Crossword Answers For: Wednesday, December 7, 2022

Across Clues and Answers:

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1 Across: GI on the lam => AWOL
5 Across: Annual festival in Austin, TX => SXSW
9 Across: Tot's crumb catcher => BIB
12 Across: Rural strolling spot => LANE
13 Across: Short dog, for short => PEKE
14 Across: Forearm bone => ULNA
15 Across: French preposition => AVEC
16 Across: Rationale => BASIS
17 Across: Gloomy aura => PALL
18 Across: Nissan sedans since 1982 => SENTRAS
20 Across: Put away, as loot => STASHED
22 Across: Blade Runner actor Rutger __ => HAUER
23 Across: Lives => EXISTS
24 Across: Take away => DETRACT
26 Across: Brought up => BRED
27 Across: Night author Wiesel => ELIE
28 Across: Finance guru Suze => ORMAN
30 Across: 1815 classic whose title character is played by Anya Taylor-Joy in a 2020 film => EMMA
34 Across: Common interest group => BLOC
35 Across: Same => DITTO
36 Across: Campus bigwig => DEAN
37 Across: Novelist Morrison => TONI
38 Across: Derby town in Surrey, England => EPSOM
39 Across: Frigg's husband => ODIN
40 Across: Steakhouse order => RARE
42 Across: Steakhouse order => REDWINE
44 Across: Database systems giant => ORACLE
47 Across: Jousting weapon => LANCE
48 Across: Revenue source in many a free app => POPUPAD
50 Across: Counterpoint melody => DESCANT
52 Across: Kid's plea for permission => CANI
53 Across: Fairway chunk => DIVOT
55 Across: __ girl! => ATTA
56 Across: Law & Order: SVU co-star => ICET
57 Across: Storm rescue op => EVAC
58 Across: 2007 U.S. Women's Open winner Cristie => KERR
59 Across: Lil Wayne's __ Carter V => THA
60 Across: File partner => RANK
61 Across: Grand ice cream brand => EDYS

Down Clues and Answers:

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1 Down: Sad to say ... => ALAS
2 Down: Greet from across the street, say => WAVEHELLO
3 Down: Phrase of unity in the Pledge of Allegiance => ONENATION
4 Down: Itinerary for touring speakers => LECTURECIRCUIT
5 Down: Health club amenities => SPAS
6 Down: Crosses (out) => XES
7 Down: Winter getaway need, maybe => SKIS
8 Down: Brunch dish with ham and peppers => WESTERNOMELET
9 Down: Malaise, with the => BLAHS
10 Down: Cove, e.g. => INLET
11 Down: Gets thinner, in a way => BALDS
14 Down: Food named for how it's baked, and a hint to each set of circles => UPSIDEDOWNCAKE
16 Down: Flatbed scanner relative => BARCODEREADER
19 Down: Blues-rocker Chris => REA
21 Down: Lumberjack competition projectile => AXE
24 Down: Mortgage balance, e.g. => DEBT
25 Down: Nonsense => TRIPE
26 Down: Ulan __: former Anglicization of Mongolia's capital => BATOR
29 Down: Matterhorn and Weisshorn: Abbr. => MTS
31 Down: Treated, in a way => MEDICATED
32 Down: Primary way in => MAINENTRY
33 Down: Dudek of Mad Men => ANNE
41 Down: Matterhorn or Weisshorn => ALP
43 Down: Courtroom VIPs => DAS
44 Down: Footnote abbr. => OPCIT
45 Down: Jazz drummer Max => ROACH
46 Down: Sleep disturbance => APNEA
49 Down: Operatic icon => DIVA
50 Down: Tie up at the pier => DOCK
51 Down: Patches, as a driveway => TARS
54 Down: Part of a moving story => VAN

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This crossword has 39 across clues and 32 down clues. In total 71 clues are solved in the section above.
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