Crossword Answers For: Friday, July 8, 2022

Across Clues and Answers:

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1 Across: Political commentator Navarro => ANA
4 Across: Dump => SCRAP
9 Across: Whom Cordelia calls As mad as the vex'd sea => LEAR
13 Across: Marvel Comics artist Buscema => SAL
14 Across: People who call New Zealand Aotearoa => MAORI
15 Across: Far from ordinary => ALIEN
17 Across: Piano trio? => SYLLABLES
19 Across: Earth sign => VIRGO
20 Across: Ordinary => USUAL
21 Across: Confront => FACE
23 Across: Mideast carrier => ELAL
24 Across: The Body in the Library sleuth => MARPLE
26 Across: Big grazer => ELK
28 Across: Who am __ argue? => ITO
29 Across: Watched warily => EYED
30 Across: String quintet? => CONSONANTS
34 Across: Start to bat? => ACRO
35 Across: Planning session contribution => IDEAS
36 Across: Duet for bassoon and bass fiddle? => DOUBLELETTERS
41 Across: Grazie reply => PREGO
42 Across: Bigelow products => TEAS
43 Across: Duet for oboe and vibraphone? => LONGVOWELS
46 Across: Dost possess => HAST
50 Across: Mil. mail site => APO
51 Across: Feta source => EWE
52 Across: One to hold on to => KEEPER
54 Across: Tenerife, por ejemplo => ISLA
56 Across: Why don't we? => LETS
59 Across: Dishwasher handle => AMANA
60 Across: Really bad turnout => NOONE
62 Across: Flügelhorn solo? => DIACRITIC
64 Across: Cotton candy, mostly => SUGAR
65 Across: Like Santa's helpers => ELFIN
66 Across: Groundbreaking tool => HOE
67 Across: Donor card datum => TYPE
68 Across: Monopoly cards => DEEDS
69 Across: Time pieces: Abbr. => YRS

Down Clues and Answers:

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1 Down: Trust without verifying => ASSUME
2 Down: Speak against => NAYSAY
3 Down: Magazine with annual Best of Beauty awards => ALLURE
4 Down: Minor => SMALL
5 Down: Red choice => CAB
6 Down: Massage deeply => ROLF
7 Down: Sod buyer's calculation => AREA
8 Down: Water sign => PISCES
9 Down: WC => LAV
10 Down: Nobelist Wiesel => ELIE
11 Down: Plane => AIRLINER
12 Down: Meets near the shore? => REGATTAS
16 Down: Good riddance => NOLOSS
18 Down: The Rookie org. => LAPD
22 Down: Jeff Lynne's band => ELO
25 Down: A time to every purpose Bible bk. => ECCL
27 Down: Gentle washer setting => KNITS
31 Down: Minecraft resource => ORE
32 Down: Cape Fear co-star => NOLTE
33 Down: Drink suffix => ADE
34 Down: Superior to => ABOVE
36 Down: Finishes one's studies, in a way => DROPSOUT
37 Down: Viniculture science => OENOLOGY
38 Down: Comfy shoe brand => UGG
39 Down: Unadon fish => EEL
40 Down: Chore => TASK
41 Down: Great __: Midwest region => PLAINS
44 Down: Bird in the Duolingo logo => OWL
45 Down: Took care of garden pests => WEEDED
46 Down: Powerful engine => HEMI
47 Down: Indifference => APATHY
48 Down: On the job longer => SENIOR
49 Down: Vestiges => TRACES
53 Down: Brings in => EARNS
55 Down: I think somebody needs __! => ANAP
57 Down: Shower wall unit => TILE
58 Down: Protected => SAFE
61 Down: Before, in an old ode => ERE
63 Down: El __ => CID

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This crossword has 37 across clues and 40 down clues. In total 77 clues are solved in the section above.
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