Puzzle 16

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ClueSolution
like oak compared to balsaDENSER
DENSER
leaving no trailTRACELESS
TRACELESS
Charles Dickens' birthplacePORTSMOUTH
PORTSMOUTH
speak through one's noseNASALIZE
NASALIZE
repugnantDISTASTEFUL
DISTASTEFUL
Judi of "Mrs. Brown" fameDENCH
DENCH
removes by abrasionEXCORIATES
EXCORIATES