Crossword Answers For: Monday, September 25, 2017

Across Clues and Answers:

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1 Across: Party thrower => HOST
5 Across: Seasoned rice dish => PILAF
10 Across: Practical joke => GAG
13 Across: Classroom I know this one! => OHOH
14 Across: Sandwich chain known for artisan bread => PANERA
15 Across: __ you kidding? => ARE
16 Across: Is that your __?: Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? inquiry => FINALANSWER
18 Across: Moral wrong => SIN
19 Across: Blender brand with an -izer product suffix => OSTER
20 Across: Spam container => TIN
21 Across: Board in a window shutter => SLAT
22 Across: Amazon : Alexa :: Apple : __ => SIRI
24 Across: Malia Obama's sister => SASHA
26 Across: Canyon feedback => ECHO
29 Across: Surg. facilities => ORS
31 Across: Touch of color => TINCT
34 Across: Request for eye contact => LOOKATME
36 Across: Utterly detest => LOATHE
37 Across: Acct. earnings => INT
38 Across: Start of a formal letter => DEARSIR
40 Across: Shade tree => ELM
41 Across: Time-tested => AGEOLD
43 Across: Library return spot => BOOKDROP
45 Across: Nick of A Walk in the Woods => NOLTE
46 Across: __-dried tomatoes => SUN
47 Across: Bills in a tip jar => ONES
48 Across: Remove sheets from, as a bed => STRIP
51 Across: Tiny time meas. => PSEC
53 Across: See ya, Luigi => CIAO
55 Across: Alumna bio word => NEE
57 Across: Monopoly cards => DEEDS
60 Across: Punch-in-the-gut reaction => OOF
61 Across: Colorful burger topper => PURPLEONION
64 Across: Broke a fast => ATE
65 Across: Annual golf or tennis tournament => USOPEN
66 Across: Yay me! => TADA
67 Across: Viva __ Vegas => LAS
68 Across: All wound up => TENSE
69 Across: Thick cut of meat => SLAB

Down Clues and Answers:

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1 Down: Sports inst. in Cooperstown => HOF
2 Down: Akron's state => OHIO
3 Down: Family boys => SONS
4 Down: Don't sweat it => THATSOK
5 Down: Omelet cooker => PAN
6 Down: The I in MIT: Abbr. => INST
7 Down: Novelist C.S. __ => LEWIS
8 Down: Concert venue => ARENA
9 Down: In the distance => FAR
10 Down: Quaint light during a power outage => GASLANTERN
11 Down: Diva's solo => ARIA
12 Down: Courteous fellow => GENT
14 Down: Repeated mindlessly => PARROTED
17 Down: Flower wreath => LEI
21 Down: Muslim denomination => SHIA
23 Down: __ la Douce => IRMA
25 Down: Bird on birth announcements => STORK
26 Down: González in 2000 headlines => ELIAN
27 Down: Second longest African river => CONGO
28 Down: Secure places for guests' valuables => HOTELSAFES
30 Down: Belgrade natives => SERBS
32 Down: Actress Sevigny => CHLOE
33 Down: Weather numbers, briefly => TEMPS
35 Down: Psychologist Alfred => ADLER
36 Down: Hostile place ... and where to find the circled animals in this puzzle => LIONSDEN
39 Down: Salad go-with => SOUP
42 Down: Beetle Bailey dog => OTTO
44 Down: Museum guides => DOCENTS
49 Down: Unavailable at the moment => INUSE
50 Down: Evita's married name => PERON
52 Down: Fair-hiring abbr. => EEO
53 Down: Stuff for Frosty's eyes => COAL
54 Down: Greek i => IOTA
56 Down: Almost Christmas actor Omar => EPPS
58 Down: Rotary phone part => DIAL
59 Down: Coke or ginger ale => SODA
61 Down: __ up with: tolerate => PUT
62 Down: Director Spike => LEE
63 Down: Arrest => NAB

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This crossword has 39 across clues and 40 down clues. In total 79 clues are solved in the section above.
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