Crossword Answers For: Thursday, February 24, 2022

Across Clues and Answers:

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1 Across: With 60-Across, disguise one's identity ... and what the answers to starred clues subtly do? => USEAN
6 Across: Common commuter org. => MTA
9 Across: Key with no sharps or flats: Abbr. => CMAJ
13 Across: Gender identity spectrum => NONBINARY
15 Across: Origami bird => CRANE
16 Across: *On the Waterfront director => ELIAKAZAN
17 Across: Lena of The Wiz => HORNE
18 Across: Switz. neighbor => AUST
19 Across: XL x XL => MDC
20 Across: Not so concentrated => WEAKER
21 Across: MLB's Cards, on scoreboards => STL
22 Across: *Open-water paddlers => SEAKAYAKERS
24 Across: Yikes! => YEESH
26 Across: Econ. measure => GNP
27 Across: Madre's sister => TIA
28 Across: Green-sounding Navy jacket => PEACOAT
32 Across: Sq., for one => RECT
33 Across: *Pungent French beef dish => STEAKAUPOIVRE
36 Across: Cache => STOW
37 Across: Vehement => INTENSE
38 Across: Inner __ => EAR
39 Across: FGs often end them => OTS
40 Across: Am not! retort => ARESO
44 Across: *Historic Pearl Harbor event => SNEAKATTACK
49 Across: French possessive => TES
50 Across: Puma rival => ADIDAS
51 Across: Bobby on ice => ORR
52 Across: Siena sweetheart => CARA
53 Across: Bride of a title Orkan => MINDY
54 Across: *Godspeed to the cast of Godspell, say => BREAKALEG
56 Across: __ Park, Colo. => ESTES
57 Across: Orange variety => TANGERINE
58 Across: Slip end? => SHOD
59 Across: __ La La: Manfred Mann hit => SHA
60 Across: See 1-Across => ALIAS

Down Clues and Answers:

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1 Down: Perturbed => UNEASY
2 Down: Many an instant product, e.g. => SOLUTE
3 Down: Isolate, in a way => ENISLE
4 Down: Grab __: You're pinch-hitting => ABAT
5 Down: Beat or neat suffix => NIK
6 Down: Miata maker => MAZDA
7 Down: Place to race => TRACK
8 Down: Atlas Shrugged author Rand => AYN
9 Down: Raven's sound => CROAK
10 Down: Member of a pitching staff? => MARKETER
11 Down: The Vampire Chronicles author => ANNERICE
12 Down: Taunts => JEERSAT
14 Down: Newborn's acquisition => NAME
15 Down: For a song => CHEAP
20 Down: Jazz trumpeter Marsalis => WYNTON
22 Down: Kind of butter used in skin care => SHEA
23 Down: Showing surprise => AGAPE
25 Down: Gush => SPEW
29 Down: Strong watchdogs => AKITAS
30 Down: Art able to => CANST
31 Down: Tagged, perhaps => OUT
32 Down: Camper with a camper => RVER
33 Down: Plymouth Colony VIP => STANDISH
34 Down: Excoriated => TOREINTO
35 Down: Out of Africa author Dinesen => ISAK
36 Down: Bits on some buns => SESAMES
39 Down: Green-lights => OKAYS
41 Down: Latin catchall => ETALII
42 Down: Legendary sister of Venus => SERENA
43 Down: Plains tribe => OSAGES
45 Down: Did sum math? => ADDED
46 Down: Ark document => TORAH
47 Down: Play area => ARENA
48 Down: Jagged little hill => CRAG
52 Down: Sigmund contemporary => CARL
54 Down: First Korean act to perform at the Grammys => BTS
55 Down: Hawaii's Mauna __ => KEA

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This crossword has 35 across clues and 38 down clues. In total 73 clues are solved in the section above.
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