On Familiar Ground Crossword

On Familiar Ground is a medium English-language crossword with 30 clues. A mixed Brain Boost with words, everyday knowledge and fresh connections

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Across

1. Break forcefully into pieces
6. Tree traditionally used for baseball bats
9. Short Japanese poetic form often arranged in three lines
10. Greek nymph left able to repeat only others' words
11. Independent film or music release, informally
12. Dishonest scheme to take someone's money
13. Dish with a pastry crust and a filling
14. Obtain successfully, or fasten so it stays put
16. Band worn across the body or around the waist
18. Contestant who does not win
19. Speak formally to, as an audience
21. Small towers projecting from a larger building
23. Woodworking tools for smoothing
24. Severe or demanding experience
25. Full of tumultuous weather

Down

1. Dispatches goods commercially
2. Intense enthusiasm or preoccupation, in informal usage
3. Assistants to someone in a responsible role
4. A runner worn to travel over snow
5. Distinct colors or color families
6. Alleges wrongdoing by
7. Distributes parts of a whole
8. Home runs, informally
10. Accompanies someone to a destination
15. Senior in years
17. More difficult or less soft
20. Sequence of experiences or images during sleep
21. Small open pastry, or sharply sour
22. Reverse a recent action
23. Familiar distress signal

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