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1 Kerchiefs? Crazy, as they say, about the darndest start! (8)
5 See 23 down
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1 Rex might be found here, but suffering from lack of favor. (2,3,8)
ACROSS
1 The final battle needs a weapon--old, like Quixote. (10)
6 Badly need a garden spot? (4)
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1 As a poser, one would be rather busy--but the inventor might produce one. (7,5)