Crossword Answers For: Tuesday, September 27, 2022

Across Clues and Answers:

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1 Across: How tragic => SOSAD
6 Across: Cent => PENNY
11 Across: Gender-neutral German article => DAS
14 Across: Food safety concern => ECOLI
15 Across: Infer => EDUCE
16 Across: Foot part => ARCH
17 Across: *Another thing altogether => WHOLENEWBALLGAME
20 Across: Annual presidential speech, for short => SOTU
21 Across: Maker of Simply Radishing and Can't Be Beet! nail polish => OPI
22 Across: Sunburn soother => ALOEGEL
23 Across: Chain reaction component => DOMINO
26 Across: Restroom, to a Brit => LOO
27 Across: Rock and Roll Hall of Fame architect => IMPEI
30 Across: *William S. Burroughs novel => NAKEDLUNCH
35 Across: Pad thai strand => NOODLE
37 Across: One-line rave on movie posters => AMUSTSEE
38 Across: __ Angeles Kings => LOS
39 Across: Medium for many homemade cards => CRAYON
42 Across: Chapped, maybe => DRY
43 Across: Remains calm => ACTSCOOL
46 Across: Interstate through Chicago => NINETY
49 Across: *Background sound that may be a sleep aid => WHITENOISE
52 Across: High-IQ group => MENSA
53 Across: __ Lasso => TED
54 Across: Doodads => GIZMOS
56 Across: Pseudonym => PENNAME
60 Across: Org. headed by Michael S. Regan => EPA
61 Across: Wooden barrel => CASK
65 Across: Ice-breaker activity involving three claims, or what the starts of the answers to the starred clues literally are => TWOTRUTHSANDALIE
68 Across: Hardens => SETS
69 Across: Sports data => STATS
70 Across: Assuming there is one => IFANY
71 Across: Black-ish role => DRE
72 Across: Generational tales => SAGAS
73 Across: Trait carriers => GENES

Down Clues and Answers:

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1 Down: Wraps (up) => SEWS
2 Down: Cuatro x dos => OCHO
3 Down: Flue residue => SOOT
4 Down: Slyly referred (to) => ALLUDED
5 Down: Feminine German article => DIE
6 Down: Peek through shutters, say => PEEPIN
7 Down: Holly's Raising Arizona role => EDWINA
8 Down: Much-used pencil => NUB
9 Down: March Madness gp. => NCAA
10 Down: Holler => YELL
11 Down: International reality show that inspired Shark Tank => DRAGONSDEN
12 Down: Pinnacle => ACME
13 Down: Writer Silverstein => SHEL
16 Down: Get too old => AGEOUT
18 Down: __ de plume => NOM
19 Down: Lounges around => LOLLS
24 Down: Cruet contents => OIL
25 Down: Just so-so => OKAY
27 Down: Spouse's kin => INLAW
28 Down: Scrounging sort => MOOCH
29 Down: Sticky reminder => POSTITNOTE
31 Down: Genre associated with black eyeliner => EMO
32 Down: Country duo Brooks & __ => DUNN
33 Down: Two mints in one mint => CERTS
34 Down: 2003 Outkast hit => HEYYA
36 Down: Business maj. => ECON
40 Down: Milne joey => ROO
41 Down: Sacha Baron Cohen persona => ALIG
44 Down: Artery inserts => STENTS
45 Down: Fragrant wood => CEDAR
47 Down: If u ask me ... => IMO
48 Down: Brand that had instant success? => NESCAFE
50 Down: Afternoon nap => SIESTA
51 Down: Toll-paying convenience => EZPASS
55 Down: Wow => MAN
56 Down: Survivor's struggle, briefly => PTSD
57 Down: Carafe kin => EWER
58 Down: No __, no fuss => MUSS
59 Down: Jazz legend James => ETTA
62 Down: Actor Rickman => ALAN
63 Down: __ wave => SINE
64 Down: Types (in) => KEYS
66 Down: Folklore crone => HAG
67 Down: Use a trowel => DIG

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This crossword has 35 across clues and 45 down clues. In total 80 clues are solved in the section above.
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