Crossword for Thu, 1/Dec/2022

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Across
1: September honoree

6: Itty-bitty

9: Battle cry

10: Decline

11: Return to the initial position

13: Combat challenges

15: Ship's record

16: Banquet emcee

17: They help some to come out of their shells

18: Long time, geologically

19: 'The Autobiography of Alice B. Toklas' author Gertrude

20: Cowardly

22: More scandalous

24: Cupcake topper

25: Practical joke

26: Its depth is illusory

Down
2: Semiconductor device

3: They can be deceiving

4: Yuletide worker

5: Some old cables

6: Daydreaming

7: Ferrell film

8: Migratory songbirds

9: Party for sheep shearers?

12: Street urchin

14: Went a-courting, perhaps

16: States ruled by dictators

21: Brown climbers?

22: Classic sports car, informally

23: Costar of Bea and Betty on 'The Golden Girls'





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