Crossword Answers For: Wednesday, May 12, 2021

Across Clues and Answers:

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1 Across: Boyfriend => BEAU
5 Across: Still, briefly => THO
8 Across: Taunt => GIBE
12 Across: Chief Norse god => ODIN
13 Across: Adler in Sherlock Holmes fiction => IRENE
15 Across: I got this, boss => ONIT
16 Across: __ Khalifa: Dubai structure that's the world's tallest => BURJ
17 Across: Apple throwaways => CORES
18 Across: Bout enders, briefly => TKOS
19 Across: Julie Andrews Oscar-winning role => MARYPOPPINS
22 Across: Crimson Tide nickname => BAMA
23 Across: Hightail it, old-style => HIE
24 Across: Caps for Highlanders => TAMS
26 Across: Character who sings When You Wish Upon a Star => JIMINYCRICKET
29 Across: By oneself => SOLELY
30 Across: Garden clippers => SHEARS
32 Across: Best in Show actor Willard => FRED
33 Across: Pack animals => MULES
37 Across: Shucks! => DRAT
38 Across: Approved, briefly => OKD
39 Across: Part ways => SPLITUP
41 Across: Operative => SPY
42 Across: Emma Peel's partner on The Avengers => JOHNSTEED
44 Across: Luminance => SHEEN
47 Across: Towing org. => AAA
48 Across: Twiggy abodes => NESTS
52 Across: Clothing store department => WOMENS
54 Across: Justice Gorsuch's predecessor => SCALIA
55 Across: With The, Netflix title superhero team ... and a hint to something associated with 19-, 26- and 42-Across => UMBRELLAACADEMY
59 Across: Born, in bios => NEE
60 Across: Santa's elves' workplace => TOYSHOP
61 Across: The Grand Budapest Hotel director Anderson => WES
62 Across: Dog's warning => GRR
63 Across: Up-and-down rides => SEESAWS
64 Across: Sign at a hot show => SRO

Down Clues and Answers:

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1 Down: Hope with jokes => BOB
2 Down: School URL letters => EDU
3 Down: Sent by plane => AIRMAILED
4 Down: Removed stuck paper from => UNJAMMED
5 Down: Prize on the mantel => TROPHY
6 Down: Like many a rescue => HEROIC
7 Down: Sale limit, briefly => ONEPER
8 Down: Prepared to skinny-dip => GOTNAKED
9 Down: Fountain pen mishaps => INKSMEARS
10 Down: eharmony profile part => BIO
11 Down: Sci-fi beings => ETS
13 Down: Bone-chilling => ICY
14 Down: Sixth sense: Abbr. => ESP
20 Down: Amtrak track => RAIL
21 Down: Something to scratch => ITCH
22 Down: One-named Icelandic singer => BJORK
25 Down: Watch fastener => STRAP
27 Down: Female folklore deity => NYMPH
28 Down: Put into circulation, as stamps => ISSUE
29 Down: Bay Area airport code => SFO
31 Down: Messy dorm room, say => STY
34 Down: Arm bone => ULNA
35 Down: __ Cuddy, Dean of Medicine on House => LISA
36 Down: At Last singer James => ETTA
39 Down: Shakespeare's 150+ => SONNETS
40 Down: Ballpoint covers => PENCAPS
42 Down: Boobird's output => JEER
43 Down: Kaput, as a battery => DEAD
44 Down: Took a cut, in baseball => SWUNG
45 Down: Baseball dinger => HOMER
46 Down: Glowing leftover => EMBER
49 Down: Oodles => SLEWS
50 Down: It may set off a beeper => TIMER
51 Down: Right to decide => SAYSO
53 Down: Gin fizz flavor => SLOE
54 Down: Garbage boat => SCOW
56 Down: Caustic cleanser => LYE
57 Down: Pack animal => ASS
58 Down: Bingo! => AHA

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This crossword has 35 across clues and 40 down clues. In total 75 clues are solved in the section above.
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