Crossword Answers For: Wednesday, May 5, 2021

Across Clues and Answers:

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1 Across: Wife of Jupiter => JUNO
5 Across: Element #5 => BORON
10 Across: Opening on Broadway => ACTI
14 Across: I'm thinkin' no => UHUH
15 Across: First in a line of Russian princes => IVANI
16 Across: Pastoral plaints => BAAS
17 Across: *Broadcast medium for major U.S. sporting events => NATIONALTV
19 Across: PC shortcut key => CTRL
20 Across: Teacher with a class of one => TUTOR
21 Across: Adrienne Rich work, e.g. => POEM
23 Across: Issa of The Lovebirds => RAE
24 Across: Gymnast Raisman => ALY
25 Across: *Request at a mom-and-pop store, maybe => CASHPAYMENT
29 Across: The Sweetest Taboo singer => SADE
30 Across: Right direction? => EAST
31 Across: Developer's unit => ACRE
34 Across: Investment option: Abbr. => IRA
36 Across: Align, as two signals => SYNCUP
38 Across: Early ... or where the answers to the starred clues' ending words can be found => AHEADOFSCHEDULE
41 Across: Brazilian port city => SANTOS
42 Across: 21st Greek letter => PHI
43 Across: Butcher's stock => MEAT
44 Across: School gps. => PTAS
45 Across: Takes advantage of => USES
47 Across: *NASA event => SPACEFLIGHT
51 Across: Seller of Souls => KIA
54 Across: Cartoon frame => CEL
55 Across: Chanel rival => DIOR
56 Across: Laughs loudly => ROARS
58 Across: Utah ski resort => ALTA
60 Across: *Field trip transport => CHARTERBUS
63 Across: Bigfoot in photos, e.g. => BLUR
64 Across: Shade thrower => HATER
65 Across: Novelist Émile => ZOLA
66 Across: Racy message => SEXT
67 Across: Adversary => ENEMY
68 Across: Fall in line => OBEY

Down Clues and Answers:

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1 Down: Leadership after some coups => JUNTA
2 Down: DIY moving option => UHAUL
3 Down: Like some candy bar flavors => NUTTY
4 Down: Indiana neighbor => OHIO
5 Down: TSA checkpoint container => BIN
6 Down: Fertility lab cells => OVA
7 Down: Lauren of fashion => RALPH
8 Down: Victorious => ONTOP
9 Down: Skin care brand => NIVEA
10 Down: The Rookie network => ABC
11 Down: Organization that keeps purr-ps off the street? => CATRESCUE
12 Down: Arachnophobe's nightmare => TARANTULA
13 Down: Comic strip landmass with a single palm tree => ISLET
18 Down: Penguin-hunting swimmer => ORCA
22 Down: What baloney! => MYEYE
26 Down: Until next time => ADIOS
27 Down: Feudal laborer => SERF
28 Down: Button-shaped candies => MANDMS
29 Down: Airport near Puget Sound, for short => SEATAC
31 Down: Two-yr. degrees => AAS
32 Down: Dave honored with a Mark Twain Prize in 2019 => CHAPPELLE
33 Down: Common prom expenditure => RENTALTUX
35 Down: African snake => ASP
36 Down: With 51-Down, skewered Middle Eastern dish => SHISH
37 Down: Puppy or kitten => PET
39 Down: Medicated => DOSED
40 Down: Down in one go => CHUG
46 Down: Raison d'__ => ETRE
47 Down: Wound covers => SCABS
48 Down: Microfilm unit => FICHE
49 Down: Mean Girls star Lindsay => LOHAN
50 Down: Very hot => IRATE
51 Down: See 36-Down => KABOB
52 Down: Yay me! => IRULE
53 Down: Test for purity => ASSAY
57 Down: Pastina relative => ORZO
59 Down: Valuable oil, say => ART
61 Down: Sleep letters => REM
62 Down: Have a go at => TRY

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This crossword has 37 across clues and 40 down clues. In total 77 clues are solved in the section above.
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