Crossword Answers For: Wednesday, November 24, 2021

Across Clues and Answers:

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1 Across: Little __ Muffet => MISS
5 Across: Roger Bannister, famously => MILER
10 Across: Speaker in Cooperstown => TRIS
14 Across: Elvis or Coca-Cola => ICON
15 Across: The L Word co-creator Chaiken => ILENE
16 Across: Whisper => HINT
17 Across: Interstate hauler => SEMI
18 Across: Ad prizes => CLIOS
19 Across: Dramatic opener => ACTI
20 Across: Adagio and allegro => TEMPI
22 Across: Leave the city to evade arrest => SKIPTOWN
24 Across: Like some tanks => SEPTIC
27 Across: Where the old woman lived => INASHOE
28 Across: Permits to enter => LETSIN
30 Across: Title of respect => SRI
31 Across: Exec, slangily => SUIT
33 Across: Schoolmarmish => PRIM
35 Across: List to-dos => ITEMS
39 Across: Intense anger => IRE
40 Across: It has just one 64-Down => CYCLOPS
42 Across: Shapiro of NPR => ARI
43 Across: Delivery, as of a baby => BIRTH
45 Across: Inter __ => ALIA
46 Across: Recipe word => STIR
47 Across: Relieved (of) => RID
49 Across: Comes to light => ARISES
51 Across: Secret fraternity member => SHRINER
55 Across: Party or wild follower => ANIMAL
57 Across: Bit of encouragement => KEEPATIT
59 Across: Vinyl-covered, as a floor => TILED
61 Across: Worldwide: Abbr. => INTL
62 Across: Absinthe flavor => ANISE
65 Across: Half a round on the links => NINE
66 Across: Ohio's lake => ERIE
67 Across: R&B family name => ISLEY
68 Across: Budget sister company => AVIS
69 Across: Runs out of juice => DIES
70 Across: It's true! => NOLIE
71 Across: Guido of Baroque art fame => RENI

Down Clues and Answers:

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1 Down: Light fog => MIST
2 Down: Relatives of Slurpees => ICEES
3 Down: Server with a blush? => SOMMELIER
4 Down: Piece of prose => SNIPPET
5 Down: A hot one can be problematic => MIC
6 Down: Laid up => ILL
7 Down: Island necklaces => LEIS
8 Down: Long, thin soup mushroom => ENOKI
9 Down: Viscous plant substances => RESINS
10 Down: Bingo! => THATSIT
11 Down: Japanese electronics company => RICOH
12 Down: Cut down the middle => INTWO
13 Down: Goosebumps series author => STINE
21 Down: Gomez's furry cousin => ITT
23 Down: French capital => PARIS
25 Down: Road trip game => ISPY
26 Down: Approximately => CIRCA
29 Down: Nabisco brand name => NILLA
31 Down: Jem, to Scout Finch => SIB
32 Down: Psychic Geller => URI
34 Down: Ballerina Shearer => MOIRA
36 Down: Completely dominates => EATSALIVE
37 Down: Med. injury detector => MRI
38 Down: Title for two Beatles => SIR
40 Down: The good dishes => CHINA
41 Down: Discomfort cause => PAIN
44 Down: Makes four into twelve, say => TRIPLES
46 Down: Advanced course offering => SEMINAR
48 Down: Hold for questions => DETAIN
50 Down: Take care of a kitty => SIT
51 Down: Went down a slippery slope => SKIED
52 Down: Matisse of the art world => HENRI
53 Down: Knot again => RETIE
54 Down: Old-time laundry soap brand => RINSO
56 Down: Red Square figure => LENIN
58 Down: Place for singles => TILL
60 Down: He loved Lucille => DESI
63 Down: Cinque e uno => SEI
64 Down: Watcher ... and homophone of a letter that appears exactly once in every clue and all but two answers => EYE

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This crossword has 39 across clues and 40 down clues. In total 79 clues are solved in the section above.
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