Solve these clues to fill the grid.
- A smooth lustrous round structure inside the shell of a clam or oyster (plural)
- 3 Across
- British political cartoonist who created the character Colonel Blimp
- 4 Across
- A youthful female person
- 5 Across
- People you like and enjoy spending time with
- 7 Across
- Team sport where you shoot a ball through a hoop
- 8 Across
- Usually brightly colored zygodactyl tropical birds with short hooked beaks and the ability to mimic
- 10 Across
- Country in the UK whose capital is London
- 12 Across
- A person employed to keep watch for some anticipated event (plural)
- 1 Down
- A state in southeastern United States
- 2 Down
- The place where someone was born
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- A port in eastern Georgia near the mouth of the ___ river
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- Chewy candy of sugar or syrup boiled until thick and pulled until glossy
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- Any of numerous composite plants having flower heads with well-developed ray flowers usually
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