Crossword for Fri, 17/Dec/2021

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Across
1: Overconcerned with yours truly

5: Nitpicker

9: Not connected

10: Newspaper issue

11: Scheming

12: Passports, e.g. (abbr.)

14: Was philanthropic

16: 100%

17: Power company problems

19: Nonsense

20: Writer's submissions: Abbr.

21: One who can face facts

23: Eminem's genre

24: Outward flow

25: Betrayal of country

26: Ditch

27: Old Madrid money

28: Singer part requiring footwork
Down
1: Dazzling performer

2: Southpaw

3: At first

4: Garden implement

5: Certain researcher

6: Grafting shoot

7: Hard copies

8: Take care of

13: Steps within a computer program

15: Free-for-all

16: Pacifying people

18: Office door adornment

22: Minipicture, maybe

24: Finito

25: Inside info

26: Likely




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