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1. NATURAL: ARTIFICIAL :: ANKYLOSIS: ?

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Problem

1. NATURAL: ARTIFICIAL :: ANKYLOSIS: ?
2.  RESCUE FROM CHOKING ON FOOD, etc.: HEIMLICH :: ADJUSTING MIDDLE EAR PRESSURE: ?
3. LYING ON OATH: PERJURY :: INFLUENCING A JURY: ?
4. RECTANGLE: ELLIPSE :: MERCATOR: ?
5. CLOSED: CLEISTOGAMY :: OPEN: ?
6. FO'C'SLE: SYNCOPE :: TH'ARMY: ?
7. FILMS: OSCAR :: MYSTERY NOVELS: ?
8. QUANTITATIVE DATA: STATISTICS :: HUMAN SETTLEMENTS: ?
9. 7: 19 : : SEPTIMAL: ?
10. 3 TO 2: SESQUILATERAL :: 7 TO 5: ?
11. SICILY: JAPAN :: MAFIA: ?
12. CELEBRITIES: SYCOPHANTIC :: ANCESTORS: ?
13. 95: 98 :: VENITE: ?
14. MINCES: EYES :: PORKIES: ?
15. POSTAGE STAMPS: PHILATELIST: MATCHBOX LABELS: ?
16. MALE: FEMALE :: ARRENOTOKY: ?
17 TAILOR: DYER :: SARTORIAL: ?
18. HERMES: BACCHUS :: CADUCEUS: ?
19. 2823: 5331 :: ELEPHANT: ?
20. CENTRE OF GRAVITY: BARYCENTRIC :: ROTARY MOTION: ?
21. CALIFORNIA: EUREKA :: NEW YOKK: ?
22. MARRIAGE: DIGAMY :: COMING OF CHRIST: ?
23. 6: 5 :: PARR: ?
24. GROUP: INDIVIDUAL :: PHYLOGENESIS: ?
25. 12: 11 :: EPSOM: ?
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1. ARTHRODESIS
2. VALSALVA
3. EMBRACERY
4. MOLLWEIDE
5. CHASMOGAMY
6. SYNAL(O)EPHA
7. EDGAR
8. EKISTICS
9. DECENNOVAL
10. SUPERBIQUINTAL
11. YAKUZA
12. FILIOPETISTIC
13. CANTATE
14. LIES
15. PHILLUMENIST
16. THELYTOKY
17. TINCTORIAL
18. THYRSUS
19. ANTIQUARIAN
20. TROCHILIC
21. EXCELSIOR (mottos)
22. PAROUSIA
23. HOWARD (wives of Henry VIII)
24. ONTOGENESIS
25. GLAUBER (salts)