Mercury and Mars, for instance Crossword Clue

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Mercury and Mars, for instance Crossword Answer

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Hint 1: Clue Definitions

MERCURY (noun)
1. a heavy silvery toxic univalent and bivalent metallic element; the only metal that is liquid at ordinary temperatures
2. (Roman mythology) messenger of Jupiter and god of commerce; counterpart of Greek Hermes
INSTANCE (noun)
1. an occurrence of something
2. an item of information that is typical of a class or group
INSTANCE (verb)
1. clarify by giving an example of

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