Crossword for Sat, 23/Dec/2023

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Across
1: Part of a Boy Scout's uniform

7: Animal on Michigan's flag

9: One who keeps dropping things

10: Flashcards, for example

12: Deer mom

13: Lunchbox go-with

15: Homo __

17: Hanging on to

19: Constructive type

21: Flight from justice

23: Left orbit

25: Closeness

27: Thanksgiving staple

28: Ophthalmologist's supply
Down
1: Least sloppy

2: Couch potato's lifeline

3: End a hunger strike

4: Wrinkles

5: Plagues

6: Its arch might be plain or tented

7: Correct text

8: Lovers, often

11: Express sympathy

14: Old syllable meaning 'before'

16: His job is on the line

17: Party pooper

18: Infamous Spanish collar

19: More bulked up

20: Make amends for

22: Rule of conduct

24: Dishwasher cycle

26: Dennis the Menace, e.g.




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