Crossword Answers For: Wednesday, November 16, 2022

Across Clues and Answers:

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1 Across: Like uncombed hair => WILD
5 Across: Muslim leader => IMAM
9 Across: Structure made of snow or blankets => FORT
13 Across: Gotcha => ISEE
14 Across: Walking stick => CANE
15 Across: Zones => AREAS
17 Across: *Netflix documentary series about a controversial zookeeper => TIGERKING
19 Across: Krispy __ => KREME
20 Across: Carton sealer => TAPE
21 Across: Tenant's contract => LEASE
23 Across: Abolish => BAN
24 Across: Home of the NHL's Blues => STL
25 Across: Floe makeup => ICE
27 Across: Period => DOT
28 Across: Surgery ctrs. => ORS
29 Across: Langley org. => CIA
30 Across: *Showtime medical drama starring Edie Falco => NURSEJACKIE
33 Across: Surrounded by => AMIDST
35 Across: Razz => TAUNT
36 Across: George Eliot's Adam __ => BEDE
37 Across: Sinuous fish => EEL
38 Across: Sitar music => RAGA
42 Across: Not Gon' Cry singer Mary J. __ => BLIGE
45 Across: Tolkien creature corrupted by the One Ring => GOLLUM
47 Across: *USA series about corporate crime => WHITECOLLAR
51 Across: Caustic solution => LYE
52 Across: Lady bird => HEN
53 Across: Obtained => GOT
54 Across: Iris locale => EYE
55 Across: Duty => TAX
56 Across: Husky hello => ARF
57 Across: Vidalia __ => ONION
59 Across: SportsCenter anchor Linda => COHN
61 Across: Thunders => ROARS
63 Across: Annual Discovery Channel programming event that could feature the shows in the answers to the starred clues? => SHARKWEEK
66 Across: Fight with foils => FENCE
67 Across: Terrain map, briefly => TOPO
68 Across: Ish => ORSO
69 Across: On the double! => STAT
70 Across: Short itinerary? => SKED
71 Across: Let the tears flow => WEEP

Down Clues and Answers:

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1 Down: Quick thinking => WIT
2 Down: Starting now? => ISITTIME
3 Down: Public defender's offering => LEGALAID
4 Down: Like a basso profundo voice => DEEP
5 Down: Sound of disgust => ICK
6 Down: Large envelope => MAILER
7 Down: Coming of Age in Mississippi writer Moody => ANNE
8 Down: Many a contract for a superstar player, e.g. => MEGADEAL
9 Down: Orange skin that doesn't peel? => FAKETAN
10 Down: Hockey legend Bobby => ORR
11 Down: Boston-based sportswear giant => REEBOK
12 Down: Salty Japanese condiment => TAMARI
16 Down: Word with common or good => SENSE
18 Down: Rider's controls => REINS
22 Down: Korean rice liquor => SOJU
24 Down: Reminder of a scrape => SCAB
26 Down: __ and paste => CUT
31 Down: Girder material => STEEL
32 Down: Corner PC key => CTRL
34 Down: Amount owed => DEBT
37 Down: Big-headed sorts => EGOTISTS
39 Down: Complete => ALLTHERE
40 Down: Some northern South Americans => GUYANESE
41 Down: Visa/MC alternative => AMEX
43 Down: Key part of a block party? => LEGOSET
44 Down: Tappable image => ICON
45 Down: Bad Feminist writer Roxane => GAY
46 Down: Big name in vacuums => ORECK
47 Down: Mooring spot => WHARF
48 Down: Medal recipients => HEROES
49 Down: Swaddled one => INFANT
50 Down: Algonquian language => LENAPE
58 Down: Now I get it => OHOK
60 Down: Stop! That hurts! => OWOW
62 Down: TV pioneer => RCA
64 Down: Fishing pole => ROD
65 Down: Keystone __ => KOP

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This crossword has 41 across clues and 38 down clues. In total 79 clues are solved in the section above.
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