QUICK CRYPTIC

Across

1 Gregory ___: Played Atticus Finch in “To Kill a Mockingbird” (4)

3 Greg ___: Diver who won gold medals in 1984 and 1988 Olympics (8)

9 Dismissal, slangily (4-3) 10 Kalahari comfort station (5) 11 “Nectar in a ___” 1964 novel by Kamala Markandaya (5) 12 “Surfin’ ___” - 1982 Beach Boys song (6)

14 Gloria ___: President of the Philippines 2001 to 2010 (6) 16 Gregg ___: Musician; ex-husband of Cher (6)

19 African country offered to

Herzl for a Jewish state (6)

21 ___ Be’av: Day of fasting (5) 24 Gregory ___: Noted American dancer and choreographer (5)

25 “Early ___” - TV series about a man who got tomorrow’s newspaper today (7)

26 One’s physical build, pride of body builders (8)

27 Yesh ___: Political party of Yair Lapid (4)

Down

1 India neighbor (8)

2 Hereditary Hindu social group (5)

4 Big and clumsy (6)

5 Explode, as a bomb (2,3) 6 Spurious remedy, such as snake oil (7)

7 Disrespectful back talk (slang) (4)

8 “The ___ of Errors” (6)

13 ___ flight: Pilotless and crewless (8)

15 Word often used in hotel names (7)

17 Unleash, as a rant (3,3) 18 Decadent cake (6) 20 Native-born American of Japanese ancestry (5)

22 Pants or shorts alternative (5)

23 Restaurant chain (acronym) that often serves syrup with its meals (4)