BEGIN AND END VIII
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The letters in each clue below are the "insides" of common words, with the first and last letters - which are the same - removed. Can you restore these letters to complete the words?

1.  _ RUS _
2.  _ OMI _
3.  _ IDO _
4.  _ ENE _
5.  _ ENDE _
6.  _ ABE _
7.  _ ERAMI _
8.  _ HWAR _
9.  _ ARACH _
10.  _ UMUL _
11.  _ EART _
12.  _ IOS _
13.  _ VAD _
14.  _ ZALE _
15.  _ RAC _
16.  _ RAI _
17.  _ RAS _
18.  _ OCA _
19.  _ PNE _
20.  _ ARGE _
21.  _ LINI _
22.  _ AURE _

Answers:

1. TRUST
2. COMIC
3. WIDOW
4. TENET
5. RENDER
6. LABEL
7. CERAMIC
8. THWART
9. EARACHE
10. TUMULT
11. HEARTH
12. KIOSK
13. EVADE
14. AZALEA
15. TRACT
16. TRAIT
17. ERASE
18. LOCAL
19. APNEA
20. TARGET
21. CLINIC
22. LAUREL