Here are the possible solutions for they begin next to royalty clue
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bishops
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They begin next to royalty
Definition
BISHOP, to fill, or otherwise tamper with, the teeth of a horse, to make it seem younger
bard
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Ancient storyteller hired by royalty to tell stories in praise of said royalty. Good feedback all around, I think
Definition
to cover a horse with armour, also BARDE
tiaras
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They top some royalty
ands
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They may begin with "furthermore"
Definition
AND, the symbol ampersand; something added
downhere
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How a Southerner might begin a sentence about how they do things in these parts
emoticons
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They often begin with colons
Definition
EMOTICON, in computing, an icon used in an email to express feeling
etes
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They begin in juin
four
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Number of times this puzzle's theme word appears diagonally in the grid (to complete the puzzle, shade those words plus the Down answers that begin where they meet)
