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PUTINYOURTWOCENTSOffer advice ... or a hint to 24- and 72-Across BETTERLUXNEXTTIME"I need to install brighter lights later"? LOXSTOCKANDBARRELCommon finds in a salmon smokehouse? CARLMARIAVONWEBERSee 12 STARTINGSOMETHINGIn switching on, is creating trouble for oneself GOINGINTORAPTURESEnthusing THEEAGLEHASLANDED1975 novel by Jack Higgins adapted into a film by John Sturges in 1976 GIUSEPPEGARIBALDIItalian patriot and leader of the Risorgimento who conquered Sicily and Naples for the emerging kingdom of Italy in 1860 CAPTAINUNDERPANTSSuperhero with the catchphrase “Tra-la-laaaa!” (and a hint to the circled letters) WHENTHEWORLDSHOOK1919 H. Rider Haggard novel WASINDEBTEDTOOWED8D GIVINGONESELFAIRSWaving a fan and behaving very self-importantly THEDAYOFTHEJACKALFrederick Forsyth novel FLUFFYNECKWEARBOA9D