Crossword Answers For: Thursday, July 20, 2017

Across Clues and Answers:

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1 Across: Held in check => ATBAY
6 Across: Spot for a Fitbit => WRIST
11 Across: Practical joker => WAG
14 Across: __ diem => CARPE
15 Across: Shade-loving ornamental => HOSTA
16 Across: Polished off => ATE
17 Across: *Felt-covered gaming equipment => CRAPSTABLES
19 Across: Hoodwink => CON
20 Across: Reality TV host Mike => ROWE
21 Across: Fit to __ => ATEE
22 Across: Grey Goose rival => STOLI
24 Across: Coca-Cola Company headquarters => ATLANTA
26 Across: Seuss' shelled reptile => YERTLE
27 Across: Daughter of Michelle and Barack => SASHA
29 Across: Hard __!: sailor's cry => ALEE
30 Across: Not as many => FEWER
33 Across: Team on the field => OXEN
35 Across: Midterm, e.g. => EXAM
38 Across: NPR's Shapiro => ARI
39 Across: *What may be moved by a fan => COOLAIR
42 Across: Bio stat => AGE
43 Across: Grammy => NANA
45 Across: UPS driver's assignments => RTES
46 Across: Match play? => ARSON
48 Across: Nights before => EVES
50 Across: Home of Aleppo => SYRIA
52 Across: Where to find wheels and deals => CASINO
54 Across: Capelike garments => PONCHOS
58 Across: Collar attachment => IDTAG
59 Across: Jessica of Hitchcock => BIEL
61 Across: ATM output => CASH
62 Across: Tazo product => TEA
63 Across: 1978 misfit comedy ... and something hidden in each answer to a starred clue => ANIMALHOUSE
66 Across: Nutmeg State collegian => ELI
67 Across: Big dos => GALAS
68 Across: Ancient Anatolian region => IONIA
69 Across: Rubio's title: Abbr. => SEN
70 Across: Foe => ENEMY
71 Across: Type in => ENTER

Down Clues and Answers:

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1 Down: African capital near the prime meridian => ACCRA
2 Down: Fortune-teller? => TAROT
3 Down: Barroom mix-up => BRAWL
4 Down: Pacify => APPEASE
5 Down: That's right => YES
6 Down: Too funny! => WHATAHOOT
7 Down: Loungewear item => ROBE
8 Down: Man or Manhattan => ISLE
9 Down: Jeanne d'Arc, e.g.: Abbr. => STE
10 Down: Top of a cornstalk => TASSEL
11 Down: *Dr Pepper Museum locale => WACOTEXAS
12 Down: Ring-shaped coral reef => ATOLL
13 Down: Garage door opener brand => GENIE
18 Down: Puddies, to Tweety => TATS
23 Down: Family __ => TREE
25 Down: Certain undercover cop => NARC
26 Down: Golfer Tseng who's the youngest player to win five major championships => YANI
28 Down: Car bars => AXLES
30 Down: One of the faithful => FAN
31 Down: Reliever's stat => ERA
32 Down: *Result of a Merlot mishap => WINESTAIN
34 Down: Piece of cake! => EASYPEASY
36 Down: Gone by => AGO
37 Down: Popes and cardinals, but not nuns => MEN
40 Down: Approximately => ORSO
41 Down: Drops from above => RAIN
44 Down: Nike competitor => AVIA
47 Down: Rocky in a Beatles title => RACCOON
49 Down: Captivate => ENGAGE
51 Down: Get moving => ROLL
52 Down: Quotes => CITES
53 Down: Simpson of fashion => ADELE
55 Down: Place to hang => HAUNT
56 Down: Actor Davis => OSSIE
57 Down: Shave, as sheep => SHEAR
59 Down: Anger => BILE
60 Down: Muslim holy man => IMAM
64 Down: Chicken vindaloo go-with => NAN
65 Down: Make tracks, old-style => HIE

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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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