Crossword for Wed, 4/Oct/2023

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Across
1: BIG DIPPER

8: Changed from green to red

9: Holds out a carrot to

11: Facing

13: Lobby benches

14: Lightened up

15: Hinders

17: Deft storyteller

19: Sarcastic

20: Move on a sinuous course

22: A lot of cars and trucks

24: It might be black and have left-right symmetry

25: Went 'Ugh!' and 'Unh!'

27: Understanding
Down
1: Editor's insertion symbol

2: Fuzz

3: Like some professors

4: Natural magnet

5: Fields of study

6: Part of a Boy Scout's uniform

7: Hockey stats

10: Student aid?

12: One-liner expert

16: Part of SAC

17: Type of lettuce

18: Knobby

19: Importance

21: Spinning part

23: West Point student

26: Driving aid




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