Crossword Answers For: Thursday, December 23, 2021

Across Clues and Answers:

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1 Across: Some game pieces => PEGS
5 Across: Long-range nuke => ICBM
9 Across: Like horses => MANED
14 Across: Palm whose oil is used in cosmetics => ACAI
15 Across: David Copperfield wife => DORA
16 Across: Barely, with by => ANOSE
17 Across: Blades for trimming blades => LAWNMOWER
19 Across: Futile => NOUSE
20 Across: Channel that shows college games => ESPNU
21 Across: Banquet offering => TVDINNER
23 Across: Any ship => SHE
24 Across: Shine, in adspeak => GLO
27 Across: Evasive => EELY
28 Across: Development that ended much development => DIGITALCAMERA
34 Across: Disinfectant brand since 1889 => LYSOL
35 Across: Nipper => PUP
36 Across: Collapsed => SANK
39 Across: Bell invention with a bell => PHONE
42 Across: Farm mom => MARE
43 Across: Bravo! => OLE
44 Across: Unaccustomed to => NEWAT
46 Across: Club used at a club => PITCHINGWEDGE
52 Across: Centuries-old discipline => YOGA
53 Across: Pod opening => TRI
54 Across: Japanese computer giant => NEC
57 Across: Call dibs on, with to => LAYCLAIM
61 Across: 1736 writer of a seminal paper on graph theory => EULER
63 Across: From an earlier time => OFOLD
64 Across: Wheels for carrying wheels => LIMOUSINE
67 Across: Setting for a Tony-winning Miller play => SALEM
68 Across: Persia, now => IRAN
69 Across: Check this out! => PSST
70 Across: Seriously weaken => ERODE
71 Across: Bind, in a way => TAPE
72 Across: Eye ailment => STYE

Down Clues and Answers:

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1 Down: Loses color => PALES
2 Down: PayPal payment, e.g. => ECASH
3 Down: Rubbernecked => GAWPED
4 Down: __ Féin => SINN
5 Down: What will __ now? => IDO
6 Down: Intimidate => COW
7 Down: Two-time Cy Young Award winner Saberhagen => BRET
8 Down: Show amazement (at) => MARVEL
9 Down: Western Pacific island capital => MANILA
10 Down: Alias => ANONYM
11 Down: Proper __ => NOUN
12 Down: Latin infinitive => ESSE
13 Down: Big game => DEER
18 Down: Wet weather word => MUGGY
22 Down: Holiday mo. => DEC
25 Down: Speak like Sylvester => LISP
26 Down: Texter's Then again ... => OTOH
29 Down: Breed => ILK
30 Down: One way to sing => ALONG
31 Down: Acid Rain Program org. => EPA
32 Down: Capek classic => RUR
33 Down: Parrot => APE
36 Down: Bribe => SOP
37 Down: Aladdin prince => ALI
38 Down: After expenses => NET
40 Down: Colorful salamander => NEWT
41 Down: Big-mouthed one that can hold its wine? => EWER
42 Down: Sess. => MTG
45 Down: Bye word => ADIEU
47 Down: Recurred at regular intervals => CYCLED
48 Down: Loving request => HOLDME
49 Down: Hometown Proud supermarket => IGA
50 Down: Ace a test => NAILIT
51 Down: Join => ENLIST
55 Down: Tiny => EENSY
56 Down: Minotaur's home => CRETE
57 Down: Get rid of => LOSE
58 Down: Hardly around the corner => AFAR
59 Down: Risk-taker's acronym => YOLO
60 Down: Actress Sorvino => MIRA
62 Down: FedEx rival => USPS
65 Down: Plan (out) => MAP
66 Down: A Chorus Line number => ONE

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This crossword has 35 across clues and 44 down clues. In total 79 clues are solved in the section above.
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