Crossword for Sat, 2/Dec/2023

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Across
1: Real white, strangely, having more green? (9)

6: Part of stair is erect (5)

9: A language one may read about (9)

10: Cut Chicago ballplayer's training? (5)

11: Okay shot ripped tears in butt (6-5)

14: Attempt test (3)

15: Leaves permitted by cute cook (7)

17: Short measure and light weight, say (7)

19: Decide to find a new answer (7)

20: Expert made to order in the world of scholarship (7)

21: Anger that is constraining response (3)

22: Carelessly let teeth rot completely (2,3,6)

24: 'There the woman is!' exclaimed in a less friendly way (5)

25: Everlasting variety for Peter and Paul (9)

28: DVD possibly missing model of natural filter (5)

29: Uncommon fly on rare plant (5,4)
Down
2: Unscripted part for head librarian (2,3)

3: Totally lacking a lofty plaything (3)

4: I shall be sick! (3)

5: Wizards covered in liquor and beer...it might be for charity (7, 4)

6: Exchange recipe describing a small amount of relish on rolled up taco (11)

7: Material wealth (9)

8: Buddy goes red in the face, or reddish (5)

11: One who regrets having left leader (5)

12: One later enters, like, with matching sides (11)

13: Person with fixed notions is pretty sore, upset about the introduction of Ebonics (11)

16: Islander was eating bananas (9)

18: Theme eradicated partly by an eastern ruler (5)

21: Colder here in Paris emergency room (5)

23: The color of a letter from Greece with purple edges (5)

26: Man, what an avant-garde US artist! (3)

27: Bounder beheaded by slippery swimmer (3)




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