Crossword Answers For: Thursday, May 12, 2022

Across Clues and Answers:

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1 Across: Pea sheller's discard => POD
4 Across: Infatuate => BESOT
9 Across: Stands up to => FACES
14 Across: To say they __ I dare not be so bold: Shakespeare => ERR
15 Across: Notable time period => EPOCH
16 Across: Chew noisily => CHOMP
17 Across: *Native American ritual => RAINDANCE
19 Across: Bit part => CAMEO
20 Across: Drinks with steep prices? => TEAS
21 Across: Most populous NATO country => USA
23 Across: Major-leaguer => PRO
24 Across: Longish skirt => MIDI
25 Across: *Cut from the short loin => STRIPSTEAK
29 Across: Light baked dish => SOUFFLE
31 Across: With resolve => STOUTLY
32 Across: Econ. measure => GNP
33 Across: Peignoir trim => LACE
35 Across: Secondhand => USED
36 Across: *Finish loads of work? => DOTHEWASH
39 Across: W/o delay => ASAP
41 Across: Brain section => LOBE
42 Across: Lack of continuity => GAP
45 Across: Starts to come out of one's shell => OPENSUP
48 Across: Vacation spots => RESORTS
50 Across: *Rust-Oleum product => SPRAYPAINT
52 Across: Restraining order => HALT
53 Across: Cleveland NBAer => CAV
54 Across: Org. that accepts returns => IRS
55 Across: Opera set in Egypt that debuted in Cairo => AIDA
56 Across: Come to light => ARISE
59 Across: Evasive maneuvering, and what can literally be found in the answers to the starred clues => RUNAROUND
63 Across: Take it easy => RELAX
64 Across: Laura Linney Netflix series => OZARK
65 Across: Feasted on => ATE
66 Across: Caught some z's => SLEPT
67 Across: Old TV parts => TUBES
68 Across: __ of averages => LAW

Down Clues and Answers:

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1 Down: As __ my last email ... => PER
2 Down: Formal discourse => ORATION
3 Down: Shriveled => DRIEDUP
4 Down: Some twins => BEDS
5 Down: AQI monitor => EPA
6 Down: Sir Carter, to Beyoncé => SON
7 Down: Happen => OCCUR
8 Down: Project that must be defended => THESIS
9 Down: Net-neutrality regulatory org. => FCC
10 Down: Cry with a finger snap => AHA
11 Down: Vie => COMPETE
12 Down: Promising Young Woman writer/director Fennell => EMERALD
13 Down: Eerie => SPOOKY
18 Down: Innocent => NAIF
22 Down: Well-chosen => APT
24 Down: Sprinkle that adds umami, for short => MSG
25 Down: Louver part => SLAT
26 Down: __ support => TECH
27 Down: Makes soaking wet => SOUSES
28 Down: Derriere => TUSH
30 Down: Potter character => FLOPSY
34 Down: Slithery fish => EEL
36 Down: Gillian's role on The X-Files => DANA
37 Down: Shabby => WORN
38 Down: Provide job support? => ABET
39 Down: Clothes => APPAREL
40 Down: Overly submissive => SERVILE
42 Down: Not done all at once => GRADUAL
43 Down: Donald Glover series set in the South => ATLANTA
44 Down: L.A. winter hrs. => PST
45 Down: Awards for Hunt and Hunter => OSCARS
46 Down: Global news agcy. => UPI
47 Down: Polly-syllabic pet? => PARROT
49 Down: One of Pittsburgh's three rivers => OHIO
51 Down: Automaker named for a Japanese river => ISUZU
55 Down: Sacred chests => ARKS
57 Down: Drain => SAP
58 Down: Office contact no. => EXT
60 Down: Arrest => NAB
61 Down: __ you quite through? => ARE
62 Down: Drops on the grass => DEW

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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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