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Shortened States Crossword Puzzle

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Number 13 (of 20) in a series of crosswords produced for November's Quiz Writing Challenge. A personal goal is to create a crossword for every Fun Trivia category. There is a theme which seasoned solvers should spot swiftly. In this puzzle, every answer is formed from two-letter U.S. state abbreviations (e.g. CANDID: CA-ND-ID.) Enjoy!
Author: psnz - Diff: Harder

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      Across
      1. Silky-fleeced animal (6)
      4. Skedaddles (4)
      7. Storybook bear whose porridge was too cold (4)
      9. Seabird: razorbill or lesser auk is the only extant member of the ____ genus (4)
      11. Seed coat (4)
      12. Spoken (4)
      13. Scholar, German Lutheran theologian Johann ____ (1555-1621) (var., 4)
      15. Spanish treasure chest of old (4)
      17. Sculpture garden setting in N.Y.C. (init., 4)
      19. Spanish river of Navarre, 145 km (90 mi) tributary of the Aragón (4)
      22. Strait, archipelago and island of Indonesia, part of the Lesser Sunda Islands (4)
      23. Shawkat of "Arrested Development" OR et ____ (and others) (4)
      24. Salutation starter (4)
      25. Speed, mass, time or temperature: quantity with magnitude but not direction (6)

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      1. Sabre ou pistolet (Fr., 4)
      2. Sandarac tree of Morocco, "Tetraclinis articulata" (4)
      3. Sikh name used to denote God, or the omnipresent divine: ____ Purakh (4)
      5. Shaped like a wing (4)
      6. Spring-blooming bulb, lily-family flower (6)
      8. Street through the middle of town (4)
      10. Soft drink choice (4)
      13. Shade of brown, nut used to make marzipan (6)
      14. Start a card game (4)
      16. Silver coin of Iran (4)
      18. South American cruciferous vegetable "Lepidium meyenii" also known as Peruvian ginseng (4)
      19. Sleeve fillers (4)
      20. Singer/actress Lady ____ (4)
      21. Surrealist photographer Dora ____ (1907-1997), Picasso's muse and romantic partner (4)