Crossword for Fri, 15/Dec/2023

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Across
1: Part of a musical gig

3: Apprehend

5: Writes out of the will

8: Have title to

9: Street urchin

11: Go before

13: Irish lass

14: Is deemed (to be)

16: Render obsolete

17: Plot

18: Summit

19: Not permitted

20: Saw red

23: Hazarding a guess: cabbie who gets under your skin?

26: Carp constantly

27: Painkiller choice

28: '...I'll be there ___ long' (Cohan lyric)

29: Gallery display
Down
1: Buttinsky

2: On pins and needles

3: Over-the-hill horse

4: Conflicting flavors

5: Payable

6: Cover-up

7: Austerity

10: Game for one

12: Captivated

13: Cord in some backyards

14: True-to-life

15: Lost

21: Reddish orange dye

22: 'Savvy?'

24: 66, for one (abbr.)

25: Pigskin holder




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