Crossword Answers For: Saturday, October 3, 2020

Across Clues and Answers:

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1 Across: Handle the roasting => TAKEAJOKE
10 Across: Large amounts => LOADS
15 Across: Words of exasperation => ICANTEVEN
16 Across: Like most residents of Nunavut => INUIT
17 Across: Ironic lead-in to stating the obvious => NEWSFLASH
18 Across: Slowly consume => NURSE
19 Across: Org. created in 2001 => TSA
20 Across: Request while extending a glass => ILLHAVESOME
22 Across: Light-footed => SPRY
24 Across: Disney princess voiced by Kristen Bell => ANNA
25 Across: Genre in a battle, perhaps => RAP
26 Across: Pandemonium => CHAOS
28 Across: Flakes in boxes => CEREALS
30 Across: Territory from 1861 to 1889 => DAKOTA
32 Across: Branches => SECTS
33 Across: Dove headfirst, maybe => SLID
34 Across: Surreptitious sip source => FLASK
36 Across: __ hammer => CLAW
40 Across: Quo Vadis director Mervyn __ => LEROY
42 Across: Area of influence => SPHERE
44 Across: Alma mater of about half the Supreme Court => YALELAW
47 Across: On the level => LEGIT
48 Across: Long beginning? => ERE
49 Across: Measures of current events? => AMPS
51 Across: Nepali wrap => SARI
52 Across: Briskly depart => SCAMPERAWAY
55 Across: Hogwash => ROT
58 Across: Nets => MAKES
59 Across: Lecturer's My bad => IMISSPOKE
61 Across: Skyfall singer => ADELE
62 Across: Dang! => CONSARNIT
63 Across: Ones who rarely skip class => NERDS
64 Across: Obvious => EASYTOSEE

Down Clues and Answers:

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1 Down: Add some contrast to => TINT
2 Down: High pair => ACES
3 Down: Jet Ski maker => KAWASAKI
4 Down: Two for dinner? => ENS
5 Down: Before digging deeper => ATFIRST
6 Down: Kids' sandwich ingredient => JELLY
7 Down: Like zeroes => OVAL
8 Down: Die Young singer => KESHA
9 Down: Increases in desirability => ENHANCES
10 Down: Illustrations without shades and hues => LINEART
11 Down: Heavy weight => ONUS
12 Down: Highlights? => AURORA
13 Down: Really bad => DISMAL
14 Down: Soaks => STEEPS
21 Down: Tee choices => VNECKS
23 Down: Toy with curly hair => POODLE
26 Down: Media with narrow tracks => CDS
27 Down: Movie villain that reads lips => HAL
29 Down: Relativity artist => ESCHER
31 Down: Slopeside sight => AFRAME
32 Down: ... to name one => SAY
35 Down: Ad come-on => LOWPRICE
37 Down: Cool Hand Luke restraints => LEGIRONS
38 Down: Chase Field team, on scoreboards => ARI
39 Down: __ paint => WET
41 Down: Goes by => ELAPSES
43 Down: Doesn't do seriously => PLAYSAT
44 Down: Boss-pleasing guy => YESMAN
45 Down: The Suburbs Grammy-winning indie rock band __ Fire => ARCADE
46 Down: Secret source => LEAKER
50 Down: American __ => SAMOA
51 Down: Showing 'tude => SASSY
53 Down: Merge => MELD
54 Down: Standings column => WINS
56 Down: Arkansan's neighbor => OKIE
57 Down: Nice place for a cap? => TETE
60 Down: Behind => PRO

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This crossword has 33 across clues and 38 down clues. In total 71 clues are solved in the section above.
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