Crossword Answers For: Friday, April 22, 2022

Across Clues and Answers:

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1 Across: Frito pie ingredient => CHILI
6 Across: Percussion-based theater troupe => STOMP
11 Across: Back in the day => AGO
14 Across: TV signal part => AUDIO
15 Across: SAT prep help, often => TUTOR
16 Across: Like beach volleyball players => TAN
17 Across: Casino array => SLOTS
18 Across: See 6-Down => ANISE
19 Across: Trellis growth => IVY
20 Across: Freeze! => HALT
21 Across: Former spouse who never lets things get awkward? => GRACEFULEX
23 Across: Serpentine fish => EEL
25 Across: Streisand film based on a Singer story => YENTL
26 Across: Outcome when a salon student makes waves? => LEARNERSPERM
32 Across: Holy __ => OIL
33 Across: Cleared for takeoff? => DEICED
34 Across: Low nos. for aces => ERAS
38 Across: Many Egyptians => ARABS
40 Across: Domino dot => PIP
41 Across: Day of the Dead drink => ATOLE
42 Across: Arizona locale for spring training fans => MESA
43 Across: Suits => BEFITS
45 Across: Silent communication sys. => ASL
46 Across: Luring an academic to the dark side? => TURNINGAPROF
49 Across: The City & the City novelist Miéville => CHINA
51 Across: WSJ news topic => IPO
52 Across: Taylor Swift hit song about defying the haters, and an apt title for this puzzle => SHAKEITOFF
56 Across: Cause of inflation? => PUMP
60 Across: Nailed it! => YES
61 Across: Miyazaki's genre => ANIME
62 Across: Binge => SPREE
63 Across: Snare => NET
64 Across: Four-time Australian Open winner => SELES
65 Across: Piano part => PEDAL
66 Across: Weep => CRY
67 Across: Utopias => EDENS
68 Across: Mature => ADULT

Down Clues and Answers:

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1 Down: Hurt singer => CASH
2 Down: Dance for a lei person => HULA
3 Down: TV competition, familiarly => IDOL
4 Down: Kitten caboodle => LITTER
5 Down: Apple platform => IOS
6 Down: With 18-Across, ingredient in five-spice powder => STAR
7 Down: Fish in salade niçoise => TUNA
8 Down: Ear-relevant? => OTIC
9 Down: Sauntered => MOSEYED
10 Down: Want more => PREFER
11 Down: Listing => ATILT
12 Down: Chairperson's hammer => GAVEL
13 Down: Black stone => ONYX
21 Down: Series set at McKinley High => GLEE
22 Down: Not fulfilled => UNMET
24 Down: Winds down => ENDS
26 Down: Rich soil => LOAM
27 Down: Word on some European postage stamps => EIRE
28 Down: That's a shame => ALAS
29 Down: Mature => RIPEN
30 Down: Octavia Butler's genre => SCIFI
31 Down: Fast Food My Way chef Jacques => PEPIN
35 Down: Have a good laugh => ROAR
36 Down: Besides => ALSO
37 Down: Mirror image => SELF
39 Down: Dyeing art => BATIK
41 Down: PDQ => ASAP
43 Down: Clocked => BRAINED
44 Down: What a long week sigh => TGIF
47 Down: Trepidation => UNEASE
48 Down: Burst => POPPED
49 Down: Pull (for) => CHEER
50 Down: Impulsive => HASTY
52 Down: Out of __ => SYNC
53 Down: Bananagrams piece => TILE
54 Down: Sign => OMEN
55 Down: Own (up) => FESS
57 Down: Lahore tongue => URDU
58 Down: Repast => MEAL
59 Down: Hide => PELT
62 Down: Après-ski option => SPA

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This crossword has 37 across clues and 42 down clues. In total 79 clues are solved in the section above.
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