Crossword Answers For: Thursday, January 5, 2023

Across Clues and Answers:

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1 Across: Fall into bed => CRASH
6 Across: Turn on => START
11 Across: 23andMe stuff => DNA
14 Across: Santorini's sea => AEGEAN
16 Across: Holy scroll => TORAH
17 Across: Ref. work that added influencer in 2022 => OED
18 Across: *Person destined for greatness => THECHOSENONE
20 Across: Early afternoon => TWO
21 Across: Fizz liquor => GIN
22 Across: Polished => SHINY
23 Across: Goes (for) => OPTS
25 Across: Pseudocultural => ARTY
27 Across: *Nocturnal bird known for its cry => SCREECHOWL
31 Across: Tea variety => PEKOE
33 Across: Brass instrument => HORN
34 Across: Arizona Wildcats coach Barnes => ADIA
35 Across: Chew the fat => GAB
37 Across: Prefix with day or night => MID
38 Across: Irish golfer McIlroy => RORY
39 Across: *Cocoa butter confection => WHITECHOCOLATE
44 Across: Melville captain => AHAB
45 Across: Melber of MSNBC => ARI
46 Across: Court => WOO
47 Across: Drought-damaged => SERE
48 Across: Fireplace stack => LOGS
50 Across: He-Man's twin => SHERA
54 Across: *Board-breaking move => KARATECHOP
57 Across: Mario Paint console, initially => SNES
58 Across: Black Power leader Kwame __ => TURE
59 Across: Chinese greeting => NIHAO
62 Across: Chemical in some plastics, briefly => BPA
63 Across: Goal => AIM
64 Across: Nature's sonar, and what varies in the answers to the starred clues? => ECHOLOCATION
68 Across: Slangy assent => YEP
69 Across: Unoriginal => TRITE
70 Across: Least extroverted => SHIEST
71 Across: Give or take ending => ISH
72 Across: Talked up => HYPED
73 Across: Ugh, I'll never be able to __ that! => UNSEE

Down Clues and Answers:

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1 Down: Period with a noticeable lack of feline fossils => CATGAP
2 Down: Employ again => REHIRE
3 Down: Men in Black role => AGENTK
4 Down: Wall Street regulatory org. => SEC
5 Down: Chortles => HAHS
6 Down: Skunk aftermath => STENCH
7 Down: Four-time Pro Bowl quarterback who never made it to the Super Bowl => TONYROMO
8 Down: Affectional orientation abbr. => ARO
9 Down: Bolted => RAN
10 Down: 2000s teen drama that introduced Chrismukkah => THEOC
11 Down: Pencil puzzle => DOTTODOT
12 Down: Story line? => NEWSWIRE
13 Down: Big fuss => ADO
15 Down: Japanese drama => NOH
19 Down: Certain sib => SIS
24 Down: Ancient kings who wore nemes headdresses => PHARAOHS
26 Down: Jellystone resident => YOGIBEAR
28 Down: Actor Bana => ERIC
29 Down: Fund => ENDOW
30 Down: Set down => LAY
32 Down: End a fast => EAT
36 Down: If __ Street Could Talk => BEALE
39 Down: Cereal with collectible boxes => WHEATIES
40 Down: Gruff protest => HARRUMPH
41 Down: Lightweight clog => CROC
42 Down: Singer's challenge => HIGHNOTE
43 Down: Spanish article => LOS
44 Down: Request => ASK
49 Down: Besmirched => SOILED
51 Down: Some gender-fluid people => ENBIES
52 Down: Tranquility => REPOSE
53 Down: Swahili for thank you => ASANTE
55 Down: Pearly whites => TEETH
56 Down: Soup sometimes served with banh mi => PHO
60 Down: Cooling systs. => ACS
61 Down: Island near Kauai => OAHU
63 Down: Ghanaian writer __ Kwei Armah => AYI
65 Down: Get weepy => CRY
66 Down: With it => HIP
67 Down: Sardine can => TIN

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This crossword has 39 across clues and 41 down clues. In total 80 clues are solved in the section above.
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