Crossword Answers For: Thursday, May 5, 2022

Across Clues and Answers:

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1 Across: Ewes' guys => RAMS
5 Across: Jazz great James => ETTA
9 Across: Term illustrated by the starts of 39- and 44-Across => BOGEY
14 Across: Director Kazan => ELIA
15 Across: Some skinny jeans => LEES
16 Across: See 11-Down => SCORE
17 Across: __ paper: baking layer => PARCHMENT
19 Across: DuVernay film set in Alabama => SELMA
20 Across: Diamond gems => ONEHITTERS
22 Across: Way, way off => AFAR
23 Across: Mood-stabilizing hormone => SEROTONIN
25 Across: Ante- => PRE
28 Across: Solidify => SET
29 Across: California's Big __ => SUR
30 Across: Place for a stay => INN
33 Across: Souvlaki meat => LAMB
35 Across: Put away the groceries? => EAT
37 Across: Term illustrated by the starts of 17- and 20-Across => BIRDIE
39 Across: Outwit => ONEUP
41 Across: Cybergiggle => LOL
43 Across: Dirties => SOILS
44 Across: Package => PARCEL
46 Across: Director Anderson => WES
48 Across: Symbol on the Flash's chest => BOLT
49 Across: Farm pen => STY
50 Across: Siete menos cinco => DOS
52 Across: Cable channel with a superstar wine club => TCM
54 Across: Univ. aides => TAS
55 Across: Initiates legal action => FILESSUIT
58 Across: Red outside, maybe => RIPE
61 Across: Complex units => APARTMENTS
65 Across: Watchdog breed => AKITA
67 Across: Cheaters => TWOTIMERS
68 Across: Kidney-related => RENAL
69 Across: __ cost you! => ITLL
70 Across: Bog fuel => PEAT
71 Across: Term illustrated by parts of 61- and 67-Across => EAGLE
72 Across: Kenneth of fashion => COLE
73 Across: Dessert brand => EDYS

Down Clues and Answers:

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1 Down: Default action, briefly => REPO
2 Down: Einstein's Dreams novelist Lightman => ALAN
3 Down: Swampy land => MIRE
4 Down: Goldman __ => SACHS
5 Down: Target of some bark beetles => ELMTREE
6 Down: Stay dry? => TEETOTAL
7 Down: Core belief => TENET
8 Down: Team that lost the 2019 World Series to the Nationals => ASTROS
9 Down: Some coll. degrees => BSS
10 Down: Channel Orange Grammy winner Frank => OCEAN
11 Down: With 16-Across, 9-, 37-, or 71-Across, for any given hole => GOLF
12 Down: Writer Bombeck => ERMA
13 Down: 2022, e.g. => YEAR
18 Down: Goes quickly => HIES
21 Down: Slight => SNUB
24 Down: Mystery writer Johansen => IRIS
25 Down: Falls heavily => PLOPS
26 Down: Charged => RANAT
27 Down: __ board => EMERY
30 Down: Canadian __: Weird Al parody of a Green Day song => IDIOT
31 Down: Nabisco wafer brand => NILLA
32 Down: Mouse pads? => NESTS
34 Down: Tampa NFLer => BUC
36 Down: Haul => TOW
38 Down: Corddry of HBO's Ballers => ROB
40 Down: Mani-__ => PEDI
42 Down: Time to bounce => LETSROLL
45 Down: 1970 Kinks hit => LOLA
47 Down: Sink on purpose => SCUTTLE
51 Down: __ tank => SEPTIC
53 Down: The Emancipation of __: Mariah Carey album => MIMI
55 Down: Prenatal => FETAL
56 Down: Took care of => SAWTO
57 Down: ASU's home => TEMPE
58 Down: Red inside, maybe => RARE
59 Down: SUNDVIK baby furniture retailer => IKEA
60 Down: __-pong => PING
62 Down: Requirement => NEED
63 Down: Highchair surface => TRAY
64 Down: Retired jets => SSTS
66 Down: Flagon fill => ALE

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This crossword has 39 across clues and 42 down clues. In total 81 clues are solved in the section above.
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