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Crossword 034: It's Magic! No. 6

Richard Doyle, Under the Dock Leaves
Richard Doyle, Under the Dock Leaves

We’ve come to my 6th and final magic-spell-based puzzle.  I made a 7th, featuring “Mythballs” (legendary dances) and “Doctor Why” (pointless British sci-fi series)—but I’ve decided to spare you the pain and myself the embarrassment.  An 8th, with the revealer “ibex,” never got past the early planning stages.

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034 It’s Magic! No. 6