Quick crossword No 167

As usual, there is a bit of a hint in the title to some thematic answers. You may need to know the origin of this.... in a discussion on TimesforTheTimes about the vocabulary that appears in crosswords, I promised to include the OUP's Word of the Year for 2023 in my next crossword to show that setters can keep up with the times. In fact it is so new it's not yet in most of the standard dictionaries (although it is in Merriam Webster). My clue for that word gave me the idea for the theme... Enjoy

Solution blog with hints and tips and explanations of the theme and answers can be found here https://reinterred.blogspot.com/2024/02/weekend-quick-cryptic-97-solution.html from Friday 23-Feb

In case you are wondering about the change... One of my solvers told me I was wrong about the river in 6A flowing through Milan so I had to change that clue to refer to it passing south of Milan. I blame my test solvers for not picking up on that. Lol.