Crossword Answers For: Wednesday, August 11, 2021

Across Clues and Answers:

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1 Across: Overnight portmanteau => MOTEL
6 Across: Virtual video game characters => SIMS
10 Across: Earn => MAKE
14 Across: Northeast speedster => ACELA
15 Across: Cookie with a Red Velvet limited edition => OREO
16 Across: Gobi location => ASIA
17 Across: *Popular display after Thanksgiving => CHRISTMASLIGHTS
20 Across: Word that can be possessive or objective => HER
21 Across: __ moment => AHA
22 Across: Easiest to kick back in => HOMIEST
23 Across: Sci-fi zappers => RAYGUNS
26 Across: You've got mail ISP => AOL
27 Across: *Jewelry-themed treat => CANDYNECKLACE
32 Across: 5-Down attribute => AROMA
34 Across: Have => EAT
35 Across: Common quote source: Abbr. => ANON
36 Across: Dirt road feature => RUT
37 Across: Sty guys => BOARS
39 Across: Ecstatic shout => YAY
40 Across: Negative start => ANTI
42 Across: Torah holder => ARK
43 Across: Cabbage or cheddar => MOOLA
45 Across: *Stereotypical fortuneteller's entrance item => BEADEDCURTAIN
49 Across: Walgreens rival => CVS
50 Across: Highly intelligent dogs => POODLES
52 Across: Vacuum challenge => PETHAIR
56 Across: Strummed strings => UKE
57 Across: Petting zoo bird => EMU
59 Across: Chamber groups ... and the answers to starred clues? => STRINGENSEMBLES
62 Across: That's enough! => STOP
63 Across: Cub pickup spot => NAPE
64 Across: Market path => AISLE
65 Across: They may be fake => TANS
66 Across: Agile => SPRY
67 Across: Caroler's selections => NOELS

Down Clues and Answers:

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1 Down: Eponymous physicist Ernst __ => MACH
2 Down: Autumn tone => OCHER
3 Down: Color that literally means baked earth => TERRACOTTA
4 Down: He's coming, in a Laura Nyro song => ELI
5 Down: Layered entrée => LASAGNA
6 Down: Quite a lot of => SOMANY
7 Down: Golden yrs. fund => IRA
8 Down: Netting => MESH
9 Down: One-person shows => SOLOACTS
10 Down: Gorilla of '60s cartoons => MAGILLA
11 Down: Queens stadium namesake => ASHE
12 Down: Hobbyists' purchases => KITS
13 Down: Right on the map => EAST
18 Down: Floor-hitting sound => THUD
19 Down: Reassurance heard after a crash from another room => IMOK
24 Down: November tuber => YAM
25 Down: Prepare to surprise, with on => SNEAKUP
28 Down: Shape of orecchiette pasta => EAR
29 Down: Last chance to speak up! => ANYONEELSE
30 Down: Out-of-favor power source => COAL
31 Down: Orinoco Flow singer => ENYA
32 Down: Speedy steed => ARAB
33 Down: Mystical video game symbol => RUNE
37 Down: Dark clouds, say => BADSIGNS
38 Down: Tolkien villain => ORC
41 Down: Implanted tracking devices, briefly => IDCHIPS
43 Down: Guy who's set for life => MADEMAN
44 Down: Olive extract => OIL
46 Down: Dear __ Hansen: Tony Award-winning musical => EVAN
47 Down: Wrestler Ronda => ROUSEY
48 Down: Joint puff => TOKE
51 Down: One of the senses => SMELL
52 Down: Whispered call => PSST
53 Down: James with soul => ETTA
54 Down: 2010 sci-fi sequel subtitled Legacy => TRON
55 Down: Collect, as rewards => REAP
58 Down: Trades on => USES
60 Down: D.C.-based airwaves org. => NPR
61 Down: Twitter profile info => BIO

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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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