Crossword Answers For: Tuesday, April 12, 2022

Across Clues and Answers:

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1 Across: Chesapeake shellfish => CRAB
5 Across: Swings at a fly => SWATS
10 Across: Perfect tennis serves => ACES
14 Across: Can't stand => HATE
15 Across: Band whose debut album Dreamboat Annie was released in the U.S. on Valentine's Day in 1976 => HEART
16 Across: Reclined => LAIN
17 Across: *__ day: on alternating days => EVERYOTHER
19 Across: Thought => IDEA
20 Across: Raised, as kids => REARED
21 Across: What a vocalist may drop for emphasis => MIC
23 Across: What's the __?: So what? => DIF
24 Across: Pallid => WAN
25 Across: *Aussie's Well done! => GOODONYOU
28 Across: Historic period => ERA
30 Across: Deluge => TORRENT
31 Across: *One with the motto Be Prepared => BOYSCOUT
34 Across: Trait carriers => GENES
38 Across: Brazenly obvious => BLATANT
39 Across: Morton condiment => SEASALT
41 Across: Determined to have => SETON
42 Across: *Serves a prison sentence => DOESTIME
43 Across: Daily record, as on a ship => LOGBOOK
46 Across: Almost on E => LOW
47 Across: *Part of the contract where gotchas might be found => FINEPRINT
50 Across: Mantra syllables => OMS
52 Across: United => ONE
53 Across: Talk incessantly => YAK
54 Across: You're the One That I Want musical => GREASE
57 Across: Bloody, as steak => RARE
59 Across: The first words of the answers to starred clues are a mnemonic for this musical symbol's staff lines => TREBLECLEF
62 Across: Back up, on a PC => UNDO
63 Across: Philadelphia NFLer => EAGLE
64 Across: Winter wear => COAT
65 Across: Extreme disorder => MESS
66 Across: Struck down, biblically => SMOTE
67 Across: Pantry pests => ANTS

Down Clues and Answers:

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1 Down: Believe singer => CHER
2 Down: Must-see review => RAVE
3 Down: Eroded => ATEAWAYAT
4 Down: Quotable Yogi => BERRA
5 Down: Not barefoot => SHOD
6 Down: Drenched, e.g. => WET
7 Down: That feels good => AAH
8 Down: Seismic event => TREMOR
9 Down: Long step => STRIDE
10 Down: Comedian Wong => ALI
11 Down: Escalade, casually => CADDY
12 Down: Kids' song refrain => EIEIO
13 Down: Big blunder => SNAFU
18 Down: Hankering => YEN
22 Down: Barrel-shaped drums => CONGAS
25 Down: Joint ailment => GOUT
26 Down: Uneaten morsel => ORT
27 Down: A-bomb tryout => NTEST
28 Down: Recedes to the sea => EBBS
29 Down: Part in a play => ROLE
30 Down: An ounce of action is worth a __ of theory: Emerson (probably) => TON
32 Down: Pilfered => STOLE
33 Down: Suspended cover above a bed => CANOPY
35 Down: Place for a manicure => NAILSALON
36 Down: Tickle Me Muppet => ELMO
37 Down: Hearty entrée => STEW
39 Down: Chimney sweep's target => SOOT
40 Down: A mouse! => EEK
42 Down: Cheadle who was Basher in Ocean's films => DON
44 Down: Fireplace inserts => GRATES
45 Down: Yoga-as-exercise namesake => BIKRAM
47 Down: Roman place of assembly => FORUM
48 Down: Foolish => INANE
49 Down: Brainiacs, maybe => NERDS
50 Down: Valuable deposit => ORE
51 Down: Muslim holy city => MECCA
54 Down: Joy => GLEE
55 Down: Usher's offering => SEAT
56 Down: Young newts => EFTS
58 Down: Dawn goddess => EOS
60 Down: Alter __ => EGO
61 Down: Three-letter sandwich => BLT

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This crossword has 36 across clues and 43 down clues. In total 79 clues are solved in the section above.
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