Crossword Answers For: Wednesday, August 12, 2020

Across Clues and Answers:

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1 Across: The Boy Who Cried Wolf, e.g. => FABLE
6 Across: __ bean => NAVY
10 Across: Gee whiz! => OMG
13 Across: Name on a sweetener packet => EQUAL
14 Across: Après-ski drink => COCOA
15 Across: IOC country two before NZL, alphabetically => NOR
16 Across: Go off without a hiccup => RUNSMOOTHLY
18 Across: Still, in verse => THO
19 Across: Needs for 3-Downs => BATS
20 Across: WSJ headline topic => IPO
21 Across: Tobacco plug => CHAW
22 Across: Singapore makeup => ISLANDS
26 Across: Complain (about) => RAIL
27 Across: PC corner key => ESC
30 Across: Paranormal power => PSYCHOMETRY
32 Across: Hawaiian Congresswoman Gabbard => TULSI
34 Across: 50 minutes on a couch, say => SESSION
35 Across: Going out with => SEEING
37 Across: Divvies up => ALLOTS
40 Across: Harsh => ACERBIC
44 Across: Big name in insurance => AETNA
45 Across: London-based credit brand => BARCLAYCARD
48 Across: List-ending abbr. => ETC
49 Across: A Death in the Family author James => AGEE
50 Across: Crack shot => DEADEYE
52 Across: Comic Foxx => REDD
53 Across: New Deal agcy. => NRA
54 Across: Baseball's Rose => PETE
58 Across: One might be under a selfie => BIO
59 Across: Site of a tennis focus match ... and a hint to what's hidden in 16-, 30- and 45-Across? => CENTERCOURT
63 Across: The Cyclones of the Big 12 Conf. => ISU
64 Across: Spanish 41-Down => ADIOS
65 Across: Bitter-tasting => ACRID
66 Across: Lifesaver, briefly => EMT
67 Across: Water ___ => POLO
68 Across: Hits hard => WHOPS

Down Clues and Answers:

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1 Down: Stepbrother of Phineas on a Disney animated series => FERB
2 Down: Shade of blue => AQUA
3 Down: Hit close to home? => BUNT
4 Down: Indian yogurt drink => LASSI
5 Down: Nightmare street => ELM
6 Down: Never ever => NOTONCE
7 Down: Bah! in Bavaria => ACH
8 Down: Tennessee athlete, briefly => VOL
9 Down: Joyous shout => YAY
10 Down: Speaking of which ... => ONTHATNOTE
11 Down: Sweater material => MOHAIR
12 Down: Guttural => GROWLY
14 Down: HMO outlays => COPAYS
17 Down: Works on walls => OILS
21 Down: Bayou cuisine => CREOLE
23 Down: Rubylike gemstone => SPINEL
24 Down: Post-9/11 cabinet agcy. => DHS
25 Down: Slugging Sammy => SOSA
27 Down: The War of the Worlds villains, for short => ETS
28 Down: Bring an action => SUE
29 Down: Decamped, say => CLEAREDOUT
31 Down: Address for a noblewoman => MILADY
33 Down: Urged to attack, with on => SICCED
36 Down: Former senior => GRAD
38 Down: Wile E. Coyote purchase => TNT
39 Down: Pouch => SAC
41 Down: English 64-Across => BYE
42 Down: Just watch me! => ICANTOO
43 Down: Close-knit groups => CADRES
45 Down: She's a doll => BARBIE
46 Down: Discrimination based on years => AGEISM
47 Down: Raise => REAR
51 Down: Many, many years => EPOCH
55 Down: Spanish coin => EURO
56 Down: Fall lead-in, maybe => TRIP
57 Down: Flight board listings: Abbr. => ETDS
59 Down: Souvenir shop purchase => CAP
60 Down: Tokyo, formerly => EDO
61 Down: Nothing => NIL
62 Down: Crow cry => CAW

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This crossword has 36 across clues and 41 down clues. In total 77 clues are solved in the section above.
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