Crossword Answers For: Sunday, December 18, 2022

Across Clues and Answers:

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1 Across: Unwelcome omens => BADSIGNS
9 Across: Sussed (out) => DOPED
14 Across: WWII sea threat => UBOAT
19 Across: Pollution legislation goal => CLEANAIR
20 Across: NutraSweet developer => SEARLE
21 Across: Bankrolls => FUNDS
22 Across: One who's a really big fan of promos and trailers? => COMMERCIALFREAK
24 Across: Store employee => CLERK
25 Across: Walk heavily => STOMP
26 Across: Untruth => LIE
27 Across: Your guide to a better future site => CNET
29 Across: Best of the best, initially => GOAT
30 Across: Balance sheet abbr. => YTD
32 Across: Styling aid => POMADE
34 Across: Weighs on => HAUNTS
36 Across: Main squeeze => BAE
39 Across: Go along with harsh criticism of an ancient Athenian? => AGREETODISAGREEK
43 Across: Like granita and 42-Down => ICY
44 Across: Plum kin => SLOE
45 Across: Completely overhauled => REDONE
46 Across: Annual stint at a Buckingham Palace timeshare? => THEROYALWEEK
51 Across: Attributed => CREDITED
56 Across: Leaf under a petal => SEPAL
57 Across: Fat used in baking => LARD
58 Across: Lyft alternative => CAB
59 Across: Lyft offer => RIDE
60 Across: Apple device that might have a Smart Cover => IPAD
62 Across: Mauna __ => LOA
63 Across: Minecraft resources => ORES
65 Across: Sea eagles => ERNS
66 Across: Story about a Disney girl who climbs Mount Everest? => THEPRINCESSANDTHEPEAK
72 Across: Brazos River city => WACO
73 Across: Fellows => GUYS
74 Across: Trail mix morsel => NUT
75 Across: Harbor, perhaps => ABET
76 Across: Hardly __: rarely => EVER
77 Across: Lily of France garment => BRA
78 Across: Periods often named for leaders => ERAS
80 Across: Seal sounds => BARKS
83 Across: 1984 superstate => EASTASIA
86 Across: Expensive block for a woodworking apprentice? => PRACTICETEAK
89 Across: Gershwin classic => SWANEE
91 Across: Sunday Night Baseball analyst, familiarly => AROD
92 Across: Oscar winner Mahershala => ALI
93 Across: Poultry dish served in a Punjabi restaurant? => CHICKENOFTHESIKH
100 Across: Study => DEN
101 Across: State of rest => REPOSE
102 Across: Didn't work out => FAILED
103 Across: Not buying it => NAH
106 Across: Aloha Tower island => OAHU
107 Across: Dog who visits Oz => TOTO
110 Across: NFL scores => TDS
111 Across: Springs => LEAPS
115 Across: Embellish => ADORN
117 Across: Shop selling gold earrings and bandanas? => PIRATESBOUTIQUE
122 Across: Mozart's Così fan __ => TUTTE
123 Across: Buck horn => ANTLER
124 Across: Words said with an eyeroll => IMSOSURE
125 Across: Informal What if ... => SPOSE
126 Across: Surgical beam => LASER
127 Across: Jazz headliners? => NBASTARS

Down Clues and Answers:

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1 Down: Confidentially informs => BCCS
2 Down: Often => ALOT
3 Down: Trial version => DEMO
4 Down: Hagar of Van Halen => SAMMY
5 Down: Bumbling => INEPT
6 Down: Needlefish => GAR
7 Down: Actor Cage, informally => NIC
8 Down: __ Lanka => SRI
9 Down: Take down => DEFEAT
10 Down: Lock insert => OAR
11 Down: Pave the way for => PRECEDE
12 Down: Panache => ELAN
13 Down: Feint on the ice => DEKE
14 Down: Mixed martial arts org. => UFC
15 Down: Tabbouleh wheat => BULGUR
16 Down: Low tie => ONEONE
17 Down: Cost for an online pop-up, e.g. => ADRATE
18 Down: Shame on you! => TSKTSK
20 Down: Goo made at home with glue, food coloring, and saline solution => SLIME
23 Down: Lotion additive => ALOE
28 Down: Scottish feudal lord => THANE
31 Down: The Voice host Carson => DALY
32 Down: Green shampoo => PRELL
33 Down: Nerdy sort => DORK
35 Down: Like much brandy => AGED
36 Down: Routine parts => BITS
37 Down: Tylenol target => ACHE
38 Down: See-through devices? => EYEPIECES
40 Down: Smallest state in India => GOA
41 Down: Security checkpoint request => IDCARD
42 Down: Granita kin => SORBET
44 Down: Pool-heating option => SOLAR
47 Down: Bond that promotes easy communication => RAPPORT
48 Down: Polish Solidarity hero Lech => WALESA
49 Down: Mythical matchmaker => EROS
50 Down: Lou Grant player => EDASNER
52 Down: To reiterate ... => IREPEAT
53 Down: Goodyear surface => TIRETREAD
54 Down: Novelist O'Brien => EDNA
55 Down: Workstation => DESK
58 Down: Claritin rival => CONTAC
61 Down: Archaeological site => DIG
64 Down: __ cha beef: stir-fry dish => SHA
66 Down: Oh-so-precious => TWEE
67 Down: __ Nagila => HAVA
68 Down: Africa's __ Desert: eastern region of the Sahara => NUBIAN
69 Down: 2021 title role for Peter Dinklage => CYRANO
70 Down: Vibe => AURA
71 Down: Died down => EBBED
79 Down: Unflappable => STAID
81 Down: Leaves in smoothies => KALE
82 Down: Hide => SKIN
84 Down: Makes a request => ASKS
85 Down: Like dessert wines => SWEET
86 Down: Fur-protesting gp. => PETA
87 Down: Irritate => IRK
88 Down: Sportscaster Linda => COHN
90 Down: Sincere attempts => EFFORTS
93 Down: Dalmatians, e.g. => CROATS
94 Down: Be in charge of => HEADUP
95 Down: Old Apple app for pics => IPHOTO
96 Down: Woos => COURTS
97 Down: Player who doesn't mind making bloopers? => HITTER
98 Down: Church leader => ELDER
99 Down: Brief meeting? => SESS
104 Down: Singers below mezzo-sopranos => ALTOS
105 Down: Money __: Spanish TV drama => HEIST
108 Down: Fall birthstone => OPAL
109 Down: Fey of Mean Girls => TINA
112 Down: Bluish hue => AQUA
113 Down: Copy cats? => PURR
114 Down: Spots => SEES
116 Down: Once named => NEE
118 Down: Blonde __ => ALE
119 Down: Recycling __ => BIN
120 Down: Govt. fiscal monitor => OMB
121 Down: Mex. neighbor => USA

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This crossword has 61 across clues and 78 down clues. In total 139 clues are solved in the section above.
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