Crossword for Fri, 17/May/2024

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Across
1: Second-stringer

6: Bobby follower

8: Make an effort

10: Give an answer (to)

11: Stage of advancement

13: Makes oneself useful

14: Had the nerve

16: Picked up on

19: Sunblock

23: Party for sheep shearers?

24: Make a point?

26: Acutest

27: Can opener?

28: Takes back
Down
1: Warship warrant officer

2: Eggnog spices

3: Stupefying

4: Calendar abbr.

5: Answer

6: Trailblazer

7: Michelangelo's 'David,' and others

9: Dispirited types

12: Promotional lotteries

15: Assigns

17: Route alongside a canal

18: Word with eye or name

20: Kent portrayer

21: Small harpsichords

22: Orzo or ziti

25: Day break?




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