Crossword Answers For: Wednesday, December 21, 2022

Across Clues and Answers:

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1 Across: Peony part => PETAL
6 Across: Tools that can be musical instruments => SAWS
10 Across: Huge tubs => VATS
14 Across: Venue for big concerts => ARENA
15 Across: Discontinued Apple gadget => IPOD
16 Across: Cut covered by a SpongeBob bandage, e.g. => OWIE
17 Across: Lend San Jose NHL players? => LOANSHARKS
19 Across: Bridge pose discipline => YOGA
20 Across: Twisty curve => ESS
21 Across: Late tourney game => SEMI
22 Across: Gingerbread person? => BAKER
23 Across: Ring up Los Angeles NFL players? => PHONECHARGERS
27 Across: Soothing succulents => ALOES
29 Across: Foray => SORTIE
30 Across: Like much fall weather => COOL
31 Across: Admits as much => LETSON
32 Across: Stick (out) => JUT
35 Across: Workweek starter, for some => MONDAY
37 Across: Minnesota mining range => MESABI
39 Across: First responder's group, for short => EMS
40 Across: Write-ups that still need some work => DRAFTS
44 Across: You can say that again! => AMEN
45 Across: Safe to put away? => EDIBLE
46 Across: Elaborate cake layers => TIERS
47 Across: Improve Los Angeles MLB players? => PERFECTANGELS
51 Across: Steer clear of => AVOID
52 Across: Chance to roll the dice, say => TURN
53 Across: __ Moines, Iowa => DES
56 Across: Ancient France => GAUL
57 Across: Videotape Miami NBA players? => RECORDHEAT
60 Across: Slight advantage => EDGE
61 Across: Jacob's twin in the Book of Genesis => ESAU
62 Across: Give body to, as hair => TEASE
63 Across: Closing document => DEED
64 Across: Gen-__: post-boomers => XERS
65 Across: 63-Across holder => OWNER

Down Clues and Answers:

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1 Down: Lacking color => PALE
2 Down: Amorous archer => EROS
3 Down: Recipe measures => TEASPOONS
4 Down: The Dutch House novelist Patchett => ANN
5 Down: Rodeo ropes => LASSOS
6 Down: Blue-eyed cat => SIAMESE
7 Down: Yellow-orange fruit => APRICOT
8 Down: Stir-fry pan => WOK
9 Down: '60s New Left gp. => SDS
10 Down: Long journey => VOYAGE
11 Down: Stopped snoozing => AWOKE
12 Down: Detroit ballplayer => TIGER
13 Down: Mail-order pioneer => SEARS
18 Down: Barnyard layer => HEN
22 Down: Corned beef solution => BRINE
24 Down: Gripped => HELD
25 Down: Timecard abbr. => HRS
26 Down: Molecule makeup => ATOMS
27 Down: Tippy top => ACME
28 Down: Weaver's machine => LOOM
31 Down: Line of a song => LYRIC
32 Down: Rebel Without a Cause star => JAMESDEAN
33 Down: App-based car service => UBER
34 Down: Altoids containers => TINS
36 Down: Chimed in with => ADDED
38 Down: Move effortlessly (through) => SAIL
41 Down: Misty Copeland's dance troupe: Abbr. => ABT
42 Down: Open freight train unit => FLATCAR
43 Down: Flimsy => TENUOUS
45 Down: Submitted tax returns online => EFILED
46 Down: Take care of => TENDTO
47 Down: Flipped (through) => PAGED
48 Down: Steer clear of => EVADE
49 Down: Color for cheeks => ROUGE
50 Down: Watchdog's warning => GRR
54 Down: Simplicity => EASE
55 Down: Hip or tip ender => STER
57 Down: Dinosaur voiced by Wallace Shawn in the Toy Story films => REX
58 Down: Opposite of WNW => ESE
59 Down: Chop down => HEW

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This crossword has 36 across clues and 41 down clues. In total 77 clues are solved in the section above.
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