Crossword Answers For: Wednesday, August 18, 2021

Across Clues and Answers:

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1 Across: Inferior in quality => CHEAP
6 Across: Temple mascot Hooter T. __ => OWL
9 Across: Edsel and Ishtar, e.g. => FLOPS
14 Across: Gossipy Hopper => HEDDA
15 Across: Month in printemps => MAI
16 Across: Chicago showgirl => ROXIE
17 Across: Singing the praises of => EXTOLLING
19 Across: Tiny Alice dramatist => ALBEE
20 Across: Longtime game show that features stunts and a time limit => BEATTHECLOCK
22 Across: State as fact => ASSERT
25 Across: Parlor art, briefly => TAT
26 Across: Horror film director Craven => WES
27 Across: Website help sect. => FAQ
28 Across: Résumés, for short => CVS
31 Across: Family nickname => SIS
33 Across: High-quality investment => BLUECHIPSTOCK
38 Across: Quiet => STILL
39 Across: __ pay => NET
40 Across: Wynonna's mother => NAOMI
43 Across: Lose it => BLOWONESSTACK
46 Across: Kalamazoo-to-Cincinnati dir. => SSE
47 Across: Only even prime number => TWO
48 Across: Ka __: southernmost Big Island point => LAE
49 Across: Black-ish network => ABC
52 Across: Weaken => EBB
54 Across: Pax __ => ROMANA
57 Across: Megahits, and what the interior letters of 20-, 33- and 43-Across effectively are? => BLOCKBUSTERS
61 Across: Sported => HADON
62 Across: Didn't stop behind in time => REARENDED
66 Across: Muscat native => OMANI
67 Across: Managed => RAN
68 Across: Corpulent => OBESE
69 Across: Router button => RESET
70 Across: Texter's Yikes! => OMG
71 Across: Bit of hardware => SCREW

Down Clues and Answers:

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1 Down: Michael of SNL => CHE
2 Down: Spell => HEX
3 Down: Summer hrs. at Augusta National => EDT
4 Down: Acrobat maker => ADOBE
5 Down: Not as tanned => PALER
6 Down: Forget about => OMIT
7 Down: Crave, e.g. => WANT
8 Down: Tenth word of the National Anthem => LIGHT
9 Down: Elementary math subject => FRACTIONS
10 Down: Lounge around => LOLL
11 Down: U-shaped river bend => OXBOW
12 Down: King or queen, perhaps => PIECE
13 Down: Goes after => SEEKS
18 Down: Hold (onto) => LATCH
21 Down: Part of 46-Across => EAST
22 Down: Dover and Edwards, e.g., briefly => AFBS
23 Down: Pass the __ => SALT
24 Down: __ kick: tricky football ploy => SQUIB
29 Down: Asti product => VINO
30 Down: Used up => SPENT
32 Down: Order to go => SCAT
34 Down: Wings with rooms => ELLS
35 Down: Tightly connected => CLOSEKNIT
36 Down: Hearty entrée => STEW
37 Down: It's not a bear => KOALA
41 Down: Classic name in shoes => MCAN
42 Down: Maker of BILLY bookcases => IKEA
44 Down: MacArthur Park songwriter Jimmy => WEBB
45 Down: More angry => SORER
49 Down: Detest => ABHOR
50 Down: Fault => BLAME
51 Down: Musical endings => CODAS
53 Down: Grand Canyon animal => BURRO
55 Down: Thins, for instance => OREOS
56 Down: Rachel Maddow's network => MSNBC
58 Down: Volcano apex => CONE
59 Down: Ore source => SEAM
60 Down: Strong taste => TANG
63 Down: __ Spiegel => DER
64 Down: Legal conclusion? => ESE
65 Down: Morning moisture => DEW

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This crossword has 35 across clues and 42 down clues. In total 77 clues are solved in the section above.
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