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KINDNESSBeneficence LAWRENCED H __, author of Sons and Lovers (8) ORTHODOXConventional (8) BLOWPIPEAir-powered weapon (8) THIRSTEDWas hot (for) COLOMBIACountry whose capital is Bogotá VOCATIONCalling Victor over positively charged particle (8) MESSTINSCookware for, possibly, Tommy and Mike, arranged in small sets AREYOUINCroupier's query DRESSTIEAscot alternative FLEETINGShort-lived (8) MRMISTER1980s chart-topping band with a semi-duplicative name OWLSNESTPlace where it's a hoot to raise a family? MATAHARIStage name of a Dutch exotic dancer executed as a German spy in World War I