Solution to Obi by Wan

 Solution to Obi by Wan

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The hint from down clues gives WORDS WINGS TO BIRDS WINGS. Solvers were to use the letters in pairs to replace letters in the two end columns forming birds in eight rows. The ninth pair was to be used along with the title to make ROBIN, which had to be written under the grid.