Crossword for Sat, 17/Dec/2022

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Across
1: Unshockable

7: Amethyst or tourmaline

9: Advanced degree in mathematics?

10: Authors

11: 'Dear old' man

12: Chichi

14: Provoke

15: Small number

17: Dry with a twist

19: Sardonic literary style

20: Trattoria offering

22: Oval

24: Nutty cake

25: Wee one

26: Lack of transparency

27: Water temperature 'gauge'

28: Photo ___ (camera sessions)

29: Pest exterminators [up to 112 pounds]
Down
1: Not good enough for

2: 'Impressive!'

3: Bride's worldly possessions

4: At first

5: Prepare for a formal dinner

6: Lots

7: Drew Barrymore to Steven Spielberg

8: When some exams are scheduled

13: Surgery is rarely recommended for it these days

16: Leaving no opportunity for error

17: Collection of beliefs about life

18: Eminent conductor

21: Agreement

23: Egg source

24: Lovers' lane event

27: Menlo Park monogram




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