Crossword Answers For: Wednesday, December 29, 2021

Across Clues and Answers:

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1 Across: Hula swivelers => HIPS
5 Across: Knife in the cooler? => SHIV
9 Across: Jones, so to speak => URGE
13 Across: Boys Town is a suburb of it => OMAHA
15 Across: Stiff wind? => OBOE
16 Across: Linger in the bath => SOAK
17 Across: Vatican-related => PAPAL
18 Across: Newsy snippet => SOUNDBITE
20 Across: Half of an Arnold Palmer => ICEDTEA
22 Across: Loads => OODLES
23 Across: 15-Across piece => REED
24 Across: Madagascar mammal => LEMUR
26 Across: It was deorbited in 2001 => MIR
28 Across: Exacting standard => RIGOR
30 Across: An arm and a leg => LIMBS
34 Across: What turns pets into poets? => ANO
35 Across: Uses the overhead bin for => STOWS
36 Across: Turn aside => AVERT
37 Across: Depressed area => SLUM
39 Across: Bar mitzvah dances => HORAS
41 Across: Gulf States ruler => EMIR
42 Across: Holmes who played Jackie Kennedy in two TV miniseries => KATIE
44 Across: You __ be kidding! => GOTTA
46 Across: Dedicated lines => ODE
47 Across: Peachy keen => SWELL
48 Across: Goofs off => LAZES
49 Across: DVR button => REW
50 Across: Bounced, in a bad way => KITED
52 Across: Best Play, e.g. => ESPY
54 Across: 32-Down of July '81 => LADYDI
57 Across: Used a bit, maybe => DRILLED
60 Across: Can I go already? => AREWEDONE
63 Across: Debonair => SUAVE
64 Across: Bear with cold porridge => MAMA
65 Across: Spring or League opener => ARAB
66 Across: Navel formation => INNIE
67 Across: Bit of trickery => PLOY
68 Across: Staying power => LEGS
69 Across: Kombu, e.g. => KELP

Down Clues and Answers:

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1 Down: Kachina doll carver => HOPI
2 Down: Apple product since 1998 => IMAC
3 Down: *Delivery job not as common as it once was => PAPERROUTE
4 Down: Beach umbrella benefit => SHADE
5 Down: McGwire rival => SOSA
6 Down: Network with Comedy and Family channels => HBO
7 Down: Letters for debtors => IOU
8 Down: Jellyfish defense => VENOM
9 Down: *Computer storage device => USBDRIVE
10 Down: Churn => ROIL
11 Down: Total ticket sales => GATE
12 Down: Squeaks (by) => EKES
14 Down: Changes => ALTERS
19 Down: Midwife co-worker => DOULA
21 Down: Gloria's mom in '70s TV => EDITH
24 Down: Underhanded approach, and a hint to the answers to starred clues => LOWROAD
25 Down: Like knockoffs => ERSATZ
26 Down: Costume ball sights => MASKS
27 Down: Wedding day acquisition => INLAW
29 Down: Search for, for many => GOOGLE
31 Down: *Nostalgic locale => MEMORYLANE
32 Down: Wedding day VIP => BRIDE
33 Down: Scatter => STREW
38 Down: *Solar system's home => MILKYWAY
40 Down: Take the wheel => STEER
43 Down: Omit in speech => ELIDE
45 Down: Birthplace of St. Francis => ASSISI
51 Down: Word with pool or wave => TIDAL
53 Down: Pay, with down => PLUNK
54 Down: Genie's digs => LAMP
55 Down: Disappearing Asian sea => ARAL
56 Down: Musician's mailing => DEMO
57 Down: Ball stars => DEBS
58 Down: Bad doings => EVIL
59 Down: Like an investigative dive => DEEP
61 Down: Lode load => ORE
62 Down: Badger => NAG

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This crossword has 39 across clues and 38 down clues. In total 77 clues are solved in the section above.
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