Crossword Answers For: Tuesday, August 9, 2022

Across Clues and Answers:

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1 Across: Katy Perry hit with the lyric Louder, louder than a lion => ROAR
5 Across: Laid-back sort => TYPEB
10 Across: Arkin of Argo => ALAN
14 Across: Penny-__: trivial => ANTE
15 Across: 17-syllable poem => HAIKU
16 Across: One-third of a 15-Across => LINE
17 Across: Salty expanses => SEAS
18 Across: Elizabeth of WandaVision => OLSEN
19 Across: Starring role => LEAD
20 Across: *Saint Bernard statue made entirely from sourdough? => PUREBREADDOG
23 Across: I need details! => SPILL
24 Across: Chinese philosophy founded by Laotzu => TAOISM
28 Across: Many, informally => LOTSA
32 Across: Big name in little trucks => TONKA
33 Across: Toward the stern => AFT
36 Across: *Special occasions that call for braided loaves? => CHALLAHDAYS
39 Across: Evil Woman rock gp. => ELO
40 Across: Underway, to Sherlock => AFOOT
41 Across: Health ins. choice => PPO
42 Across: *Improvements to a cake recipe? => TORTEREFORM
46 Across: Sundial X => TEN
47 Across: Pokes (around) => NOSES
48 Across: R&B singer known for his use of Auto-Tune => TPAIN
50 Across: Odors => AROMAS
52 Across: Wanders => ROAMS
56 Across: Any of the answers to this puzzle's starred clues? => PUNINTHEOVEN
61 Across: CrossFit aftermath => ACHE
64 Across: Go gaga over => ADORE
65 Across: Wolfe who first appeared in the novel Fer-de-Lance => NERO
66 Across: Possible source of DNA evidence => HAIR
67 Across: One taking a spin on a helicopter? => ROTOR
68 Across: Cogito __ sum => ERGO
69 Across: Upper limbs => ARMS
70 Across: Supreme Court Justice Kagan => ELENA
71 Across: Blended family prefix => STEP

Down Clues and Answers:

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1 Down: Workshop files => RASPS
2 Down: Get the better of => ONEUP
3 Down: Arcade pioneer => ATARI
4 Down: Put up on eBay, say => RESELL
5 Down: Son of Odin => THOR
6 Down: Angela Bassett's alma mater => YALE
7 Down: Home of a much-photographed tower => PISA
8 Down: Scraped (out) => EKED
9 Down: Donut-shaped cake => BUNDT
10 Down: No problems here! => ALLGOOD
11 Down: Fib => LIE
12 Down: Actress de Armas => ANA
13 Down: Rod and Todd's dad on The Simpsons => NED
21 Down: Coalition => BLOC
22 Down: Solemn pledge => OATH
25 Down: Ill-suited => INAPT
26 Down: Zoom alternative => SKYPE
27 Down: Bricklayer => MASON
29 Down: __ she blows! => THAR
30 Down: Out of danger => SAFE
31 Down: Up in the air => ALOFT
33 Down: Health insurance giant => AETNA
34 Down: Elevator stop => FLOOR
35 Down: Upper body => TORSO
37 Down: In the __: informed => LOOP
38 Down: Gillette razor => ATRA
43 Down: Moderates => TEMPERS
44 Down: Biblical twin of Jacob => ESAU
45 Down: Muddy spot => MIRE
49 Down: Unclaimed => NOONES
51 Down: Trap => SNARE
53 Down: Stave off => AVERT
54 Down: Join the flow of traffic => MERGE
55 Down: Poke around => SNOOP
57 Down: Megastar => IDOL
58 Down: Short message => NOTE
59 Down: 1982 Disney sci-fi film => TRON
60 Down: Mother of Ares => HERA
61 Down: Clicking sound? => AHA
62 Down: Sedan, e.g. => CAR
63 Down: That guy? => HIM

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This crossword has 35 across clues and 42 down clues. In total 77 clues are solved in the section above.
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