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[julia1]

7 letters ?E?I?N? limbless reptiles
Thank you in advance

[oranger]

you are way out somewhere julia 1

[JASmith]

I have 19a search
20a Wilhelmina
23a exhale
19d snakes

[trevfisher]

Is that 17 Down and clue boldly resisting authority, I need that one too

[factor-fiction]

Are you matching the clue to teh wrong set of letters?
The answer could be snakes but that has only 6 letters not 7, and certainly doesn't fit with your letters.

[oranger]

17d defiant

[jodder]

I think 17d is Defiant

[jodder]

Thanks Oranger that confirms my thoughts