Crossword Answers For: Friday, December 31, 2021

Across Clues and Answers:

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1 Across: Feel compassion (for) => ACHE
5 Across: Uncomfortable spot => ZIT
8 Across: Focus on winning a contest? => STARE
13 Across: Arctic trout => CHAR
14 Across: Word with rock or rain => ACID
16 Across: The Thunder Dragon Kingdom => BHUTAN
17 Across: Magazine article? => TIMEPIECE
19 Across: Pitching in => AIDING
20 Across: Egyptian leader before Sadat => NASSER
21 Across: Hockey trophy namesake => ARTROSS
23 Across: Go (for) => OPT
24 Across: Magazine employee? => PEOPLEPERSON
28 Across: Fail to hold it together => WEEP
30 Across: Iris part => PETAL
31 Across: Japanese national sport => SUMO
32 Across: Enter noisily => TROMPIN
35 Across: Swear => ATTEST
37 Across: Magazine revenue? => WIREDMONEY
40 Across: Submit => ACCEDE
43 Across: FBI director before Comey => MUELLER
46 Across: Atomic theory pioneer => BOHR
47 Across: Blues and Jazz, e.g. => TEAMS
50 Across: Days of anticipation => EVES
52 Across: Magazine ad? => CRICKETPITCH
56 Across: __ had enough! => IVE
57 Across: Supreme Court appointee between Stevens and Scalia => OCONNOR
58 Across: Firm up => HARDEN
60 Across: Captures => SNARES
61 Across: Magazine founders? => OPIONEERS
64 Across: See to => HANDLE
65 Across: Shaving mishap => NICK
66 Across: Chip in? => ANTE
67 Across: Baker's starter component => YEAST
68 Across: Look at intently => EYE
69 Across: Certain survivor's malady, for short => PTSD

Down Clues and Answers:

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1 Down: Commercial imperative => ACTNOW
2 Down: Growing fad? => CHIAPET
3 Down: Pet with cheek pouches => HAMSTER
4 Down: __ Tu: 1974 hit => ERES
5 Down: Democratic Republic of the Congo, once => ZAIRE
6 Down: __ the kicker: call a time-out moments before a field goal attempt => ICE
7 Down: Facial spasm => TIC
8 Down: Overseas county => SHIRE
9 Down: Like Leeds Castle, architecturally => TUDORSTYLE
10 Down: Contested => ATISSUE
11 Down: Coerced payments => RANSOMS
12 Down: Lang. of Belize => ENG
15 Down: Passed out => DEALT
16 Down: Sight in the skies above Gotham => BATPLANE
18 Down: Cheerleading asset => PEP
22 Down: Blues-rocker Chris => REA
25 Down: Role for Ronny => OPIE
26 Down: Remain undecided => PEND
27 Down: I was being sarcastic! => NOT
29 Down: Sources of juice => POWERCORDS
33 Down: Fielder prefix => MID
34 Down: False purpose => PRETENSE
36 Down: __ Aviv => TEL
38 Down: First year of the next millennium => MMMI
39 Down: Get rid of => OUST
40 Down: Robin Roberts' network => ABC
41 Down: Solar eclipse phenomena => CORONAE
42 Down: Certain Mexican-American => CHICANA
44 Down: Clear => EVIDENT
45 Down: Goes back => REVERTS
48 Down: WWII command => ETO
49 Down: Protective garment => APRON
51 Down: Intuited => SENSED
53 Down: Prepared to speak to a tot, maybe => KNELT
54 Down: Fail in the clutch => CHOKE
55 Down: Chewie's pal => HAN
59 Down: Gather => REAP
60 Down: Short => SHY
62 Down: Treat on March 14 => PIE
63 Down: Not very welcoming => ICY

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This crossword has 35 across clues and 41 down clues. In total 76 clues are solved in the section above.
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