Crossword Answers For: Monday, August 30, 2021

Across Clues and Answers:

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1 Across: To-do list entry => TASK
5 Across: Largely seasonal Golden Arches sandwich => MCRIB
10 Across: Mimicked => APED
14 Across: Not doing much => IDLE
15 Across: The Vampire Diaries protagonist => ELENA
16 Across: Sleeveless top, briefly => CAMI
17 Across: Special access for celebrities => PRIVATEENTRANCE
20 Across: Slender fish => EELS
21 Across: Boxer Laila => ALI
22 Across: Garfield's dog frenemy => ODIE
23 Across: Mass communication? => PRAYERSERVICE
26 Across: Fire up, as a motor => REV
27 Across: Thumbs-up vote => YEA
28 Across: Superman foe Luthor => LEX
31 Across: Fill drink orders => TENDBAR
35 Across: Navigational aid letters => GPS
38 Across: Winter glider => SLED
40 Across: Greet at the door => SEEIN
41 Across: Well-organized => NEAT
42 Across: Presidential biographer __ Kearns Goodwin => DORIS
44 Across: Ctrl-__-Del => ALT
45 Across: Heats, as water for pasta => BOILS
46 Across: Popular Chinese takeout dish => PORKFRIEDRICE
49 Across: Praise highly => EXTOL
50 Across: Freeway vehicles => AUTOS
51 Across: Markdowns, and what 17-, 23- and 46-Across all exhibit => PRICECUTS
55 Across: Modern hotel amenity => WIFI
58 Across: Word from the Yiddish for expert => MAVEN
59 Across: Stereotypical techie => NERD
63 Across: Fencing sword => EPEE
64 Across: Like milk on the floor => SPILT
65 Across: Nabisco cookie => OREO
66 Across: Easy __ it => DOES
67 Across: Screams => YELLS
68 Across: Negotiator's asset => TACT

Down Clues and Answers:

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1 Down: Helpful hint => TIP
2 Down: Madison Ave. figure => ADREP
3 Down: More cunning => SLIER
4 Down: Body armor fiber => KEVLAR
5 Down: Got together with => MET
6 Down: Easily understood => CLEAR
7 Down: Film spools => REELS
8 Down: Concave navel => INNIE
9 Down: Softball club => BAT
10 Down: Northeasternmost U.S. national park => ACADIA
11 Down: Terrified reaction => PANIC
12 Down: Game show host, e.g. => EMCEE
13 Down: Fizzle out => DIE
18 Down: To date => ASYET
19 Down: Mars explorer => ROVER
24 Down: Pre-holiday nights => EVES
25 Down: Late Night actress Amy => RYAN
28 Down: Hallucinogenic drug => LSD
29 Down: Skip the big wedding, maybe => ELOPE
30 Down: It's a copy and a company => XEROX
32 Down: At hand => NEAR
33 Down: Shop with a slicer => DELI
34 Down: Quick meal => BITE
35 Down: Company with a spokeslizard => GEICO
36 Down: Goes white from fright => PALES
37 Down: Ave. crossers => STS
39 Down: Desserts topped with gummy worms => DIRTPIES
41 Down: Wrong-o! => NOITSNOT
43 Down: Chocolate-and-toffee bar => SKOR
45 Down: Champagne variety => BRUT
47 Down: Weak, as an excuse => FLIMSY
48 Down: Discourages => DAUNTS
52 Down: Magician's garb => CAPE
53 Down: Bad to the bone => EVIL
54 Down: Solar panel component => CELL
55 Down: Tied the knot => WED
56 Down: Debut on the NYSE => IPO
57 Down: Consultant's payment => FEE
60 Down: Named time span => ERA
61 Down: Remote button => REC
62 Down: Speck in a URL => DOT

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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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