Crossword Answers For: Monday, September 28, 2020

Across Clues and Answers:

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1 Across: Sampras of tennis => PETE
5 Across: Biological pouches => SACS
9 Across: Monastery leader => ABBOT
14 Across: Door-to-door cosmetics company => AVON
15 Across: Folksy Guthrie => ARLO
16 Across: Lose one's cool completely => GOAPE
17 Across: *Half of a two-piece suit => BIKINITOP
19 Across: Tossed in a chip => ANTED
20 Across: Devious sort => SLYDOG
21 Across: __ the matter? => WHATS
23 Across: General with a Chinese dish named for him => TSO
24 Across: Village cousin => TOWN
26 Across: Beer after a shot => CHASER
30 Across: Actress Anderson => LONI
31 Across: *Indian spiced drink => CHAITEA
32 Across: Mental giant => BRAIN
35 Across: Like gloomy skies => GRAY
37 Across: Garr of Tootsie => TERI
38 Across: Cotton thread => LISLE
39 Across: In need of a towel => WET
40 Across: Blue eyes, e.g. => TRAIT
41 Across: Italian sparkling wine => ASTI
42 Across: Dolts => OAFS
43 Across: Get a new tenant for => RELET
44 Across: *Winter Olympics squad => SKITEAM
46 Across: So that's it! => ISEE
48 Across: Oppressive ruler => TYRANT
49 Across: Grab with a toothpick => STAB
50 Across: Old ultrafast plane, briefly => SST
53 Across: Popular search engine => YAHOO
55 Across: Light humor => LEVITY
57 Across: Colgate rival => ORALB
60 Across: Stop a fight ... and a hint to a literal feature of the answers to starred clues => BREAKITUP
62 Across: Burnett with a namesake Golden Globe => CAROL
63 Across: Checklist component => ITEM
64 Across: Barn topper => VANE
65 Across: At that place => THERE
66 Across: Anklebones => TALI
67 Across: Cogito-sum link => ERGO

Down Clues and Answers:

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1 Down: Blue Ribbon brewer => PABST
2 Down: Lesser of two __ => EVILS
3 Down: Planned 2020 Olympics city => TOKYO
4 Down: Oklahoma city NNW of Oklahoma City => ENID
5 Down: Ho Chi Minh City, formerly => SAIGON
6 Down: Museum display => ART
7 Down: Class cutup => CLOWN
8 Down: Last year's frosh => SOPH
9 Down: Mystery award named for a British writer => AGATHA
10 Down: *Miniature garden grower => BONSAITREE
11 Down: Flier that sleeps upside-down => BAT
12 Down: Reveal, to a poet => OPE
13 Down: Danson of TV => TED
18 Down: Nary a soul => NOTONE
22 Down: Needing a rubdown => ACHY
25 Down: Domed Native American dwelling => WIGWAM
27 Down: Make off with => STEAL
28 Down: Like a wolf's howl => EERIE
29 Down: Singer Bonnie => RAITT
30 Down: *American Crime actress => LILITAYLOR
31 Down: Keep tabs on a tabby => CATSIT
32 Down: Leave the launching pad, with off => BLAST
33 Down: Foolhardy => RISKY
34 Down: Up and about => ASTIR
36 Down: Slo-mo reviewer => REF
40 Down: Jeopardy! host => TREBEK
42 Down: Sworn statement => OATH
45 Down: Make possible => ENABLE
47 Down: Italian sub meat => SALAMI
49 Down: Not exactly, informally => SORTA
50 Down: Shankar's strings => SITAR
51 Down: Bitten by bees => STUNG
52 Down: Versatile blood donor => TYPEO
54 Down: In memoriam bio => OBIT
56 Down: __ le roi! => VIVE
57 Down: Costume-buying mo. => OCT
58 Down: Cheer word => RAH
59 Down: All bets __ off => ARE
61 Down: Fish that swims backwards => EEL

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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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