Crossword Answers For: Thursday, March 11, 2021

Across Clues and Answers:

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1 Across: John follower => ACTS
5 Across: Whack, biblically => SMITE
10 Across: Behold, to Cicero => ECCE
14 Across: Young Adult novel by Carl Hiaasen about an owl habitat => HOOT
15 Across: Wore => HADON
16 Across: Devise, with up => DRUM
17 Across: Blue-green => AQUAMARINE
19 Across: Garage occupant => AUTO
20 Across: Meeting of powerful nations => GGGGGGGSUMMIT
22 Across: One looking at a lot of tickets => USHER
24 Across: Berliner's Blimey! => ACH
25 Across: School contest => BEE
26 Across: It's __ good => ALL
27 Across: 2016 US Open champ Wawrinka => STAN
31 Across: Possessive pronoun => OUR
33 Across: Landlocked Asian country => LAOS
35 Across: Native Nebraskan => OTOE
37 Across: Carpenter's tool => RASP
40 Across: Campbell's concoction => VVVVVVVVJUICE
43 Across: Spotted => SEEN
44 Across: Breeze (through) => SAIL
45 Across: Vegas rollers => DICE
47 Across: Ping-Pong table need => NET
49 Across: Messy one => SLOB
51 Across: Goat's cry => MAA
52 Across: Braying beast => ASS
55 Across: Trig. function => COS
57 Across: I can take __! => AHINT
59 Across: Team at a drug bust => KKKKKKKKKUNIT
64 Across: Green on a weather map => RAIN
65 Across: Largest portion => LIONSSHARE
68 Across: Miranda __ of Homeland => OTTO
69 Across: Solutions and Other Problems writer Brosh => ALLIE
70 Across: Wheelhouse => AREA
71 Across: Retreat => NEST
72 Across: Blind parts => SLATS
73 Across: Old autocrat => TSAR

Down Clues and Answers:

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1 Down: Got it! => AHA
2 Down: __ au vin => COQ
3 Down: Compassionate but strict approach => TOUGHLOVE
4 Down: Put on => STAGE
5 Down: Carpet type => SHAG
6 Down: All Rise actress Helgenberger => MARG
7 Down: Got it => IDIG
8 Down: Island kingdom whose capital is Nuku'alofa => TONGA
9 Down: Romanian Rhapsodies composer => ENESCO
10 Down: Answer to the riddle What cheese is made backward? => EDAM
11 Down: Roomba pickup => CRUMB
12 Down: Term of affection => CUTIE
13 Down: Gush on stage => EMOTE
18 Down: Diamond VIPs => MGRS
21 Down: Freedom, in Swahili => UHURU
22 Down: Chi.-based flier => UAL
23 Down: Some Balkans => SLAVS
28 Down: Mazel __! => TOV
29 Down: Quads on roads => ATVS
30 Down: Breakout stars? => NOVAS
32 Down: Surprise attack => RAID
34 Down: Cinematographer Nykvist => SVEN
36 Down: Sermon subject => EVIL
38 Down: Curved sabers => SCIMITARS
39 Down: Butter __ => PECAN
41 Down: Jersey type => VNECK
42 Down: On the Floor singer => JLO
46 Down: Put away => EAT
48 Down: Stein's partner => TOKLAS
50 Down: Makes illegal => BANS
52 Down: LeBron's hometown => AKRON
53 Down: Do lutzes, say => SKATE
54 Down: Vaudeville fare => SKITS
56 Down: Ability => SKILL
58 Down: Percussion pair => HIHAT
60 Down: One in a sailor's repertoire => KNOT
61 Down: Beverage nut => KOLA
62 Down: Make mittens, say => KNIT
63 Down: Exploits => USES
66 Down: Irish actor Stephen => REA
67 Down: Mr. Potato Head piece => EAR

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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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