Crossword Answers For: Wednesday, February 9, 2022

Across Clues and Answers:

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1 Across: Kid lit elephant => BABAR
6 Across: Lend support to => HELP
10 Across: Outdoor sitting area => PORCH
15 Across: Love => ADORE
16 Across: Dunkable snack => OREO
17 Across: Leave no trace of => ERASE
18 Across: Feature that 4-Down lacks => SERIF
19 Across: Prefix with type => LINO
20 Across: Some pastries => TARTS
21 Across: Measure used by navigators => NAUTICALMILE
24 Across: *1977 Rod Stewart hit => HOTLEGS
26 Across: *Difficult spot => HOTSEAT
29 Across: NYSE debut => IPO
30 Across: Versed in creative writing => LITERATE
33 Across: Turkish title => AGA
34 Across: Semester => TERM
36 Across: Usually dramatic symphony ending => FINALE
37 Across: Miracle on 34th Street hero Kringle => KRIS
38 Across: More than unkind => CRUEL
40 Across: Part of Batman's outfit => COWL
41 Across: Owner's document => TITLE
42 Across: Horse-drawn cab => HANSOM
44 Across: Cuts needing stitches => GASHES
45 Across: *Microwaveable turnovers => HOTPOCKETS
50 Across: Not out => SAFE
53 Across: Minor, as a sin => VENIAL
54 Across: Twin Falls-to-Sioux Falls direction => EAST
58 Across: Old Route 66 city => TULSA
60 Across: Gets some sun => TANS
61 Across: Army leader sometimes seen in a bunker? => ARNIE
62 Across: Crest box abbr. => ADA
63 Across: Sat atop => RESTEDON
66 Across: Bother => VEX
67 Across: Wheel edge => RIM
68 Across: Petitioner => CLAIMANT
69 Across: Food store letters => IGA
70 Across: Tip of a wing tip => TOE
71 Across: Sexy '70s fad ... and where the answers to starred clues might be found? => HOTPANTS
72 Across: __ Misérables => LES

Down Clues and Answers:

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1 Down: Humanities degs. => BAS
2 Down: Fruit drink suffix => ADE
3 Down: 1975 Springsteen hit => BORNTORUN
4 Down: No-frills typeface => ARIAL
5 Down: Fill 'er up ... again => REFUEL
6 Down: Like mind-and-body medicine => HOLISTIC
7 Down: __ the Red => ERIC
8 Down: Horne of jazz => LENA
9 Down: Shark's hangout => POOLHALL
10 Down: Diminutive => PETITE
11 Down: Postgrad tests => ORALS
12 Down: Promethium's element class => RAREEARTH
13 Down: Chicago hrs. => CST
14 Down: Bulls and bucks => HES
22 Down: Yay, the weekend! => TGIF
23 Down: Tiny bit of dust => MOTE
24 Down: Snag => HITCH
25 Down: Soap __ => OPERA
27 Down: Nimble => AGILE
28 Down: Shocks, in a way => TASES
31 Down: Brian of ambient music => ENO
32 Down: Cold and rainy => RAW
35 Down: Interacts well => MESHES
37 Down: One fond of smooching => KISSER
39 Down: Place to go in Gloucester => LOO
41 Down: Bit of arm art => TAT
43 Down: 1981 cable debut => MTV
44 Down: Pompadour need => GEL
46 Down: Cared for a cat, say => PETSAT
47 Down: How stock may be bought => ONATIP
48 Down: Movie house => CINEMA
49 Down: The Big Chill director => KASDAN
50 Down: Maze word => START
51 Down: Zoom meeting component => AUDIO
52 Down: Lover => FLAME
55 Down: Blacksmith's block => ANVIL
56 Down: Lengthy assault => SIEGE
57 Down: Where to find Katy and Austin => TEXAS
59 Down: Part of a foot => ARCH
61 Down: Colony members => ANTS
64 Down: Xanadu rock gp. => ELO
65 Down: Neighbor of N.Y. and Minn. => ONT

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This crossword has 39 across clues and 43 down clues. In total 82 clues are solved in the section above.
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