’Tis the Season
by Kegler

Across 1 Includes hills behind pass 6 Section of dress is a lacquered fiber 9 Husband and I set a limit for each person who predicts winners 10 Spring month border violence 11 Plain words describing friend's withdrawal and internal slippage 12 Doyle, I go bananas for philosophy 13 One true course: ultimately study treatment of a disease with its own virus 15 That thing's yellow and very tiny 16 Right tenants fix floral arrangement 18 Wool, possibly? Search me! 23 Sport ornamental braid captivating flagmaker 24 Cut short copper bar having notch in the middle 26 Is concerned about vehicles consuming energy 27 Opponent using Western Inn for Democrat's yearly celebration 28 Tail end of explosion, admitting limits of TNT 29 Savage from Troy got led astray

Down 1 Complains about quiet notes (2 wds) 2 Opening for Don Ho, wearing slippers in dirty places to play? 3 Expectant one, maybe, back for sports summary 4 Most flexible, provides interest-free amount eventually 5 Dry solid crumbles in a filthy way 6 System of representation for regressive terms I lob myself, in part 7 Southern Kentucky school's center allows helicopters used as cranes 8 British sailors smile excitedly, comprehending end of journey 14 Pretend to sleep; Pop's upset about bet total (2 wds) 17 Collector pulled back waterproof covering, receiving brief acknowledgment 18 Opposed to holding back ones starting to test mathematical function 19 No coeds playing lower part of a duet 20 At first, you do fight over including intro to Haydn's musical composition 21 Identify bad smell for medicine? 22 Hallelujah! World welcomes everyone, essentially (2 wds) 25 Five eventually participate in actual show

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