Crossword for Thu, 7/Oct/2021

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Across
2: VIP protector

7: Hydroelectric structure

9: G

10: Siamese or Persian

11: Charged particle

12: Working

14: Discombobulate

16: Commanded

18: Luxurious

19: Plant fiber used for twine

20: Hollywood success

22: Spree or sports car

23: 'Because it ___ there'

24: Hazarding a guess: sidewalk engineer?

25: Conciliatory response

26: Indemnifications
Down
1: Abundance

2: What some dads bring home

3: Kind of terrapin

4: Blinding light

5: Cel creators

6: Place for speakers, perhaps

7: Make unregulated

8: Mercury, for one

13: Hardworking

14: Taverns

15: Gave to another for care

17: Lowered in rank

20: Off-color

21: Observation, part 4

22: Slammers

24: A pop




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