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In a crossword puzzle 10 words are to be guessed of which 5 words have each an alternative solution also.No.of possible solutions is

When two heterozygous tall plants are crossed, some short plants appear in the offsprings. The appearance of these short plants illustrates

Solve the following crossword puzzle with the help of the given clues :

Pick out the pronoun in the following sentence and mention the reflexive pronoun : The author himself was puzzled.