Crossword Answers For: Tuesday, October 25, 2022

Across Clues and Answers:

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1 Across: Brief email sign-off => BEST
5 Across: Baby horse => FOAL
9 Across: Utterly detest => ABHOR
14 Across: __ rug: floor decor => AREA
15 Across: Extreme anger => RAGE
16 Across: Director Sergio => LEONE
17 Across: *Equally disagreeable choices => HORNSOFADILEMMA
20 Across: Line spoken to the audience => ASIDE
21 Across: Boo-boo kisser => MOM
22 Across: Serve dinner to => FEED
23 Across: *Easy to cut, as meat => FORKTENDER
27 Across: Be a good dog, say => OBEY
28 Across: Grade just above C => BMINUS
32 Across: Mideast title => EMIR
35 Across: Org. that certifies albums as gold or platinum => RIAA
38 Across: Pronoun-shaped girders => IBARS
39 Across: __ Vegas Raiders => LAS
40 Across: *Improvises => WINGSIT
42 Across: Gym cushion => MAT
43 Across: Erin go __ => BRAGH
45 Across: Prod => GOAD
46 Across: Snaky swimmers => EELS
47 Across: The Handmaid's Tale novelist Margaret => ATWOOD
49 Across: Tire leak sound => HISS
51 Across: *Braking signals => TAILLIGHTS
55 Across: Admin. aide => ASST
58 Across: Alumna bio word => NEE
59 Across: Deliver a speech => ORATE
62 Across: We were just talking about you! and a hint to the first words of the answers to the starred clues => SPEAKOFTHEDEVIL
66 Across: Depend (on) => HINGE
67 Across: Oompah instrument => TUBA
68 Across: 12/24 and 12/31 => EVES
69 Across: Provide with funding => ENDOW
70 Across: You missed a __ => SPOT
71 Across: Whitehall whitewall => TYRE

Down Clues and Answers:

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1 Down: Who Let the Dogs Out group __ Men => BAHA
2 Down: Greek Cupid => EROS
3 Down: Calligraphy stroke => SERIF
4 Down: Clay oven for baking naan => TANDOOR
5 Down: To and __ => FRO
6 Down: Bumbling fool => OAF
7 Down: Athlete's peak performance => AGAME
8 Down: Gave false hope to => LEDON
9 Down: Every last one => ALL
10 Down: Barbecue cut => BEEFRIB
11 Down: House-shaped browser button => HOME
12 Down: Looks like the joke's __ => ONME
13 Down: Get lost in a book => READ
18 Down: Balkan native => SERB
19 Down: Film research website => IMDB
24 Down: The Americans star Russell => KERI
25 Down: Making, as a knot => TYING
26 Down: Radiate => EMIT
29 Down: Birth certificate information => NAME
30 Down: Eurasian border river => URAL
31 Down: Phased-out fast planes, for short => SSTS
32 Down: Actor Idris => ELBA
33 Down: Small store => MART
34 Down: No need to describe what happened => ISAW
36 Down: Four score and seven years __ ... => AGO
37 Down: Japanese beer brand => ASAHI
40 Down: Not so fast! => WHOA
41 Down: With ya so far => IDIG
44 Down: Adios! => GOTTAGO
46 Down: Springsteen's __ Band => ESTREET
48 Down: Flintstone family pet => DINO
50 Down: Wearing kicks => SHOD
52 Down: Some boxing jabs => LEFTS
53 Down: Ease off, as rain => LETUP
54 Down: Expertise => SAVVY
55 Down: Tennis legend Arthur => ASHE
56 Down: Laundry cycle => SPIN
57 Down: Ship => SEND
60 Down: Cake layer => TIER
61 Down: You are something __! => ELSE
63 Down: London's __ Gardens => KEW
64 Down: House of the Dragon cable network => HBO
65 Down: Dig in! => EAT

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This crossword has 35 across clues and 44 down clues. In total 79 clues are solved in the section above.
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