1) Bits of salt 2) Dot companions 3) Five of them represent a zero 4) Frustrates 5) Hurries away 6) Morse code bits 7) Morse code elements 8) Morse morsels 9) Pair in a Morse M 10) Pause indicators 11) Runs 12) Rushes 13) Rushes headlong 14) Scurries 15) Short races 16) Short sprints 17) Some human races Found on https://www.crosswordclues.com/clue/dashes
often used for the same purpose as brackets (parenthesis). One dash may be used to indicate a pause in thinking before speech.
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