Crossword Answers For: Wednesday, October 27, 2021

Across Clues and Answers:

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1 Across: Like many a basement => DAMP
5 Across: Hold dear => VALUE
10 Across: Breakfast companion? => BED
13 Across: __ vaccine => ORAL
14 Across: As a companion => ALONG
15 Across: Soup du __ => JOUR
16 Across: Big name in plant food => MIRACLEGRO
18 Across: Reverse => UNDO
19 Across: Also => TOO
20 Across: G.I. entertainment often featuring Bob Hope => USOSHOW
22 Across: Through street => ARTERIAL
26 Across: Hollywood Walk of Fame symbols => STARS
27 Across: Get duded up => PREEN
28 Across: Despite my best attempts ... => TRYASIMAY
30 Across: Bladed tool => HOE
31 Across: Enjoyed the buffet => ATE
32 Across: [as per the original] => SIC
33 Across: First section of the Divine Comedy => INFERNO
36 Across: That makes more sense => ISEENOW
40 Across: Witticism => MOT
41 Across: Big bang letters? => TNT
42 Across: Keep __ distance => ATA
43 Across: Kitchen gadget => CANOPENER
47 Across: Greek wraps => GYROS
49 Across: Take the floor => ORATE
50 Across: Unlike bikinis => ONEPIECE
52 Across: Handicraft worker => ARTISAN
54 Across: Something up one's sleeve => ARM
55 Across: Jackson family musician born Toriano => TITO
56 Across: Home with a between-floors entrance ... and what can be found on puzzle rows 3, 6, 8 and 10? => SPLITLEVEL
62 Across: Smooth (out) => EVEN
63 Across: Events with kings and queens => PROMS
64 Across: Shade of blue => NAVY
65 Across: __ Rosenkavalier => DER
66 Across: Lathered up => SOAPY
67 Across: Slush Puppie parent company => ICEE

Down Clues and Answers:

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1 Down: __ Pérignon => DOM
2 Down: Hereditary director Aster => ARI
3 Down: Deface => MAR
4 Down: Missouri River feeder => PLATTE
5 Down: Heroism => VALOR
6 Down: Blonde beverage => ALE
7 Down: Part of a cord => LOG
8 Down: Like a mob scene => UNRULY
9 Down: They might clash on stage => EGOS
10 Down: Actress Helena __ Carter => BONHAM
11 Down: Email program named after writer Welty => EUDORA
12 Down: Half-asleep => DROWSY
15 Down: Supreme Court figure => JUSTICE
17 Down: Filmmaker Ethan or Joel => COEN
21 Down: Davis of Do the Right Thing => OSSIE
22 Down: East of Eden brother => ARON
23 Down: Sailing hazard => REEF
24 Down: Leave __ me => ITTO
25 Down: Exist => ARE
27 Down: Letter after upsilon => PHI
29 Down: Helper: Abbr. => ASST
31 Down: Payment before a deal => ANTE
34 Down: Sentiment => EMOTION
35 Down: Lures (in) => ROPES
36 Down: Concerning => INRE
37 Down: Snitch (on) => NARC
38 Down: Chiwere speaker => OTOE
39 Down: Used to be => WAS
41 Down: Royal flush card => TEN
43 Down: Like many candies => COATED
44 Down: Get in => ARRIVE
45 Down: Ramble on and on => NATTER
46 Down: Amateur => NONPRO
47 Down: Birth announcement word => GIRL
48 Down: Sana'a native => YEMENI
51 Down: One taking a fall => PATSY
53 Down: Egyptian slitherers => ASPS
57 Down: Mauna __ => LOA
58 Down: Little devil => IMP
59 Down: Device that may be wet or dry, briefly => VAC
60 Down: End of the day => EVE
61 Down: Cleaning ingredient => LYE

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This crossword has 36 across clues and 43 down clues. In total 79 clues are solved in the section above.
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