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DNATESTSProcedures that help determine ancestry COLOPHONA publisher's emblem on a book WILLIAMSRaymond __, teacher remembered for his book Culture and Society (1958) (8) MACARONICairo man ruined pasta dish (8) PIDDLINGInconsequential tinkering after volume decreases CASSAVASPlants used to make tapioca LOATHINGBehold! An object for hatred (8) BONEUPONGet to know a little better, say STINGRAYSwimmer straying terribly (8) WORKOUTSSome 1980s Jane Fonda performances OLEANDERShrub of the dogbane family, with lance-shaped leathery leaves and ornate red or white flowers COLDFEETTV comedy-drama series starring James Nesbitt, Helen Baxendale, John Thomson and Fay Ripley TROMBONEBrass instrument RECEIPTSGate