Crossword Answers For: Saturday, August 14, 2021

Across Clues and Answers:

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1 Across: Ottoman Empire symbol => FEZ
4 Across: Deep divide => CHASM
9 Across: __ candle => ROMAN
14 Across: Martinique, par exemple => ILE
15 Across: Shade => UMBRA
16 Across: Soul, to Aristotle => ANIMA
17 Across: On the contrary => FARFROMIT
19 Across: Principle => TENET
20 Across: Online loan calculator, e.g. => ETOOL
21 Across: Put out of action => SIDELINE
23 Across: Ordained => DECREED
26 Across: Junction point => NODE
27 Across: [Eyeroll] => HEREWEGOAGAIN
32 Across: Vast amounts => SEAS
34 Across: Name on a Speed movie poster => SANDRA
35 Across: Letter spelled by inserting a letter into another letter => PSI
36 Across: Wish list items => WANTS
38 Across: Protein-building molecule => RNA
39 Across: __ Ideas Festival: annual Western resort conference => ASPEN
41 Across: Clemson's conf. => ACC
42 Across: Toshiro ___, actor in many Kurosawa films => MIFUNE
45 Across: 1940 toon goldfish => CLEO
46 Across: Broad perspective => THEBIGPICTURE
49 Across: Mideast carrier => ELAL
50 Across: Dizziness cause, perhaps => EARACHE
53 Across: Could be taken for => PASSESAS
57 Across: __ moi, le déluge: Louis XV => APRES
58 Across: 24-part epic => ILIAD
59 Across: Sorry, you can't talk me out of this => NOIINSIST
62 Across: Cosmic balance => KARMA
63 Across: College sports channel => ESPNU
64 Across: Nottingham-to-London dir. => SSE
65 Across: Operative => ASSET
66 Across: Things to do => TASKS
67 Across: Word in many rates => PER

Down Clues and Answers:

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1 Down: Played a high wind => FIFED
2 Down: Gratify => ELATE
3 Down: Not a prayer => ZEROCHANCE
4 Down: Winter Olympian => CURLER
5 Down: Kaiser offering => HMO
6 Down: SALT subject => ABM
7 Down: Mumbai misters => SRIS
8 Down: Courtship ritual => MATINGDANCE
9 Down: Like investment-grade bonds => RATEDAAA
10 Down: What yoga may be practiced on => ONELEG
11 Down: iPad choice => MINI
12 Down: Agreed! => AMEN
13 Down: Silver of FiveThirtyEight => NATE
18 Down: __ green => FOREST
22 Down: In spot? => DOOR
24 Down: Some RPI grads => EES
25 Down: Ceres, for one => DWARFPLANET
28 Down: The blahs => ENNUI
29 Down: Classic autumn treat => APPLECRISP
30 Down: Ah => ISEE
31 Down: Baja boy => NINO
32 Down: Thwack => SWAT
33 Down: Term regarding distribution => EACH
37 Down: Was friendly to => SMILEDAT
40 Down: Throws out => SCRAPS
43 Down: Hometown Proud supermarkets => IGAS
44 Down: DFW posting => ETA
47 Down: __ Mucho: classic Consuelo Velázquez song => BESAME
48 Down: Seventh of eight => URANUS
51 Down: Siddhartha author => HESSE
52 Down: Fruity compound => ESTER
53 Down: Rabbit relative => PIKA
54 Down: That's too bad => ALAS
55 Down: Quaint letter opener => SIRS
56 Down: 600 Home Run Club member => SOSA
60 Down: Online addresses, for short => IPS
61 Down: Publicity => INK

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This crossword has 35 across clues and 38 down clues. In total 73 clues are solved in the section above.
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