Crossword Answers For: Monday, May 17, 2021

Across Clues and Answers:

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1 Across: Mineral used in much tailor's chalk => TALC
5 Across: Bridge feat => SLAM
9 Across: March parade VIP => STPAT
14 Across: Hipbones => ILIA
15 Across: Ripped into pieces, with up => TORE
16 Across: Football venue => ARENA
17 Across: Rind => PEEL
18 Across: Terrible Russian ruler => IVAN
19 Across: Subsequently => LATER
20 Across: *Inside scoop => SCUTTLEBUTT
23 Across: Couple => TWO
24 Across: Civil rights leader Medgar => EVERS
25 Across: Greasy => OILY
27 Across: Feline metaphor for a wealthy donor => FATCAT
30 Across: Actress Bening => ANNETTE
33 Across: Brightly colored fish => OPAH
34 Across: Bathroom fixtures => TUBS
37 Across: Lucy's best friend in old TV => ETHEL
38 Across: Not dis? => DAT
39 Across: Decade in which the Slinky debuted ... and a phonetic hint to the answers to starred clues => FORTIES
41 Across: Part of ESL: Abbr. => ENG
42 Across: Eight-related => OCTAL
44 Across: Soccer score => GOAL
45 Across: Shaving lotion brand => AFTA
46 Across: Let go => RELEASE
48 Across: Newspaper chief => EDITOR
50 Across: Art Deco master => ERTE
51 Across: More wise => SAGER
53 Across: Proactiv target => ZIT
55 Across: *End-of-broadcasting image on old late-night TV => TESTPATTERN
60 Across: Farsi speaker => IRANI
62 Across: Beach bird => TERN
63 Across: I had no __!: What a surprise! => IDEA
64 Across: Frigid => POLAR
65 Across: Clapton who sang Layla => ERIC
66 Across: Sail support => MAST
67 Across: Public to-do => SCENE
68 Across: Brazilian soccer legend => PELE
69 Across: CPR pros => EMTS

Down Clues and Answers:

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1 Down: Waitstaff rewards => TIPS
2 Down: Actor Baldwin => ALEC
3 Down: In __ of gifts ... => LIEU
4 Down: Pasadena institute where most of The Big Bang Theory characters work => CALTECH
5 Down: High, thin heel => STILETTO
6 Down: Aficionado => LOVER
7 Down: Many Yemenis => ARABS
8 Down: Software options list => MENU
9 Down: Soup crackers => SALTINES
10 Down: Singer's syllable before la-la => TRA
11 Down: *Minor shoplifting crime, say => PETTYTHEFT
12 Down: Again => ANEW
13 Down: Hawaiian tuber => TARO
21 Down: FDR power project => TVA
22 Down: Freight weight => TON
26 Down: Allow => LET
27 Down: Big name in travel guides => FODOR
28 Down: Lickety-split => APACE
29 Down: *Snitch => TATTLETALE
30 Down: Largest continent => ASIA
31 Down: __-one: long odds => TENTO
32 Down: Pomp and Circumstance composer => ELGAR
35 Down: Strong desire => URGE
36 Down: Takin' Care of Business rockers, initially => BTO
39 Down: What a spare replaces => FLATTIRE
40 Down: Refinement => ELEGANCE
43 Down: __ Lingus => AER
45 Down: When the show must go on => AIRTIME
47 Down: Comprende? => SEE
49 Down: MLB's Tigers, on scoreboards => DET
51 Down: Cubic meter => STERE
52 Down: Month of showers => APRIL
53 Down: Postal codes => ZIPS
54 Down: Classic Camaro => IROC
56 Down: Big first for a baby => STEP
57 Down: Mild Dutch cheese => EDAM
58 Down: Take it easy => REST
59 Down: D.C. MLB team => NATS
61 Down: Tandoori bread => NAN

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This crossword has 39 across clues and 40 down clues. In total 79 clues are solved in the section above.
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