Crossword for Mon, 5/Dec/2022

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Across
2: Questionable chits rejected by Abbott (7)

5: Reportedly hoist Jeter of the NY Yankees (5)

8: Outfit in which one walks when outside the ship? (9)

10: Ball mislaid? Caned (5)

11: Monarch met monarch in even open space for coin-operated machines (7,6)

12: Homer's travail: 'I don't finish daily retreat.' (5)

14: Contrarily tough, arriving cool (9)

16: Cloth arrived by air after 50 hours (9)

17: Flower shop nosh about $41 (5)

18: Foresees a three iron, just as Cassandra did. (7, 6)

21: Roman date and time that is in Latin (2,3)

22: Reading or writhing in river (3,6)

23: Wants - in fact, just has to have (5)

24: English poet writes about head of Scottish queen (7)

Down
1: African leader reversed stance on fabled writer (5)

2: Abstract art is just one step.(5)

3: Ned Lunig, thrown inside, openly seen to be crapulous (13)

4: Rocks lure a breeding fish (4,9)

6: Tears as leading character in romance dies (5)

7: Maintenance with Jones family perhaps (7,2)

9: Valuable discovery certain in luxury travel (8,5)

10: Changes direction with care, as befits a benefactor. (4, 4, 5)

12: Nice work - point out the beginning (9)

13: Doctrine for some Kiwis makes sense (3)

15: Crook skimmed cash register? (3)

18: Part, or bring together (5)

19: Children nicely holding back secret (5)

20: Pitchers were transported south (5)





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