Crossword for Wed, 23/Aug/2023

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Across
1: All ears

6: Tough pitch to hit

8: Half a score

9: Some tracks

11: Stuffed mattresses [up to 126 pounds]

12: Thumbs-down vote

13: Flinches

16: World records?

19: They have their ups and downs

20: Cotton bed sheet fabric

21: Set as rivals

23: Stranded, in a way

27: Surgery is rarely recommended for it these days

28: Trawler's haul

29: Comes down hard

30: Throw in the towel
Down
1: Dig finds

2: Provisional

3: A cardinal point

4: Bring upon oneself

5: Master of ceremonies

6: Adviser

7: Paleontological preservative

10: Undercover worker

14: Leather wine holders

15: Part of DOS: Abbr.

16: Nile biter

17: Eased

18: Leadfoot

21: Furry friend

22: On pins and needles

24: 'Survivor' locales

25: Balloon filler, maybe

26: Come after




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