Crossword Answers For: Thursday, August 12, 2021

Across Clues and Answers:

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1 Across: Spot for honored guests => DAIS
5 Across: AutoZone rival => NAPA
9 Across: Long-necked African mammal => OKAPI
14 Across: 1 for H, e.g. => ATNO
15 Across: Help flee a collar => ABET
16 Across: One finalizing a return, perhaps => FILER
17 Across: Plane storage area => TOOLCHEST
19 Across: Knighted golf analyst => FALDO
20 Across: Itzcoatl, for one => AZTEC
21 Across: Kansas __ => CITY
23 Across: Hardly flushed => WAN
24 Across: Alpine resort features => SCENICHOTELS
28 Across: Kleptomaniacal toon monkey => ABU
31 Across: Paper gauge => PLY
32 Across: Migraine symptoms => AURAS
33 Across: Excludes => BANS
35 Across: Pivot around => SLUE
38 Across: This I __ see => GOTTA
40 Across: Overnight bag item ... and what's literally hidden in 17-, 24-. 51- and 63-Across => CHANGEOFCLOTHES
43 Across: Arabian Peninsula capital => SANAA
44 Across: Linguist Chomsky => NOAM
45 Across: Radio button => SEEK
46 Across: Seriously wounds => MAIMS
48 Across: Easy mark => SAP
50 Across: Treasure Island monogram => RLS
51 Across: St. Petersburg's Vaganova Academy, e.g. => BALLETSCHOOL
55 Across: Name from the French for beloved => AMY
56 Across: Zip => BRIO
57 Across: Bounded => LEAPT
61 Across: Musical buzzer => KAZOO
63 Across: Kyra Sedgwick TV title role => THECLOSER
66 Across: Abrasive mineral => EMERY
67 Across: Quick correction => UNDO
68 Across: Diamond figure => NINE
69 Across: Carpentry grooves => DADOS
70 Across: Quiet Yo => PSST
71 Across: One way to go => EASY

Down Clues and Answers:

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1 Down: __ mining => DATA
2 Down: The whole shebang => ATOZ
3 Down: How some close NFL games are won => INOT
4 Down: Pump bottoms => SOLES
5 Down: Not feelin' it => NAH
6 Down: The Great Emancipator, familiarly => ABE
7 Down: Frequent De Niro co-star => PESCI
8 Down: Tall story? => ATTIC
9 Down: Scoot along, now => OFFYOUGO
10 Down: Soul seller => KIA
11 Down: Come rain or come shine => ALLWEATHER
12 Down: C&W strings => PEDALSTEEL
13 Down: Clubs seen near woods => IRONS
18 Down: Sputnik letters => CCCP
22 Down: Hip-hop article => THA
25 Down: More => ELSE
26 Down: Guitar string option => NYLON
27 Down: Gentle gaits => TROTS
28 Down: Beginner's lesson => ABCS
29 Down: Nassau rum drink => BAHAMAMAMA
30 Down: Like raw 1-Down => UNANALYZED
34 Down: Gourmet gastropod => SNAIL
36 Down: Storied abduction craft => UFO
37 Down: Internet funding => ECASH
39 Down: Big favors => ASKS
41 Down: Handhelds that debuted in 1989 => GAMEBOYS
42 Down: Texter's Too funny! => LMAO
47 Down: Orchestra sect. => STR
49 Down: Interview => POLL
51 Down: __ beans => BAKED
52 Down: Abs-strengthening exercise => SITUP
53 Down: Attorney Roy and sports anchor Linda => COHNS
54 Down: Spaghetti Western director Sergio => LEONE
58 Down: K2 locale => ASIA
59 Down: Pilot and others => PENS
60 Down: Hoops long shot => TREY
62 Down: Acapulco gold => ORO
64 Down: News VIPs => EDS
65 Down: Barracks unit => COT

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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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