Crossword Answers For: Monday, December 30, 2019

Across Clues and Answers:

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1 Across: Beloved British princess => DIANA
6 Across: Clothing designer Perry => ELLIS
11 Across: Lakers rivals, on NBA scoreboards => LAC
14 Across: Improvise => ADLIB
15 Across: Coolness under pressure => POISE
16 Across: Every bit (of) => ALL
17 Across: *Baseball batting statistic measured in degrees => LAUNCHANGLE
19 Across: In addition => TOO
20 Across: Arizona city or landform => MESA
21 Across: Cucumbers used as pickles => GHERKINS
23 Across: Peyton's quarterback brother => ELI
25 Across: Cooking need => HEAT
27 Across: 10-Down may have a sixth one => SENSE
28 Across: *Common food thickening agent => XANTHANGUM
32 Across: Beet or ginger => ROOT
33 Across: Accustom (to), as hardship => INURE
34 Across: Best songs countdown list => TOPTEN
36 Across: Soy sauce often gluten-free => TAMARI
38 Across: Actress __ Brie of Mad Men => ALISON
42 Across: Inlaid artwork => MOSAIC
46 Across: Emcee's opening => INTRO
47 Across: Crescent point => CUSP
50 Across: *High-ranking heavenly beings => ARCHANGELS
52 Across: Dad's brother => UNCLE
54 Across: Appear to be => SEEM
55 Across: Corned beef on __ => RYE
56 Across: Fragrant climbing plant => SWEETPEA
58 Across: Make, as money => EARN
61 Across: Altoids container => TIN
62 Across: Don't give up yet! ... or a hint to the answers to starred clues => HANGINTHERE
66 Across: Number of U.S. states with three-word capitals => ONE
67 Across: Fibber's admission => ILIED
68 Across: Fable writer => AESOP
69 Across: Rx writers => MDS
70 Across: In the ballpark => CLOSE
71 Across: Calendar entries => DATES

Down Clues and Answers:

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1 Down: Indian lentil dish => DAL
2 Down: Boise's st. => IDA
3 Down: Foil metal => ALUMINUM
4 Down: Yellow-striped pool ball => NINE
5 Down: Basics => ABCS
6 Down: MPG-testing org. => EPA
7 Down: In olden times => LONGAGO
8 Down: Start to shine => LIGHTUP
9 Down: Capri or Wight => ISLE
10 Down: See 27-Across => SEERS
11 Down: Guy watching Telemundo, probably => LATINO
12 Down: Pete of the N.Y. Mets who broke Aaron Judge's rookie record for home runs in 2019 => ALONSO
13 Down: Room for a broom => CLOSET
18 Down: Verrrry funny => HAHA
22 Down: Letterspacing technique, in typography => KERNING
23 Down: Highway off-ramp => EXIT
24 Down: Singer Del Rey => LANA
26 Down: Tolkien creature => ENT
29 Down: Stomp all over => TRAMPLE
30 Down: Protagonist => HERO
31 Down: L.A. commuter org. => MTA
35 Down: Tiger's ex-wife => ELIN
37 Down: Love __ Battlefield: Pat Benatar hit => ISA
39 Down: Most harsh => STERNEST
40 Down: Paris airport => ORLY
41 Down: Smell detector => NOSE
43 Down: Hall of talk TV => ARSENIO
44 Down: Frozen periods => ICEAGES
45 Down: Guerrilla Guevara => CHE
47 Down: Made-to-order => CUSTOM
48 Down: Chillax => UNWIND
49 Down: Movie takes => SCENES
51 Down: Congregation response => AMEN
53 Down: Moral standard => ETHIC
57 Down: Gloomy aura => PALL
59 Down: Somewhat => ATAD
60 Down: Flightless South American bird => RHEA
63 Down: Suffix with fluor- => IDE
64 Down: __ v. Wade => ROE
65 Down: Short albums, for short => EPS

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This crossword has 36 across clues and 41 down clues. In total 77 clues are solved in the section above.
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