Crossword Answers For: Saturday, February 12, 2022

Across Clues and Answers:

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1 Across: Gets debriefed? => STRIPS
7 Across: One that may come from Yale => PADLOCK
14 Across: Exactly as planned => TOATEE
15 Across: Hot sauce with a rooster logo => SRIRACHA
16 Across: __ Ravenclaw, founder of a Hogwarts house => ROWENA
17 Across: Like one who can't even hit an easy pitch => TONEDEAF
18 Across: Matter makeup => ATOMS
19 Across: Galoot => LOUT
20 Across: Like some humor or meat => DARK
21 Across: Causes => WHYS
22 Across: Conciliatory gestures => SOPS
23 Across: Enemy of the State org. => NSA
24 Across: Snacks on => HAS
25 Across: They circle worlds => EQUATORS
29 Across: Behave => ACT
30 Across: Stopped working, as an engine => QUIT
31 Across: Celebratory bar buys => ROUNDS
35 Across: Miniseries given a 5-star rating (out of 6) by Magnus Carlsen => THEQUEENSGAMBIT
38 Across: Croatia neighbor => SERBIA
39 Across: Autumn gemstone => OPAL
40 Across: Carrier to Osaka => ANA
41 Across: Wide receiver, historically => SPLITEND
43 Across: Scuba diver's item => FIN
44 Across: Name-linking trio => AKA
47 Across: __ a Bad Mama Jama: 1981 Carl Carlton hit => SHES
48 Across: Care => MIND
49 Across: Norse prankster => LOKI
51 Across: Stopped at a base, in a way => SLID
52 Across: 1980 Crichton lost-world novel => CONGO
53 Across: Exam involving a pupil => IRISSCAN
55 Across: Lake on the California/Arizona border => HAVASU
56 Across: Comics hero's weapon => BATARANG
57 Across: Folded dish => OMELET
58 Across: Briefly => INAWORD
59 Across: Razzie winners => WORSTS

Down Clues and Answers:

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1 Down: Boaters, e.g. => STRAWHATS
2 Down: Canine woe => TOOTHACHE
3 Down: Shucked edible => RAWOYSTER
4 Down: Express lane sign word => ITEMS
5 Down: Source of some black and blue marks => PENS
6 Down: Java __ => SEA
7 Down: Remembrance of Things Past author => PROUST
8 Down: Informal negative => AINT
9 Down: Dr. without a degree => DRE
10 Down: Actress Cheryl => LADD
11 Down: Indian __ => OCEAN
12 Down: Seals in the juices of => CHARS
13 Down: All language is but a poor translation author => KAFKA
15 Down: Do whatever it takes => STOPATNOTHING
19 Down: Disney duck => LOUIE
22 Down: Delighted sound => SQUEAL
25 Down: Furnish => EQUIP
26 Down: Hearts, e.g. => ORGANS
27 Down: The BFG author Dahl => ROALD
28 Down: (In) brief => SUM
32 Down: Bulls dominated them in the '90s => NBAFINALS
33 Down: China can be found in one => DININGSET
34 Down: Humdingers => STANDOUTS
36 Down: Montana et al.: Abbr. => QBS
37 Down: Arrival time factor => SPEED
42 Down: Kitchen prep spot => ISLAND
44 Down: It may check out => ALIBI
45 Down: Arabic holy book => KORAN
46 Down: Breed in Hachi: A Dog's Tale => AKITA
48 Down: Dolly user => MOVER
50 Down: Part of Caesar's boast => ISAW
51 Down: Toon lion voiced by Jeremy Irons => SCAR
52 Down: Grunt wear => CAMO
54 Down: Sellout letters => SRO
55 Down: Method => HOW

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This crossword has 35 across clues and 36 down clues. In total 71 clues are solved in the section above.
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