Wordy Wednesday 508: Crypticrostic 18

WORDY WEDNESDAY #506
SECTION SIX 50 (answer)

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WORDY WEDNESDAY #507
CODEWORDS 20 (hint)

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WORDY WEDNESDAY #508
CRYPTICROSTIC 18
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The answer is 8 letters.

__ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __
01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27
__ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __
28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45

Adaptable and flexible relatives __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __
                                 21 31 13 41 03 15 17 45 25
Ask for ID from a mother with an Indian herb __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __
                                             39 28 23 07 08 04 12 30
Follow leaderless men and novelist Grafton __ __ __ __ __
                                           40 06 35 44 22
Poker game with idiotic, oafish beginners in apartment __ __ __ __ __ __
                                                       42 33 09 26 14 05
Raw quality of untidy rubbish __ __ __ __ __ __
                              32 37 01 34 24 16
Songbird and flamingo initially move slowly __ __ __ __ __
                                            43 19 18 38 11
Wrestler Steve Borden receives rare rope __ __ __ __ __ __
                                         36 10 29 02 20 27

COMING NEXT WEEK. . .

* What's a 15-letter, 2-word answer for "Stand-up comic also known as Fluffy"?

* What's a 5-letter word for "Buddhist concept sometimes summarized as 'what goes around comes around'"?

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