Crossword Answers For: Friday, March 18, 2022

Across Clues and Answers:

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1 Across: Westernmost African capital => DAKAR
6 Across: Ballroom dance => RUMBA
11 Across: World's oldest natl. channel => BBC
14 Across: Historical 1960 John Wayne film, with The => ALAMO
15 Across: Ewoks' forest moon => ENDOR
16 Across: Notable period => ERA
17 Across: Spanish artist's portrait of an American president? => DALIMADISON
19 Across: What Marcie calls Peppermint Patty => SIR
20 Across: Tokyo beer brand => ASAHI
21 Across: Up and about => MOBILE
23 Across: Just like that! => BAM
25 Across: Charges too much => SOAKS
28 Across: Loaf => IDLE
29 Across: Skill-measuring method => EXAM
31 Across: Swiss artist's painting of a bird? => KLEEPIGEON
34 Across: Do well on the test => GETAB
36 Across: Press start? => PERMA
37 Across: American artist's condiment rendering? => SARGENTPEPPER
42 Across: Temple reading => TORAH
43 Across: Vegas natural => SEVEN
45 Across: American pop artist's drawing of an ulna? => HARINGBONE
50 Across: Betray the gang => SING
51 Across: Dutch __ => OVEN
52 Across: Merciless => STONY
54 Across: Elton's john => LOO
55 Across: Opinion => BELIEF
58 Across: 66-Across arrival => GUEST
60 Across: Nectar collector => BEE
61 Across: Mexican artist's poinsettia painting? => KAHLOFLOWER
66 Across: 58-Across booking => INN
67 Across: Kids' refrain => EIEIO
68 Across: Top-notch => PRIMO
69 Across: Kid => TOT
70 Across: Cowgirl's ride => STEED
71 Across: Perceive => SENSE

Down Clues and Answers:

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1 Down: __ joke => DAD
2 Down: __ mode => ALA
3 Down: Greek olive named for its place of origin => KALAMATA
4 Down: Côte d'Azur comrades => AMIS
5 Down: Canning tomatoes => ROMAS
6 Down: Phone timesaver => REDIAL
7 Down: Cambridge, colloquially => UNI
8 Down: Checkup pros => MDS
9 Down: Sailing spar => BOOM
10 Down: River through Florence => ARNO
11 Down: Not relevant to => BESIDE
12 Down: S.O.S alternative => BRILLO
13 Down: Turn recklessly => CAREEN
18 Down: I see now => AHOK
22 Down: King Kong and Lady Kong => BIGAPES
23 Down: Beseech => BEG
24 Down: Plot lines => AXES
26 Down: Served in a chafing dish, say => KEPTHOT
27 Down: Trickle => SEEP
30 Down: Bond holding? => MARTINI
32 Down: TSA __Check => PRE
33 Down: Little devils => IMPS
35 Down: Commercial letters after Bug or Weed => BGON
38 Down: Small amount of work => ERG
39 Down: Slaps the cuffs on => NABS
40 Down: Villain in Stephen King's The Dark Half, e.g. => EVILTWIN
41 Down: Silver State city => RENO
44 Down: Park __: airport facility => NGO
45 Down: Halfling of Middle-earth => HOBBIT
46 Down: Olay rival => AVEENO
47 Down: Let up => RELENT
48 Down: Errant, as a field goal => NOGOOD
49 Down: Sufficient, in texts => ENUF
53 Down: Sounds from pounds => YELPS
56 Down: Barely makes, with out => EKES
57 Down: __ accompli => FAIT
59 Down: Ticked => SORE
62 Down: Texter's chuckle => HEE
63 Down: Rest => LIE
64 Down: Half a mammal? => EMS
65 Down: Sushi garnish => ROE

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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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