HBTY ANNUAL CROSSWORD

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Across
  1. 3. amethyst (8)
  2. 5. “ __ is the capital of…” (6)
  3. 6. Tbilisi metro station with lavender field(9)
  4. 8. bicycle for two (6)
  5. 9. one of a three (4)
  6. 11. “reuse, reduce, __ ” — golden tik-tok era meme (5)
  7. 12. it’s not a pool! (7)
  8. 13. big white beans (6)
  9. 17. long-distance mate (3, 3)
  10. 20. Nansy Drew, as game mechanics (5-3-5)
  11. 23. creation, as of a mammal (8)
  12. 24. __ bene (4)
Down
  1. 1. every day (5)
  2. 2. muppet or rave band (7)
  3. 4. under chef’s hat (3)
  4. 5. barista’s gacha, maybe (5, 3)
  5. 7. inside joke, abbr (5)
  6. 10. classic “My life as an exchange student” platform (8)
  7. 11. input, in body (3)
  8. 14. fast aid for an uncomfortable apartment (3)
  9. 15. Beatles’ pool (5)
  10. 16. joyful (5)
  11. 18. serbian kitty (6)
  12. 19. stamps on card (5)
  13. 21. unknown’s surname (3)
  14. 22. boy (3)
  15. 25. “omg wait he did what?!” (3)