Crossword for Sat, 3/Feb/2024

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Across
1: Idol worshiper

3: Thing that conceals

8: Leftover morsel

10: Tight

12: Bent out of shape

14: A gardener's might be green

15: Time being

16: Big arms

17: Tenderly

19: Be taken with

22: Mature

23: True-to-life

25: Exploit

27: Gets closer to

28: They're hot

29: Small amount
Down
1: Novels, for example

2: Atomic particle

4: First symptoms

5: Goof up

6: BIG DIPPER

7: With distinction

9: Worst one to handle packages

11: Piano practice piece

13: Like an eccentric uncle

16: More adept

17: Kind of pipe

18: Rodeo competitor

20: Endure longer than

21: Boxed

24: Point of view

26: Unit of oil production, briefly




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