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• Mouselike hair in Shakespearean character
• Shylock, say, is one who seizes power, but not quietly
• Payday lender, perhaps
• One taking interest in the solver’s texting, indeed!
• Extortionist confident in ancient city
• Loan shark certain to be found in ancient city on the Euphrates
• One taking a lot of interest in ancient city, certain to be impressed
• Moneylender's safe in old city
• Land shark?
• You say you are certain inside, his rates are extortionate?
• Shylock is confident in old city
• Main antagonist of The Merchant of Venice
• Tony Soprano, at times
• One is bound to take an interest convinced it's found in old city
• Illicit moneylender