in the Big DipperCrossword Clue
Constellation partCrossword Clue

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ESCAPABLE
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Reordered sable cape is something you can get out ofCrossword Clue

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HERMAPHRODITE
13 Letters
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Male and female pair do the cooking, east of Channel islandCrossword Clue
Female and male goddess joins together as this?Crossword Clue
Female and male goddess joins together as this?Crossword Clue

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MAHATMA
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Indian title of love and respectCrossword Clue
Hindu sageCrossword Clue
Revered Hindu’s headgear pinched by parentCrossword Clue
Revered Indian sageCrossword Clue
Wise man with two degrees describing Dolly Varden?Crossword Clue
Sanskrit for "great soul"Crossword Clue
Sage Derby perhaps feeding old women?Crossword Clue
Revered Indian mom given headwearCrossword Clue
Mother crossing heart now and then for revered leaderCrossword Clue
Literally, "great soul"Crossword Clue

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PROPHET
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OracleCrossword Clue
Divine messengerCrossword Clue
Picked up financial reward for one foretelling the futureCrossword Clue
Ezekiel or IsaiahCrossword Clue
Support the new visionaryCrossword Clue
Rugby player, the fantastic visionaryCrossword Clue
Forecaster to make gain according to reportCrossword Clue
Visionary returns from hearingCrossword Clue
Visionary returns from hearingCrossword Clue
By the sound of it, financial gain inspired teacherCrossword Clue

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NERDIER
7 Letters
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More brainy in an uncool wayCrossword Clue
More likely to geek outCrossword Clue
More versed in esoterica, maybeCrossword Clue
Road that is going through Tyneside region initially is less brightCrossword Clue
Less coolCrossword Clue
More geekyCrossword Clue
Like Comic-Con attendees vis-à-vis the general publicCrossword Clue
Less likely to be named homecoming kingCrossword Clue
Not as coolCrossword Clue

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PARADISELOST
12 Letters
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Epic about “Man’s first disobedience”Crossword Clue
Epic poem by John MiltonCrossword Clue
Epic English poem — salaried postCrossword Clue
Broadcast serial, top sad epicCrossword Clue

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CHEAPANDNASTY
13 Letters
4 RELATED CLUES
Dicky hadn't any space for the second-rateCrossword Clue
Trashy — shoddyCrossword Clue
Trashy — shoddyCrossword Clue
Offensively inferiorCrossword Clue

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INGENIOUS
9 Letters
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Cleverly inventiveCrossword Clue
Clever to be elected, then reject negative promisesCrossword Clue
Clever to be elected, then reject negative promisesCrossword Clue
I modified using one? Very cleverCrossword Clue
Brilliant new information welcomed by one with debtsCrossword Clue
Up-to-date information on satellite you and I find cleverCrossword Clue
Clever and popular mastermind embracing loveCrossword Clue
Using one source of intelligence possibly seen as this?Crossword Clue
In general debts will amount to 7Crossword Clue
Clever, independent northern class capturing 10Crossword Clue

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WASHABLE
8 Letters
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Not likely to leave a mark, sayCrossword Clue
Asha is in West Bengal, getting some linen sheet, essentially which can be cleanedCrossword Clue
Easy to clean hospital - used to be adept about itCrossword Clue
Ahabs lost heart, surrounded by thrashing whales, adapted to foaming water?Crossword Clue

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APRON
5 Letters
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Chef's cover-upCrossword Clue
Cook wear?Crossword Clue
Bit of grillmaster's attireCrossword Clue
Cook's garmentCrossword Clue
Protective kitchen garmentCrossword Clue
Blacksmith garbCrossword Clue
Garment on which it's totally acceptable to get food stainsCrossword Clue
Garment that might say "World's Okayest Cook"Crossword Clue
Kitchen item tied at the waistCrossword Clue
Garment that might say "Kiss the cook"Crossword Clue

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ABLE

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PRO

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ACE

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DEFT

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SKILLED

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ADROIT

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NOSLOUCH

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PASTMASTER

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EXPERT

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GOODAT

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GIFTED

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ABEL

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MASTER

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MIMETIC

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ORATOR

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SARCAST

GREENFINGERED

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LIGHTFINGERED

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AGILE

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NESS

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SMART

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AMBIDEXTROUS

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GREENFINGERS

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STREETWISE

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STAR

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ESCAPABLE

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HERMAPHRODITE

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MAHATMA

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PROPHET

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NERDIER

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