Crossword Answers For: Thursday, December 30, 2021

Across Clues and Answers:

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1 Across: Spanish gal pal => CHICA
6 Across: Bygone dictator => TSAR
10 Across: __ Guy: 2019 Billie Eilish #1 hit => BAD
13 Across: Winter warmer => COCOA
14 Across: Troll, at times => HATER
16 Across: Summer cooler => ADE
17 Across: *1971 road movie co-starring James Taylor => TWOLANEBLACKTOP
20 Across: Peddle => VEND
21 Across: Creator of the former messaging software AIM => AOL
22 Across: Arab League headquarters city => CAIRO
23 Across: *Astronaut's insulator => SPACEBLANKET
27 Across: Suffering => INPAIN
30 Across: Like crab apples => TART
31 Across: Hit the __ => BOOKS
32 Across: That was close! => PHEW
34 Across: Nova airer => PBS
37 Across: *Part ways for good => MAKEACLEANBREAK
41 Across: Reserved => SHY
42 Across: Soccer legend Mia => HAMM
43 Across: Wee, facetiously => EENSY
44 Across: Flimsy => THIN
46 Across: Expressionless => GLASSY
47 Across: *Key Largo co-star => LAURENBACALL
52 Across: Ed of Up => ASNER
53 Across: Turn sharply => ZAG
54 Across: Dash gauge => TACH
58 Across: Create instability ... or a hint to each set of circles => UPSETTHEBALANCE
62 Across: Barely passing => DEE
63 Across: Last critter in a kindergarten reader, maybe => ZEBRA
64 Across: Revise => ALTER
65 Across: Act like a human? => ERR
66 Across: Ember => COAL
67 Across: Loses one's grip, in a way => SKIDS

Down Clues and Answers:

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1 Down: Surveillance system, for short => CCTV
2 Down: Suffragist Julia Ward __ => HOWE
3 Down: App symbol => ICON
4 Down: Chilled Japanese brew => COLDSAKE
5 Down: Energizer size => AAA
6 Down: 2000s Fox drama set in Newport Beach => THEOC
7 Down: Weasel family member known for its fur => SABLE
8 Down: Ga. airport => ATL
9 Down: LGBT activist __ Carey => REA
10 Down: It's a dyeing art => BATIK
11 Down: Really dig => ADORE
12 Down: Where to get off => DEPOT
15 Down: Miniature vehicle with a remote, briefly => RCCAR
18 Down: Tandoori bread => NAAN
19 Down: Critique of Pure Reason writer => KANT
24 Down: City with a notable tower => PISA
25 Down: Backup group => BTEAM
26 Down: Many a home front => LAWN
27 Down: Models for old clones => IBMS
28 Down: Biblical boater => NOAH
29 Down: Slow => POKY
32 Down: Fallback => PLANB
33 Down: Something to take up with your tailor? => HEM
34 Down: Uni-ball products => PENS
35 Down: Low pitch pro => BASS
36 Down: American vodka brand => SKYY
38 Down: __ music: small talk => CHIN
39 Down: Male pseudonym used by all three Brontë sisters => BELL
40 Down: Heart-to-heart => REALTALK
44 Down: Genealogy chart => TREE
45 Down: Frequency unit => HERTZ
46 Down: Madly in love => GAGA
47 Down: Magna cum __ => LAUDE
48 Down: According to => ASPER
49 Down: Indy 500 family name => UNSER
50 Down: Hyundai sedan => AZERA
51 Down: Plotting group => CABAL
55 Down: Not a fan of => ANTI
56 Down: Looped in, on Gmail => CCED
57 Down: Towel term => HERS
59 Down: Many a noir hero => TEC
60 Down: Big Little Lies network => HBO
61 Down: __ Cruces => LAS

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This crossword has 33 across clues and 44 down clues. In total 77 clues are solved in the section above.
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