Crossword for Sun, 2/Jul/2023

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Across
1: Skilled craftsman

6: 'The Raven' author's monogram

9: Get rid of completely

10: 'Close to the Edge' band

11: Hardwood tree

12: Moral virtue

15: __ d'honneur: duel

17: One in hot water

18: Steamed Mexican dish

20: Receptacle for the bones of the dead

22: Mark Twain, to Samuel Langhorne Clemens

23: Offs, with 'off'

25: Diminutive dog

27: Like some tickets

28: Secret targets

29: Short-lived
Down
1: Caustic

2: Shredded and bagged item

3: Confidence

4: Presiding officer

5: Short course?

6: Piano man Charles

7: Hard to interpret

8: Madame of The Met

13: Dryness when speaking

14: Mosque prayer leaders

15: Italian appetizer

16: Waited for the light to change

19: Leader of the band

21: Beau

23: Lower the lighting

24: Flower part

26: 'Absolutely!'

27: USPS carrier's course




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