Crossword for Fri, 29/Dec/2023

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Across
1: Demolished

5: Economic warfare stratagem

9: Ingress

10: Small group on the course

11: Provide with gear

13: Disciplinarians, essentially

14: Town, on a map

15: Bright red in summer

17: Hot time

20: Bottom-line amount

22: Do away with

24: Feisty Friars fete

25: Latke-making need

26: Commence

27: Excursions

28: Football stat

Down
1: Time for a getaway

2: Gave to another for care

3: 'Defense of Fort M'Henry' author

4: Can't tolerate

5: Shoreline problem

6: Box office biggie

7: 'Superman' star

8: Like a naysayer

12: Birth

16: Longing for ''the good old days''

17: Eminent conductor

18: Red spots

19: NASA activity

21: Idol time?

23: Balance sheet item

26: Exclude





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