number just before a variable

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List of words for the clue number just before a variable from the crossword:
STAR ONE VARIATE VARIANT PROTEAN TEN AGE ERE NINE TWO UNKNOWN SOME PARAMETER NTH NOVA LEST INCONSTANT CORRELATIVE CORRELATE ALICE
WordClue
TENThe number following nine
TINelement with number 50
HOSTbunch, number
LEADelement with number 82
LIRAmonetary unit of a number of countries
NEONelement with atomic number 10
STARpolar or variable
ARGONelement with number 18
BUNCHhost, number
PREFIXSomething placed before another
SUPPERFood consumed before going to bed
PAYBACKjust deserts
UNKNOWNvariable whose value is to be found
NITROGENelement with number 7
TITANIUMelement with number 22
FREQUENCYnumber of occurrences per unit time
MAGNESIUMelement with number 12
PLUTONIUMelement with number 94
POTASSIUMelement with number 19
CHANGEABLEvariable
CIPHERnumber
FREQUENCYnumber of occurrences per unit time