Crossword for Wed, 6/Dec/2023

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Across
1: Like some memories

5: Full amount

7: Extreme confusion and disorder

10: Van Gogh's love offering

11: Certain time zone

12: Physical therapy technique

13: Film material

15: Temporary substitute

16: Auto club offering

19: Kia model

21: Makes cryptic

22: Flower-shaped decoration

24: Part of SSS

25: Marine, or impediment for Dracula?

27: Silent sayso

28: Gaping

Down
1: Conk

2: Cop's contact

3: Puzzles

4: OK Corral locale

5: The whole ___

6: Place to haggle

8: Time being

9: Goof up

11: Presiding officer

14: Bony-plated beast

17: Charged

18: Northwest, for one

19: This yields molasses

20: King or queen

23: Churchill's title

26: 4-H member, usually





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