Crossword Answers For: Monday, January 20, 2020

Across Clues and Answers:

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1 Across: Drains of strength => SAPS
5 Across: Hoops player => CAGER
10 Across: Immortal Middle-earth dweller => ELF
13 Across: Suffix with switch => EROO
14 Across: Gladiator's realm => ARENA
15 Across: Henry __, who had six marriages => VIII
17 Across: Gets an A on, as a test => ACES
18 Across: Bench __: exercise => PRESS
19 Across: Red sky at morning, to a sailor => OMEN
20 Across: Long. crosser => LAT
21 Across: Darjeeling and oolong => TEAS
22 Across: Fire stirrers => POKERS
24 Across: Writer Wharton => EDITH
26 Across: Indubitably! => YES
28 Across: Hawk's nest => AERIE
29 Across: Shrinks back => RECOILS
31 Across: Like a student arriving ten minutes after the bell, as opposed to five => TARDIER
33 Across: Golly! => GEE
34 Across: Greek cross => TAU
35 Across: Old PC component => CRT
36 Across: Midmorning work time-out, and a hint to this puzzle's circles => COFFEEBREAK
40 Across: Santa __ winds => ANA
42 Across: Convert (hide) into leather => TAN
43 Across: Dada pioneer Jean => ARP
44 Across: Roasted holiday birds => TURKEYS
47 Across: Clickbait links, e.g. => TEASERS
51 Across: Movie critic, when giving stars => RATER
52 Across: As well => TOO
54 Across: Religious belief => TENET
55 Across: Hider's location-revealing words => INHERE
57 Across: Japanese wrestling => SUMO
59 Across: Half a Latin dance => CHA
60 Across: Put __ on: limit => ACAP
61 Across: Fashion designer Emilio => PUCCI
63 Across: Christmas carol => NOEL
64 Across: Toy building block => LEGO
65 Across: Sir __ Newton => ISAAC
66 Across: Word-of-mouth => ORAL
67 Across: Bear's shelter => DEN
68 Across: Chili con __ => CARNE
69 Across: Moistens => WETS

Down Clues and Answers:

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1 Down: Putty, for example => SEALER
2 Down: Video game area => ARCADE
3 Down: Written in verse => POETIC
4 Down: Sailor's Help! => SOS
5 Down: Flowing garb for Batman => CAPE
6 Down: Orderly arrangements => ARRAYS
7 Down: Sextet after the golden rings => GEESE
8 Down: USN rank => ENS
9 Down: Abrasive tool => RASP
10 Down: Brought to mind => EVOKED
11 Down: Funny five-line verse => LIMERICK
12 Down: More passionate => FIERIER
16 Down: Newspaper leaflet, say => INSERT
21 Down: Porch pirate, for one => THIEF
23 Down: Rowboat mover => OAR
25 Down: Like takeout food => TOGO
27 Down: Wild guess => STAB
30 Down: Southpaw => LEFTY
32 Down: Surrounding glows => AURAE
34 Down: Decalogue number => TEN
36 Down: Rome's Punic Wars foe => CARTHAGE
37 Down: Toward sunrise => EAST
38 Down: Muse of poetry => ERATO
39 Down: Church recess => APSE
40 Down: On __ basis: for testing purposes => ATRIAL
41 Down: Characterized by subtle distinctions => NUANCED
45 Down: Not turn off => KEEPON
46 Down: Be wrong => ERR
47 Down: Bird on a Froot Loops box => TOUCAN
48 Down: Sing another one! => ENCORE
49 Down: Warm up, as leftovers => REHEAT
50 Down: Hems and haws => STALLS
53 Down: Grouchy Muppet => OSCAR
56 Down: Large-scale tale => EPIC
58 Down: Computer devices bearing little resemblance to their real-life namesakes => MICE
62 Down: Can. neighbor => USA
63 Down: It's __ or never => NOW

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This crossword has 41 across clues and 38 down clues. In total 79 clues are solved in the section above.
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