Crossword for Sun, 16/Jul/2023

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Across
1: Hardly fine literature

6: Brightly colored bird

9: Poem divisions

10: NH3

12: Hard to brush off

13: Brown bag contents

14: Morning aftertaste

18: Promotional lotteries

19: Functioned

21: Soothing, to the skin

24: Distance

25: Grade

27: Like Fran Drescher's voice

28: After-dinner drink
Down
1: Faux follower

2: Carries on, as business

3: Seeps slowly

4: Strong cotton thread

5: Try again

7: General rule

8: Part of the evening news

11: Jingle shell, e.g.

12: Embodiment

15: Singer part requiring footwork

16: Persecuted

17: Fit of laughter

20: Top hat accompaniment

22: Addictive narcotic

23: Permissible

26: Before, to Burns




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