Crossword Answers For: Wednesday, March 9, 2022

Across Clues and Answers:

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1 Across: Expand, as bread dough => RISE
5 Across: Lift option => TBAR
9 Across: Guard's order => HALT
13 Across: Responsibility => ONUS
14 Across: It borders It. => AUST
15 Across: Crown-wearing literary elephant => BABAR
16 Across: Work out like a hairdresser? => PUMPUPTHEVOLUME
19 Across: Time worth naming => ERA
20 Across: Late time, in ads => NITE
21 Across: Bills worth a hundo => CNOTES
22 Across: Enjoy a La-Z-Boy => RECLINE
24 Across: Didn't hear you interjections => EHS
25 Across: A lot, to Auden => OFT
26 Across: Mother of life, in Greek myth => GAIA
27 Across: Needing to be settled => DUE
30 Across: Work out like a bartender? => LIFTYOURSPIRITS
35 Across: Evidence of shortages, for short => IOUS
36 Across: Catch, as a flick => SEE
37 Across: __ menu => EDIT
38 Across: Work out like a fine artist? => SWEATTHEDETAILS
43 Across: Good buddy => PAL
44 Across: Little winged singer => WREN
45 Across: Slice (off) => LOP
46 Across: Crew implement => OAR
47 Across: Top-flight => CLASSIC
51 Across: Training song in Flashdance => MANIAC
55 Across: Protagonist of the Divergent novels => TRIS
56 Across: Exec with the purse strings => CFO
57 Across: Work out like a stockbroker? => EXERCISEOPTIONS
60 Across: Be worthy of => MERIT
61 Across: Cons' counterparts => PROS
62 Across: Destine for failure => DOOM
63 Across: Partner of ends => ODDS
64 Across: Avonlea adoptee => ANNE
65 Across: Numero dopo le sette => OTTO

Down Clues and Answers:

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1 Down: Rodeo performer => ROPER
2 Down: Accustom (to) => INURE
3 Down: Component of the spice blend za'atar => SUMAC
4 Down: Medium ability => ESP
5 Down: Take advantage of => TAPINTO
6 Down: Raised landform => BUTTE
7 Down: Tennis immortal => ASHE
8 Down: U.S. __ 1, East Coast hwy. => RTE
9 Down: Saintly symbol => HALO
10 Down: Share a border with => ABUT
11 Down: Tinseled fabric => LAME
12 Down: Half of seis => TRES
15 Down: Literally, tray planting => BONSAI
17 Down: Bring together => UNIFY
18 Down: Parental control option => VCHIP
23 Down: Much, casually => LOTSA
24 Down: Relaxed => EASED
26 Down: Golfer's target => GREEN
27 Down: Gregorius of the Phillies => DIDI
28 Down: Either of two Monopoly properties that can't be built on: Abbr. => UTIL
29 Down: Ballpark figs. => ESTS
30 Down: Have trouble with one's sisters? => LISP
31 Down: Where much of Children of the Corn was filmed => IOWA
32 Down: Coal, for one => FUEL
33 Down: Arena worker => USHER
34 Down: Harvests => REAPS
39 Down: Like many a Broadway musical => TWOACT
40 Down: Bingham of Baywatch => TRACI
41 Down: Conic section => ELLIPSE
42 Down: Canapé base, often => TOAST
47 Down: Sing like Michael Bublé => CROON
48 Down: Slide (over) => SCOOT
49 Down: Otherwise => IFNOT
50 Down: Fun Fearless Female mag => COSMO
51 Down: Company message => MEMO
52 Down: Cut => AXED
53 Down: __ alert! => NERD
54 Down: Centenarian fashion icon Apfel => IRIS
55 Down: Fork-tailed flier => TERN
58 Down: Relaxing resort => SPA
59 Down: Courtroom affirmation => IDO

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This crossword has 35 across clues and 42 down clues. In total 77 clues are solved in the section above.
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