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3 Across Similar enough for a fair comparison (10 letters)

Sentence hint Fruit picked in May and fruit picked in October did not give us ____ samples.

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Synonyms and close equivalents similar, analogous, broadly equivalent

7 Across Sameness across a set of things (10 letters)

Sentence hint The grocer prized ____ in the display, so every pear had to fit the same shallow tray.

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Synonyms and close equivalents consistency, sameness, regularity

8 Across An observation that does not fit the expected pattern (7 letters)

Sentence hint One tree flowered in November, an ____ worth recording in the orchard log.

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Synonyms and close equivalents exception, irregularity, oddity

1 Down Send something to an assigned place or destination (7 letters)

Sentence hint The inspector had no reason to ____ a perfectly edible pear to the waste bin.

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Synonyms and close equivalents send, relegate, dispatch

2 Down A departure from a pattern or standard (9 letters)

Sentence hint A red stripe was the only ____ from the usual green skin.

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Synonyms and close equivalents departure, variation, divergence

4 Down Departing from the usual type or pattern (8 letters)

Sentence hint The grower tagged the one ____ branch that produced yellow fruit on a red-fruited tree.

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Synonyms and close equivalents atypical, anomalous, unusual

5 Down Tiring through repetition or lack of interest (7 letters)

Sentence hint Counting seeds by hand grew ____ long before the last apple was cut.

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Synonyms and close equivalents tiresome, monotonous, wearisome

6 Down A standard used to judge something (9 letters)

Sentence hint Taste was the only ____ the children used to choose a winner.

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Synonyms and close equivalents standard, benchmark, yardstick