Crossword Answers For: Saturday, February 27, 2021

Across Clues and Answers:

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1 Across: From __: faintly => AFAR
5 Across: Demanding quality => RIGOR
10 Across: Yamaha's Grizzly and Kodiak, briefly => ATVS
14 Across: Francis used a Jeep Wrangler as one in 2015 => POPEMOBILE
16 Across: Creep up on => NEAR
17 Across: Distortion for a cause => PROPAGANDA
18 Across: Santa Claus and His Works artist, 1866 => NAST
19 Across: Cloud-based access provider? => STPETER
20 Across: Silver Spring, Md., is part of it => DCAREA
22 Across: Places to learn perspective => ARTSCHOOLS
25 Across: Given what we know ... => ASITIS
28 Across: Likely to carry => LOUD
29 Across: Sanctions => OKS
32 Across: Its co-founder said, I do get disappointed that so many members spend so much time solving puzzles => MENSA
33 Across: French toast word => SANTE
34 Across: Dandy => FOP
35 Across: Irregular, as a job => ODD
36 Across: Most provocative => RACIEST
38 Across: Unsettle => JAR
39 Across: Backpacker's chain => REI
40 Across: Bucks => CLAMS
41 Across: Provençal sauce => AIOLI
43 Across: Often eponymous period => ERA
44 Across: Engage => HIRE
45 Across: Feign interest in => PLAYAT
46 Across: Pick-up artists? => NEATFREAKS
49 Across: Dish from Valencian for frying pan => PAELLA
51 Across: To whom Brando said, I coulda been a contender => STEIGER
55 Across: Longtime morning host => RIPA
56 Across: One of several coming out together => LITTERMATE
59 Across: Fix, in a way => EDIT
60 Across: Arch supports => INNERSOLES
61 Across: Clip => PACE
62 Across: Gets in the game => ANTES
63 Across: Sprawling => VAST

Down Clues and Answers:

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1 Down: Cell lineup => APPS
2 Down: Stronghold => FORT
3 Down: Per => APOP
4 Down: Wins again => REPEATS
5 Down: Writer's resource => ROGETS
6 Down: Bridge beams => IBARS
7 Down: Negroni need => GIN
8 Down: Worn out => OLD
9 Down: Screen displays => READOUTS
10 Down: Year's record => ANNAL
11 Down: Emotional oxymoron => TEARSOFJOY
12 Down: Pottery wheel product => VASE
13 Down: Mex. title => SRTA
15 Down: Like Amazonian society => MATRIARCHAL
21 Down: Some WWII message transmitters => CODETALKERS
23 Down: Certain horse race => CLAIMER
24 Down: Tweaks => HONES
25 Down: It may lead to un matrimonio => AMORE
26 Down: Ritual Jewish feast => SEDER
27 Down: The Mahabharata, e.g. => INDIANEPIC
30 Down: Billabong Zoo resident => KOALA
31 Down: Sail-extending pole => SPRIT
33 Down: Red Baron attire, Snoopy-style => SCARF
37 Down: Carrier to Malta => ALITALIA
42 Down: 1994 sci-fi memoir => IASIMOV
45 Down: Derby dads => PATERS
47 Down: Thrill => ELATE
48 Down: Cosmetic counter name => ESTEE
49 Down: Make ready => PREP
50 Down: Musical with the song Another Pyramid => AIDA
52 Down: Bash => GALA
53 Down: Seine summers => ETES
54 Down: Catch one's breath => REST
57 Down: Overnight spot => INN
58 Down: March Madness network => TNT

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This crossword has 35 across clues and 36 down clues. In total 71 clues are solved in the section above.
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