Crossword Answers For: Monday, March 9, 2020

Across Clues and Answers:

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1 Across: Seminary book => BIBLE
6 Across: E-cigarette output => VAPOR
11 Across: Media-monitoring org. => FCC
14 Across: __-proof: easy to operate => IDIOT
15 Across: How the cheese stands, in a kids' song => ALONE
16 Across: __ be in touch! => ILL
17 Across: *Fruity ice cream treat => BANANASPLIT
19 Across: Be litigious => SUE
20 Across: Grandstand group => FANS
21 Across: Cough syrup, e.g. => SOOTHER
23 Across: Chad or Rob of movies => LOWE
26 Across: Practical joke => GAG
28 Across: Lacking a downside => NORISK
29 Across: Immobile => INERT
31 Across: Chafing result => RAWSKIN
33 Across: Smart set member => MENSAN
35 Across: Great Leap Forward Chinese leader => MAO
36 Across: Storybook fiend => OGRE
39 Across: Upside-down sleeper => BAT
40 Across: Fixed, like the ends of the answers to starred clues => SEWEDUP
43 Across: Put a jinx on => HEX
44 Across: Messy roomie => SLOB
46 Across: Nourished => FED
47 Across: House speaker Nancy => PELOSI
49 Across: Luggage tie-on => NAMETAG
52 Across: Shops with slicers => DELIS
53 Across: Gondolier, e.g. => BOATER
55 Across: Deviate from a course, at sea => YAW
57 Across: MASH shelter => TENT
58 Across: Declares to be true => ATTESTS
60 Across: Carpentry wedge => SHIM
62 Across: Nautical pronoun => SHE
63 Across: *Knock one out of the park => HITAHOMERUN
68 Across: Afternoon social => TEA
69 Across: Chopin piece => ETUDE
70 Across: Marble mineral => AGATE
71 Across: Write mispell, say => ERR
72 Across: Jurassic Park critters, briefly => DINOS
73 Across: Well-known => NOTED

Down Clues and Answers:

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1 Down: Highchair wear => BIB
2 Down: Wash. neighbor => IDA
3 Down: TSA checkpoint container => BIN
4 Down: Shoes sans laces => LOAFERS
5 Down: Sicilian volcano => ETNA
6 Down: Seven Sisters college => VASSAR
7 Down: Tyrolean peak => ALP
8 Down: C-SPAN figures, informally => POLS
9 Down: French crockful with a cheesy crust => ONIONSOUP
10 Down: Captured back => RETOOK
11 Down: *Place for rural anglers => FISHINGHOLE
12 Down: Crossword hints => CLUES
13 Down: Checkout worker => CLERK
18 Down: Life of Pi director Lee => ANG
22 Down: Common jazz combo => TRIO
23 Down: Tree branches => LIMBS
24 Down: Shaq of NBA fame => ONEAL
25 Down: *Won 10 in a row, say => WENTONATEAR
27 Down: 2/2/20, for Super Bowl LIV => GAMEDAY
30 Down: Many coll. lab instructors => TAS
32 Down: Roll of bills => WAD
34 Down: Egyptian queen in Tut's time => NEFERTITI
37 Down: Amber, for one => RESIN
38 Down: Be => EXIST
41 Down: Like fresh nail polish => WET
42 Down: __ XING: crosswalk sign => PED
45 Down: Restrain, as one's breath => BATE
48 Down: Captive's plea => LETMEGO
50 Down: Worked together perfectly => MESHED
51 Down: Serious cuts => GASHES
53 Down: Keep moist, as turkey => BASTE
54 Down: [none of the above] => OTHER
56 Down: Grinch victim => WHO
59 Down: Zap with a Taser => STUN
61 Down: Somali-born model => IMAN
64 Down: Pointless bother => ADO
65 Down: Squeal on the mob => RAT
66 Down: Rugged vehicle, for short => UTE
67 Down: Game of Thrones patriarch Stark => NED

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This crossword has 39 across clues and 40 down clues. In total 79 clues are solved in the section above.
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