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At the writer's desk

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Type the missing word in each sentence. The sentences use the same eight words as the crossword.

Sentence 1 A letter from the author allowed the editor to ____ the misspelled surname. (5 letters)

Sentence 2 Before the opening chapter, a brief ____ shows the house twenty years earlier. (8 letters)

Sentence 3 The poet left a blank line after the fourth line to mark the end of the first ____. (6 letters)

Sentence 4 "The moon was like a bent spoon" was the one ____ the editor kept. (6 letters)

Sentence 5 Changing "strolled" to "staggered" gave the narrator's ____ a darker edge. (7 letters)

Sentence 6 The review could ____ to the ending without giving away the killer's name. (6 letters)

Sentence 7 The second draft was more ____: it made the same point in half the space. (7 letters)

Sentence 8 The repeated image of a locked window became a ____ throughout the novel. (5 letters)