Crossword Answers For: Tuesday, June 23, 2020

Across Clues and Answers:

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1 Across: Conversations => TALKS
6 Across: Flows back => EBBS
10 Across: Doctor Who channel => BBC
13 Across: *Many an Iraqi Muslim => SHIITE
15 Across: Congeal => CLOT
16 Across: __ de Janeiro => RIO
17 Across: Great new talent => PHENOM
18 Across: *From the 50th state => HAWAIIAN
20 Across: Hold tight! => GRABON
22 Across: Like at least six periodic table gases => NOBLE
23 Across: *City buried by Vesuvius' eruption => POMPEII
26 Across: Vital organ pair => KIDNEYS
28 Across: Smoothie superfruit => ACAI
29 Across: Partners' legal entity: Abbr. => LLC
31 Across: Deck the Halls contraction => TIS
32 Across: Horses' houses => BARNS
34 Across: Like Cheerios => OATEN
36 Across: Cigar remnants => ASH
39 Across: Cunning => SLY
40 Across: *Rolling to the terminal => TAXIING
42 Across: Meadow => LEA
43 Across: Prof.'s aides => TAS
44 Across: Dress named for a letter => ALINE
45 Across: Red giant in the night sky => SSTAR
47 Across: Gobbled down => ATE
48 Across: Oilers, on NHL scoreboards => EDM
50 Across: Drake or drone, e.g. => MALE
51 Across: Sully, as a reputation => TARNISH
55 Across: *Berra's No one goes there anymore. It's too crowded, e.g. => YOGIISM
57 Across: Borders on => ABUTS
58 Across: Frightened, in Shakespeare => AFEARD
60 Across: *Asian mushroom => SHIITAKE
62 Across: Prove false => NEGATE
66 Across: Truck weight unit => TON
67 Across: Bright thought => IDEA
68 Across: Yes, captain ... and a phonetic hint to the answers to starred clues => AYEAYE
69 Across: Unit of work => ERG
70 Across: Sell for => COST
71 Across: Snide commentary => SNARK

Down Clues and Answers:

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1 Down: 1/6 fl. oz. => TSP
2 Down: Spa user's reaction => AHH
3 Down: Golf ball position => LIE
4 Down: Bigwig => KINGPIN
5 Down: Department __ => STORE
6 Down: HELLO ... (hello) ..., e.g. => ECHO
7 Down: Shut out, in a game => BLANK
8 Down: Arrow shooter => BOW
9 Down: Table showing teams' won-lost records => STANDINGS
10 Down: Under-the-table money => BRIBE
11 Down: Onion bagel alternative => BIALY
12 Down: Ice cream holders => CONES
14 Down: Texting alternative => EMAIL
19 Down: Charged particles => IONS
21 Down: Mississippi port => BILOXI
23 Down: Blue Ribbon beer => PABST
24 Down: City about 65 miles west of Daytona Beach => OCALA
25 Down: Two of them precede quite contrary => MARYS
27 Down: Fla.-to-Cal. highway => ITEN
30 Down: Fictional mutiny ship => CAINE
33 Down: Sports page datum => STATISTIC
35 Down: Many a Woodstock T-shirt => TIEDYE
36 Down: Asia's __ Mountains => ALTAI
37 Down: Flippered mammals => SEALS
38 Down: Group of 37-Down => HAREM
41 Down: Bar pints => ALES
46 Down: Wee bit => SMIDGEN
47 Down: Against => ANTI
49 Down: Polynesian Disney princess => MOANA
51 Down: Ability to discern quality => TASTE
52 Down: Find repugnant => ABHOR
53 Down: Regretting => RUING
54 Down: Cod cousins => HAKES
56 Down: Overcast colors, in London => GREYS
59 Down: Tour de force => FEAT
61 Down: Brouhaha => ADO
63 Down: Strong bond rating => AAA
64 Down: Norse god of war => TYR
65 Down: A mouse! => EEK

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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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