Crossword for Wed, 7/Dec/2022

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Across
1: Bred

4: Own the throne

7: Filer's convenience

9: Woke up

10: Defensive wall

11: Bother

13: Spine-tingling

14: '50s TV cultural series

15: 'To love __ is the beginning of a lifelong romance': Wilde

17: Acquiesces

18: Craftsman

19: Warehouse

21: Gulf state

22: Biscuit served with a cup of Earl Grey

24: Some birds

25: Bard's preposition

26: Succulent

27: Tyrolean refrain

Down
2: What a cast may consist of

3: Free-for-all

4: Word preceding dog or rover

5: Do Miss Piggy, say

6: Neither follower

7: Long candle

8: Worst one to handle packages

9: Input for a recorder

12: They're hot

13: Lightning

16: Tangled

20: Get on a soapbox

23: High school course

24: Kind of moron?





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