Crossword Answers For: Monday, January 18, 2021

Across Clues and Answers:

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1 Across: Field of Dreams state => IOWA
5 Across: Easing of govt. control => DEREG
10 Across: Snow glider => SLED
14 Across: Iranian ruler ousted in 1979 => SHAH
15 Across: Teaser ad => PROMO
16 Across: Buzzing colony => HIVE
17 Across: Energy-boosting munch => POWERSNACK
19 Across: Be it __ so humble ... => EVER
20 Across: Former SeaWorld attraction => SHAMU
21 Across: Meadowland => LEA
22 Across: Convenience store inconvenience => LINE
23 Across: Explosive container for muzzle-loading guns => POWDERFLASK
27 Across: Miss a birdie by one => MAKEPAR
31 Across: Base runner's undoing => TAG
32 Across: Not fer => AGIN
33 Across: Qualifying race => HEAT
36 Across: Waterproof fishing boot => WADER
40 Across: Period or comma => PUNCTUATIONMARK
43 Across: With regret => SADLY
44 Across: __ Ration: old dog food brand => KENL
45 Across: Opera star Pinza => EZIO
46 Across: Covert __: secret missions => OPS
48 Across: Lip applications => GLOSSES
50 Across: Escape from jail => PRISONBREAK
55 Across: __ Emu: insurance ad bird => LIMU
56 Across: Dublin's land: Abbr. => IRE
57 Across: Lauder of makeup => ESTEE
62 Across: Seaweed gelatin => AGAR
63 Across: Shredded Southern barbecue dish that's depicted in this puzzle's circles => PULLEDPORK
66 Across: Buster Brown's dog => TIGE
67 Across: Cybercommerce => ETAIL
68 Across: Word after cutting or leading => EDGE
69 Across: Poetic tributes => ODES
70 Across: Battle of the __ => SEXES
71 Across: Stack under a tarp => WOOD

Down Clues and Answers:

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1 Down: Web access cos. => ISPS
2 Down: I know! Call on me! => OHOH
3 Down: Toddler's drink => WAWA
4 Down: Can I get a word in? => AHEM
5 Down: Two-outs-in-a-single-AB stats => DPS
6 Down: East end? => ERN
7 Down: Author Dahl => ROALD
8 Down: Ceremony host => EMCEE
9 Down: Low-riding, open-wheel racer => GOKART
10 Down: Sleight-of-hand scams => SHELLGAMES
11 Down: Wife of Augustus => LIVIA
12 Down: Odds opposite => EVENS
13 Down: Jeter elected to the Hall of Fame => DEREK
18 Down: Kentucky's __ Arena => RUPP
24 Down: Island near Maui => OAHU
25 Down: Inflict, as havoc => WREAK
26 Down: Stag's daughter => FAWN
27 Down: Weather report visual aids => MAPS
28 Down: Isla surrounder => AGUA
29 Down: Be __: rewind: old video rental reminder => KIND
30 Down: Extras in an envelope => ENCLOSURES
34 Down: Didn't fast => ATE
35 Down: Hint of color => TINGE
37 Down: Häagen-__ => DAZS
38 Down: The E in the mnemonic HOMES => ERIE
39 Down: Bygone theaters => RKOS
41 Down: Keying-in error => TYPO
42 Down: Cantina crockery => OLLA
47 Down: Blade star Wesley => SNIPES
49 Down: Gave the nod to => OKED
50 Down: Student of Socrates => PLATO
51 Down: Stiff as a board => RIGID
52 Down: Public persona => IMAGE
53 Down: Et tu, __? => BRUTE
54 Down: No reason to get all upset! => RELAX
58 Down: Eject, as lava => SPEW
59 Down: Chore list heading => TODO
60 Down: Hence, in logic => ERGO
61 Down: Barely made it, with by => EKED
64 Down: Tell it like it isn't => LIE
65 Down: Golf's Big Easy Ernie => ELS

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This crossword has 35 across clues and 42 down clues. In total 77 clues are solved in the section above.
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