Crossword Answers For: Friday, April 17, 2020

Across Clues and Answers:

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1 Across: Nice with? => AVEC
5 Across: The Empire Strikes Back ice planet => HOTH
9 Across: Big bucks => STAGS
14 Across: It's mostly talk => LIVERADIO
16 Across: __ board => EMERY
17 Across: Les Rougon-Macquart author => EMILEZOLA
18 Across: N.W.A member portrayed by Aldis Hodge in Straight Outta Compton => MCREN
19 Across: Upper bod muscle => PEC
20 Across: Drainage system component => AIRTRAP
22 Across: Caustic solution => LYE
23 Across: Calendering machine for glossing paper => HOTPRESS
25 Across: Longtime sportscaster Sager => CRAIG
27 Across: Cash closing? => IER
28 Across: Chafing dish heaters => STERNOS
30 Across: Your Unfiltered View of Government sloganeer => CSPAN
33 Across: Jesus in the outfield => ALOU
35 Across: Entertainment awards acronym => EGOT
36 Across: Acknowledgement of success--four are hidden in this puzzle, each adjacent to a black square => ROUNDOFAPPLAUSE
39 Across: What __ one comes? => IFNO
40 Across: Cutters => SAWS
41 Across: Ready? response => IMSET
42 Across: Michigan/Ontario border river => STCLAIR
44 Across: Kellogg School deg. => MBA
45 Across: Go after => CHASE
46 Across: In a cheerful way => CHIRPILY
51 Across: Abbr. that debuted in OED in 2011 => LOL
52 Across: Kind of share => PRORATA
54 Across: MDX ÷ X => CLI
55 Across: Three inches is such a wretched height to be speaker => ALICE
57 Across: Drip, perhaps => WATERLEAK
59 Across: World's fastest hedgehog => SONIC
60 Across: Always => EVERYTIME
61 Across: Boxer's reward => TREAT
62 Across: 1987 Costner role => NESS
63 Across: ORD postings => ETAS

Down Clues and Answers:

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1 Down: Beth preceder => ALEPH
2 Down: YouTube alternative => VIMEO
3 Down: Give the boot => EVICT
4 Down: Toon collectible => CEL
5 Down: Less clear => HAZIER
6 Down: Olfactory triggers => ODORS
7 Down: Leans => TILTS
8 Down: Winter covering => HOAR
9 Down: Musical throughout => SEMPRE
10 Down: HBO competitor => TMC
11 Down: Carrier with a shamrock logo => AERLINGUS
12 Down: Vodka brand => GREYGOOSE
13 Down: Auld Lang __ => SYNE
15 Down: Hit in the back => REAREND
21 Down: Stop working => ACTUP
24 Down: Self-playing instrument => PIANOLA
26 Down: TripAdvisor offering => AREAMAP
28 Down: Illegal payments => SOPS
29 Down: Do not remove mark => STET
30 Down: Football Hall of Famer Carter => CRIS
31 Down: Subdued shade => SOFTCOLOR
32 Down: Funny part => PUNCHLINE
33 Down: A long way off => AFAR
34 Down: Common practice => LAW
37 Down: Rattan alternative => OSIER
38 Down: Congress has a big one => LIBRARY
43 Down: Viewpoint => ASPECT
44 Down: Ceremonial headdresses => MITERS
46 Down: Covet => CRAVE
47 Down: Can't tolerate => HATES
48 Down: Nail down the victory => ICEIT
49 Down: South American carrier => LLAMA
50 Down: Uh-oh! => YIKES
51 Down: Endure => LAST
53 Down: __ Lars, who raised Luke Skywalker => OWEN
56 Down: Homeland org. => CIA
58 Down: 4G __: mobile device standard => LTE

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This crossword has 35 across clues and 38 down clues. In total 73 clues are solved in the section above.
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