Crossword Answers For: Tuesday, February 2, 2021

Across Clues and Answers:

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1 Across: Morse code component => DASH
5 Across: John Wick, for one => HITMAN
11 Across: Wedding reception VIPs => DJS
14 Across: Puerto Rico, por ejemplo => ISLA
15 Across: Blueprint => SCHEMA
16 Across: Legendary bird of prey => ROC
17 Across: *Carpe diem => SEIZETHEDAY
19 Across: Rap sheet letters => AKA
20 Across: Zip your lip! => CANIT
21 Across: Lust or greed => SIN
22 Across: And how! => AMEN
23 Across: *Be the first to begin => GETAHEADSTART
27 Across: Hug => EMBRACE
29 Across: Mom's mom => NANA
30 Across: Extended pd. away from work => LOA
31 Across: Notable period => ERA
33 Across: Commercial charge => ADFEE
37 Across: U.K. network => BBC
38 Across: *Party gifts container => GRABBAG
41 Across: Coffee dispenser => URN
42 Across: Invite for => ASKTO
44 Across: Aggregate => SUM
45 Across: Container cover => LID
46 Across: Escape clauses => OUTS
49 Across: Letters in alphabet soup => NOODLES
52 Across: *Act in desperation => GRASPATSTRAWS
56 Across: Retinal cells => RODS
57 Across: Fannie or Ginnie follower => MAE
58 Across: Silently understood => TACIT
61 Across: Dismissal metaphor, with the => AXE
62 Across: Familiar slogan ... and what each answer to a starred clue is? => CATCHPHRASE
65 Across: A-lister => VIP
66 Across: Wind instruments => FLUTES
67 Across: Biter on a pooch => FLEA
68 Across: Nonetheless => YET
69 Across: Corporate jet maker => CESSNA
70 Across: Hide partner => SEEK

Down Clues and Answers:

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1 Down: Frisbee, for one => DISC
2 Down: Befuddled => ASEA
3 Down: Shoe with a strap that nearly encircles the ankle => SLINGBACK
4 Down: More smoke-filled => HAZIER
5 Down: FDR's successor => HST
6 Down: German pronoun found in half of Munich? => ICH
7 Down: What we have here => THESE
8 Down: Highway divider => MEDIAN
9 Down: Actress Seales of Insecure => AMANDA
10 Down: Opposing vote => NAY
11 Down: Emmy category => DRAMA
12 Down: Phoenix's 2019 Best Actor role => JOKER
13 Down: Few and far between => SCANT
18 Down: At Last singer James => ETTA
22 Down: Hardly any => ATAD
24 Down: Taiwanese PC maker => ACER
25 Down: Queen of Olympus => HERA
26 Down: Reel trouble => SNAG
27 Down: Napoleon's 1814 place of exile => ELBA
28 Down: Unruly crowds => MOBS
32 Down: Tummy muscles => ABS
34 Down: Comprehensive => FULLSCALE
35 Down: Shallowest Great Lake => ERIE
36 Down: Goals => ENDS
38 Down: Rise, as prices => GOUP
39 Down: Batter's job in a squeeze play => BUNT
40 Down: Eros, in Rome => AMOR
43 Down: Discard => TOSS
47 Down: Husk-wrapped cantina food => TAMALE
48 Down: Something to update on Facebook => STATUS
50 Down: Solemn vow => OATH
51 Down: Whistle While You Work septet => DWARFS
52 Down: Turkey topper => GRAVY
53 Down: Chicago showgirl Hart => ROXIE
54 Down: Highly skilled => ADEPT
55 Down: Splinter groups => SECTS
59 Down: Understanding words => ISEE
60 Down: Hardwood tree => TEAK
62 Down: Ozone-depleting chemical => CFC
63 Down: Farm layer => HEN
64 Down: Free TV spot => PSA

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This crossword has 37 across clues and 42 down clues. In total 79 clues are solved in the section above.
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