Crossword Answers For: Monday, July 3, 2017

Across Clues and Answers:

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1 Across: Hometown Proud market chain => IGA
4 Across: First-string squad => ATEAM
9 Across: Actor McGregor => EWAN
13 Across: Election Day mo. => NOV
14 Across: Lord Jim author Joseph => CONRAD
16 Across: Field-plowing site => FARM
17 Across: Law of the jungle, in the Old West => FRONTIERJUSTICE
20 Across: Freezer cubes => ICE
21 Across: Top-notch => AONE
22 Across: Texter's gratitude => THX
23 Across: 1867 territorial acquisition dubbed Seward's Folly => ALASKAPURCHASE
28 Across: Old King Cole was a merry one => OLDSOUL
29 Across: Reason for unbalanced books => ERROR
30 Across: Southeast Asian language => LAO
31 Across: __ hasty retreat => BEATA
34 Across: Walk-__: bit parts => ONS
35 Across: 1973 Helen Reddy chart-topper => DELTADAWN
38 Across: CBS forensic series => CSI
40 Across: African virus => EBOLA
41 Across: ID on an auto title => VIN
44 Across: Causes pain => HURTS
47 Across: Refreshing break => RESPITE
49 Across: Melted yellow square on a burger => AMERICANCHEESE
52 Across: Let me think ... => HMM
53 Across: Smell => ODOR
54 Across: U.S. intelligence org. => NSA
55 Across: R. Kelly hit whose last title word is aptly rhymed with sky in the lyrics ... and a hint to the starts of the other four longest puzzle answers => IBELIEVEICANFLY
61 Across: Extremely => VERY
62 Across: On __ knee: kneeling => BENDED
63 Across: Suffix with human => OID
64 Across: Celtic language => ERSE
65 Across: Pulled into piles, as leaves => RAKED
66 Across: Hi-__ graphics => RES

Down Clues and Answers:

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1 Down: With one flat, musically => INF
2 Down: Largest living primate => GORILLA
3 Down: Guacamole fruit => AVOCADO
4 Down: Perform on stage => ACT
5 Down: You, to Yves => TOI
6 Down: Opposite of WSW => ENE
7 Down: Pianist Claudio => ARRAU
8 Down: College focus => MAJOR
9 Down: Little newt => EFT
10 Down: Serves food to => WAITSON
11 Down: Bow-and-arrow wielders => ARCHERS
12 Down: Santa Fe's st. => NMEX
15 Down: Dummy => DUNCE
18 Down: Monster's loch => NESS
19 Down: 61-Across: Ger. => SEHR
23 Down: You've Got Mail ISP => AOL
24 Down: NBA great Bryant => KOBE
25 Down: The Clan of the Cave Bear author Jean => AUEL
26 Down: Place setting disc => PLATE
27 Down: Elvis __ Presley => ARON
32 Down: Bill with cocktails => TAB
33 Down: Decorate => ADORN
35 Down: Like desperate circumstances => DIRE
36 Down: Baldwin of 30 Rock => ALEC
37 Down: Laundry => WASH
38 Down: __ of commerce => CHAMBER
39 Down: Hot seasons => SUMMERS
41 Down: Competes to get => VIESFOR
42 Down: That's not true! => ITSALIE
43 Down: Bridal bio word => NEE
45 Down: Star Trek: T.N.G. counselor => TROI
46 Down: Flip of a hit single => SIDEB
48 Down: Teller's comedy partner => PENN
50 Down: Tarp, e.g. => COVER
51 Down: Hockey venue => ARENA
52 Down: Bee home => HIVE
56 Down: Soapmaking supply => LYE
57 Down: Beats me, in texts => IDK
58 Down: Mediocre grade => CEE
59 Down: Tack on, as tax => ADD
60 Down: Golf hole meas. => YDS

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This crossword has 33 across clues and 42 down clues. In total 75 clues are solved in the section above.
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