Crossword for Fri, 19/Jan/2024

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Across
1: Mineral springs start to moderate involuntary muscular contraction (5)

3: Times are looking up! (3)

5: Five kills one. (3)

7: A sample makes sense (5)

8: Soldier embracing a bawdy Italian patriot (9)

10: City train bears the woman's name (5)

11: Odds of niece being born (3)

12: Cot is unmade for short month in fall (3)

13: Heavenly visitor to arrive on time (5)

Down
1: Some unpretentious language! (5)

2: Yours truly, with Bill, tossed oil at Captain Steroid (9)

3: Poles in trouble with character from Greece (7)

4: Requires five kills, or a single accurate shot. (3)

6: To hear's possible in this (7)

9: Lethargic entertainer taking part (5)

10: For instance, love of self. (3)





Solution (Reversed)
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R
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M
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A
P
S
C
P
E
L
E
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S
A
T
E
C
A
I
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N
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D
L
A
B
I
R
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G
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O
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E
E
N
L
E
H
T
E
R
I
O
G
T
E
M
O
C
T
C
O