Crossword for Wed, 31/Jan/2024

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Across
1: Be a ham

3: Homeowner's helper

8: 'Beats me' shoulder heave

9: Rivers run through them

10: 'Laugh-In' comedienne Judy

11: Lunar lander's view

12: Stage of advancement

16: Mottled inlay material

20: Mystery novels, e.g.

21: Brightly colored bird

23: Cavalry mount

24: Coral reef

25: Alternatives to mobile phones

26: Provide with funds
Down
1: Holds out a carrot to

2: Spine-tingling

3: Treatment plan

4: Sentence enders

5: Moneymen

6: Element #25

7: Family types

8: Churchill's title

13: Extend hospitality, in a way

14: Attorney's helper

15: Kind of illusion

17: Production excess

18: Walks like a prima donna

19: Unsophisticated

21: Bullwinkle, for one

22: 'Silent' prez, familiarly




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