Crossword for Sat, 9/Dec/2023

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Across
1: Sound of a trumpet

5: Failed to include

8: Shining

9: Escape

11: Put in the pantry

12: Fake lake

14: Snow fall?

15: Mr. Big, e.g.

17: Cut companion

19: Full of pep

20: Some deep-sea denizens

21: 'They Died With ___ Boots On'

22: Took the tiller

24: Visionary?

25: Contest competitor

26: Infuriated
Down
1: One with an ace up his sleeve?

2: Input for a recorder

3: Foolish

4: They help some to come out of their shells

5: Ending of many WWW addresses

6: Timely gap

7: On the wagon, perhaps

10: Party for sheep shearers?

13: Its depth is illusory

16: Injured by tearing

18: Marketplaces

21: More correct

22: U.S. National Anthem's fifth word

23: Braille marking




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