ACROSS 1. A republic in West Africa 6. Female servants 11. Playful vexation 13. Prominent or conspicuous 15. An orange-red dye 16. A patrol car 17. Rechewed food 18. Pistol 20. P 21. A man's skirt 23. Characterized by wariness 24. State of confusion 25. Move about surreptitiously 27. Mineral-bearing rock 28. Attempts 29. Swordfish 31. Dreads 32. Widespread disease outbreaks 34. A British peer of the lowest rank 36. Spotted visually 39. Smooth and gleaming 40. Faster Than Light 41. 6 6 6 6 43. A rectangular piece of stiff paper 44. Annoyed 46. Coffee shop 47. Fuss 48. Rope for raising a sail 50. Muck 51. Conflict 53. Extorting 55. Made a derisive sound 56. The central theme of a literary work 57. Smooth and shiny 58. Sport of shooting at clay pigeons
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	1. Not fake 2. Handgrips 3. Another name for aspirin 4. Eggs of parasitic insects 5. Caper 6. Become wed 7. Anagram of "Maul" 8. 3 in Roman numerals 9. A feeling of hopelessness 10. Involuntary violent exhalations 11. Short nails 12. Divinity	13. Frighten 14. Tall woody plants 19. Seriously 22. Becoming gradually narrower 24. Extreme 26. A silky fiber from the seeds of a tropical tree 28. Technicians (abbrev.) 30. Harsh noise 31. A fleshy pear-shaped yellowish fruit 33. A type of travel allowance 34. Skating on pavement	35. Spray can 37. Analyze closely 38. Having ceased to exist 39. A large amount 40. Anagram of "Field" 42. A swamp plant 44. Fees 45. Slag 48. Hovels 49. Twilight 52. Not amateur 54. G