Crossword Answers For: Monday, August 15, 2022

Across Clues and Answers:

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1 Across: __ the fat => CHEW
5 Across: Fill, as a teddy bear => STUFF
10 Across: Bonneville Salt Flats state => UTAH
14 Across: Toy block brand with Creator 3-in-1 sets => LEGO
15 Across: Pitch-fixing pro => TUNER
16 Across: Indian flatbread => ROTI
17 Across: Hankering => URGE
18 Across: Submit taxes online => EFILE
19 Across: Severely overcook => BURN
20 Across: Awesome event in military history? => BOSSBATTLE
22 Across: Desertlike => ARID
23 Across: Signs off on => OKS
24 Across: Tree in a tray => BONSAI
26 Across: Penne and pappardelle => PASTAS
30 Across: Minor mistake => SLIP
32 Across: Scrub energetically => SCOUR
33 Across: Awesome side at a barbecue? => SWEETCORN
38 Across: Comic __: casual typeface => SANS
39 Across: Warty jumpers => TOADS
40 Across: That is a fact => TRUE
41 Across: Awesome double Dutch accessory? => TIGHTROPE
43 Across: Judy Blume's Tales of a Fourth __ Nothing => GRADE
44 Across: Softball scores => RUNS
45 Across: Telephoned => CALLED
46 Across: Hypothetical scenario => WHATIF
50 Across: Hotmail alternative => AOL
51 Across: A pop => EACH
52 Across: Awesome tennis racket? => FLYSWATTER
59 Across: Digging => INTO
60 Across: Spaghetti Western director Sergio => LEONE
61 Across: Roof overhang => EAVE
62 Across: Splits => GOES
63 Across: Superexcited => EAGER
64 Across: Marvel Comics mutants => XMEN
65 Across: __-and-seek => HIDE
66 Across: Trades blows => SPARS
67 Across: Structure with stakes => TENT

Down Clues and Answers:

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1 Down: Sandwich type => CLUB
2 Down: Sandwich type => HERO
3 Down: Spaghetti carbonara ingredients => EGGS
4 Down: Misfortunes => WOES
5 Down: Swordfish servings => STEAKS
6 Down: Clumps of fur => TUFTS
7 Down: Scoville __: chili pepper heat measurement => UNIT
8 Down: Succumbed to gravity => FELL
9 Down: Giveaways for sampling, e.g. => FREEBIES
10 Down: Blue Ain't Your Color country singer Keith => URBAN
11 Down: Travels with the band => TOURS
12 Down: Open courtyards => ATRIA
13 Down: Asian language related to Urdu => HINDI
21 Down: Wild pig => BOAR
25 Down: Choose (to) => OPT
26 Down: Hissed Hey! => PSST
27 Down: Smoothie bowl berry => ACAI
28 Down: Spotify selection => SONG
29 Down: Booty => TUSH
30 Down: Scoreless Scrabble turns => SWAPS
31 Down: News story opening, in journalism jargon => LEDE
33 Down: Shortly => SOON
34 Down: __-Alt-Del => CTRL
35 Down: Spoken, not written => ORAL
36 Down: Disrespectful => RUDE
37 Down: __ a lift? => NEED
39 Down: Artisan chocolate treats => TRUFFLES
42 Down: Uni- + bi- => TRI
43 Down: Huge bash => GALA
45 Down: Quakes in fear => COWERS
46 Down: Put on a scale => WEIGH
47 Down: Vietnam's capital => HANOI
48 Down: Played a role => ACTED
49 Down: The ones I'm pointing at => THOSE
50 Down: Ed of Up => ASNER
53 Down: Jeté, e.g. => LEAP
54 Down: Lotus pose discipline => YOGA
55 Down: Smartphone message => TEXT
56 Down: Subdue, as wild hair => TAME
57 Down: Neck and neck => EVEN
58 Down: Tenant's monthly payment => RENT

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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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