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1 Across Make something smaller in amount or intensity (8 letters)

Sentence hint Moving the lamp back a foot helped ____ the glare on the glass.

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Synonyms and close equivalents reduce, lessen, decrease

4 Across An invented account presented as true (11 letters)

Sentence hint Once both photographers produced their negatives, the story of a third camera proved a ____.

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Synonyms and close equivalents invention, falsehood, concoction

5 Across State confidently that something is true (6 letters)

Sentence hint The framer could ____ the authenticity of the mount because she had cut it herself.

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Synonyms and close equivalents affirm, attest to, certify

6 Across Genuine rather than falsely presented (9 letters)

Sentence hint The print was old, but that alone did not prove the signature was ____.

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Synonyms and close equivalents genuine, bona fide, real

7 Across Undermine confidence in a claim (9 letters)

Sentence hint Finding a modern stamp on the supposedly antique mount was enough to ____ the dealer's account.

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Synonyms and close equivalents undermine, cast doubt on, call into question

1 Down Scatter light over a wider area (7 letters)

Sentence hint A thin curtain would ____ the afternoon light and soften the sharp shadow on the sitter.

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Synonyms and close equivalents scatter, spread, disperse

2 Down Unlikely to be true or to happen (10 letters)

Sentence hint The cloud pattern made the photographer's claim of a midnight exposure seem ____.

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Synonyms and close equivalents unlikely, doubtful, implausible

3 Down Hard to see clearly (10 letters)

Sentence hint The figure at the edge of the print remained ____ even under a magnifying glass.

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Synonyms and close equivalents blurred, unclear, faint