Crossword Answers For: Sunday, December 11, 2022

Across Clues and Answers:

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1 Across: Asparagus piece => SPEAR
6 Across: For the ages => EPIC
10 Across: Open pages in a browser => TABS
14 Across: Channel with Supreme Court coverage => CSPAN
19 Across: Childish comeback => ARESO
20 Across: Biblical wedding location => CANA
21 Across: Writer's block cure => IDEA
22 Across: Troubling signs => OMENS
23 Across: Very dangerous red? => MORTALZINFANDEL
26 Across: Vatican City masterpiece => PIETA
27 Across: First novel in Cather's Great Plains trilogy => OPIONEERS
28 Across: Coral formation => REEF
29 Across: How one must win in volleyball => BYTWO
30 Across: Violinist Leopold => AUER
31 Across: Te __: Rihanna song => AMO
32 Across: Just watch me! => ICANTOO
34 Across: Email folder => SENT
36 Across: Invisibilia airer => NPR
37 Across: Wine on tap? => DRAFTBORDEAUX
40 Across: Look at => EYE
41 Across: Actor Mendelsohn => BEN
42 Across: Datebook col. => FRI
43 Across: Painting, cinema, ballet, etc. => ARTFORMS
45 Across: Have => POSSESS
49 Across: Formal talk => ADDRESS
53 Across: __ setter => IRISH
54 Across: Steer clear of => AVOID
55 Across: Kimono sash => OBI
57 Across: Proverb ending? => IAL
58 Across: Game that begins with the murder of Mr. Boddy => CLUE
59 Across: Remains unsettled => PENDS
60 Across: Sequel to Steinbeck's Grapes of Wrath? => CANNERYROSE
64 Across: Moo __ pork => SHU
67 Across: Rule, Britannia composer => ARNE
68 Across: Outlaw => BAN
69 Across: Snacked on => ATE
70 Across: French assent => OUI
71 Across: Tavern quaffs => ALES
72 Across: Trough spot => STY
73 Across: Hangover caused by wine? => MALDEMERLOT
76 Across: Like gymnasts => AGILE
77 Across: Gobi locale => ASIA
79 Across: A pop => PER
80 Across: At the stern => AFT
81 Across: More rational => SANER
82 Across: Become frantic => PANIC
84 Across: Stockpiled => AMASSED
87 Across: Delegates, as duties => ASSIGNS
89 Across: Endangered Himalayan mammal => REDPANDA
91 Across: Rain-__ gum => BLO
93 Across: Coop resident => HEN
94 Across: Tax agcy. => IRS
95 Across: Wax eloquent about some wine? => HAILACABERNET
100 Across: Sunblock letters => SPF
103 Across: Mineral hardness scale => MOHS
105 Across: Forensic facilities => DNALABS
106 Across: Stretch the truth => LIE
107 Across: Actress Polo => TERI
108 Across: 1965 march site => SELMA
110 Across: Little brook => RILL
111 Across: __ section => CAESAREAN
113 Across: Skylit courtyards => ATRIA
114 Across: Wine that's good for one's bones? => SKELETONCHIANTI
116 Across: Nested supermarket rollers => CARTS
117 Across: Red Clocks novelist Zumas => LENI
118 Across: Connection point => NODE
119 Across: Teeny pests => MITES
120 Across: Private rendezvous => TRYST
121 Across: Dermatology concern => CYST
122 Across: Boxing ref's decisions => TKOS
123 Across: Wade noisily => SLOSH

Down Clues and Answers:

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1 Down: South Pacific islander => SAMOAN
2 Down: Keep from falling => PROPUP
3 Down: More ghoulish => EERIER
4 Down: Mary of The Maltese Falcon => ASTOR
5 Down: Dappled horse => ROAN
6 Down: Dermatology concern => ECZEMA
7 Down: Create couples => PAIROFF
8 Down: Cozy retreats => INNS
9 Down: Half-__: latte spec => CAF
10 Down: Unfortunate quality in a karaoke singer => TINEAR
11 Down: Arithmetic figure => ADDEND
12 Down: Meat-flavored broths => BEEFTEAS
13 Down: Kid-lit girl with a blueberry pail => SAL
14 Down: __ and paste => COPY
15 Down: In the Heights actor Jimmy => SMITS
16 Down: Wine that comes in tiny bottles? => PEEWEERIESLING
17 Down: Lost and found, e.g. => ANTONYMS
18 Down: Govt. cybersecurity monitor => NSA
24 Down: Picks up => LEARNS
25 Down: With the bow, in music => ARCO
29 Down: Ring event => BOUT
32 Down: Footnote kin of op. cit. => IBID
33 Down: Couple in a boat => OARS
35 Down: Radio host John => TESH
37 Down: Acts => DEEDS
38 Down: Get in shape => TRAIN
39 Down: Case for Mulder and Scully => XFILE
41 Down: Back of a hit 45 record => BSIDE
44 Down: Tulsa sch. => ORU
45 Down: Family guys => PAPAS
46 Down: In plain view => OVERT
47 Down: Tale about one Corleone's love of fortified wine? => SONNYANDSHERRY
48 Down: L.A.'s region => SOCAL
50 Down: Some calorie counters => DIETERS
51 Down: Less common => RARER
52 Down: Historic Nevada city => ELY
56 Down: Rock group => BAND
58 Down: Forensic series starring Paula Newsome, familiarly => CSI
61 Down: Ben and Jerry => NAMES
62 Down: Car top => ROOF
63 Down: __ my way! => OUTTA
65 Down: Oscar winner Mirren => HELEN
66 Down: Icon tappers => USERS
68 Down: Hello, ewe! => BAA
71 Down: Once more => AGAIN
73 Down: Hebrew prophet => MICAH
74 Down: Federal org. with a flower logo => EPA
75 Down: Sauce dispenser => LADLE
76 Down: Portfolio part => ASSET
78 Down: Small drink => SIP
82 Down: Buttoned-up => PRIM
83 Down: Ford's first minivan => AEROSTAR
84 Down: Score after deuce, perhaps => ADIN
85 Down: Hogwash => MALARKEY
86 Down: Flows back, as the tide => EBBS
88 Down: You gotta be kidding! => SHEESH
90 Down: Zip => NADA
92 Down: City near Disney World => ORLANDO
96 Down: Sci-fi invaders => ALIENS
97 Down: Heads or tails? => CALLIT
98 Down: Equal to the task => ABLE
99 Down: Nephews' sisters => NIECES
100 Down: Taken care of => SEENTO
101 Down: Jabbers => PRATES
102 Down: Wind up => FINISH
104 Down: Thin openings => SLITS
107 Down: Hiking path => TRAIL
109 Down: Sloop pole => MAST
111 Down: Order up! shouter => COOK
112 Down: Goals => AIMS
113 Down: Play a role => ACT
114 Down: Great Basin cap. => SLC
115 Down: Blast letters => TNT

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This crossword has 71 across clues and 74 down clues. In total 145 clues are solved in the section above.
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