Crossword Answers For: Wednesday, January 11, 2023

Across Clues and Answers:

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1 Across: Bit of pond growth => ALGA
5 Across: Snatches => GRABS
10 Across: Map out => PLAN
14 Across: Earsplitting => LOUD
15 Across: Anti-harassment movement => METOO
16 Across: Perfect gradually => HONE
17 Across: Soft feathers on a croquet implement? => MALLETDOWN
19 Across: Billions of years => EONS
20 Across: Stick on => AFFIX
21 Across: Bow (out) => OPT
22 Across: Judi Dench and Helen Mirren, for two => DAMES
23 Across: Emeril catchword => BAM
25 Across: No thanks => IPASS
27 Across: Proverb => SAW
30 Across: Negotiations over the ingredients of a milkshake? => MALTEDTALKS
35 Across: CBS forensic franchise => CSI
36 Across: Animated film about a bird from Brazil => RIO
37 Across: Some unauthorized creations => FANART
38 Across: All the __ => RAGE
40 Across: Font flourish => SERIF
42 Across: Rascal Flatts, e.g. => TRIO
43 Across: Casting director? => ANGLER
45 Across: Shea Butter Baby singer-songwriter Lennox => ARI
46 Across: Day-__ paint => GLO
47 Across: Place to park one's spiteful feelings? => MALICESHELF
50 Across: Bracket shape => ELL
51 Across: Drop out of the conversation? => ELIDE
52 Across: Stately tree => ELM
54 Across: Herb piece => SPRIG
56 Across: SoFi Stadium NFL player => RAM
59 Across: Psyched => EAGER
63 Across: Landing spot for a cannonball => POOL
64 Across: Karl's years with the Utah Jazz? => MALONETIME
66 Across: Unflappable => COOL
67 Across: Honeycrisp, for one => APPLE
68 Across: Video snippet => CLIP
69 Across: Private employer? => ARMY
70 Across: Sauce for gnocchi => PESTO
71 Across: Sandogasa, beanie, etc. => HATS

Down Clues and Answers:

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1 Down: __ mater => ALMA
2 Down: Be a couch potato => LOAF
3 Down: View from Florida's west coast => GULF
4 Down: Embrace spontaneity, in a way => ADLIB
5 Down: Clock-setting std. => GMT
6 Down: Give the decor a face-lift => REDO
7 Down: Resting on => ATOP
8 Down: Neckwear worn by Matt Smith on Doctor Who => BOWTIE
9 Down: Male offspring => SON
10 Down: Ring-necked state bird of South Dakota => PHEASANT
11 Down: Has tremendous influence => LOOMSLARGE
12 Down: Baby photographer Geddes => ANNE
13 Down: Loch in tabloid photos => NESS
18 Down: Final, e.g. => EXAM
22 Down: Spreadsheet contents => DATA
24 Down: Color akin to brick => MARSRED
26 Down: Common email attachment => PDFFILE
27 Down: Buzz off! => SCRAM
28 Down: Yoga position => ASANA
29 Down: Leeway in a negotiation, say => WIGGLEROOM
31 Down: Falsehood => LIE
32 Down: Text at a bat mitzvah => TORAH
33 Down: Whale food => KRILL
34 Down: Seat at the bar => STOOL
39 Down: Prozac maker => ELILILLY
41 Down: Ring of Kerry's isl. => IRE
44 Down: Vaping device => ECIG
48 Down: Brightly colored wrap => SERAPE
49 Down: Escape in a hurry => FLEE
53 Down: Stick in a book => MATCH
54 Down: Animal rescue org. => SPCA
55 Down: Not great => POOR
57 Down: Austrian peaks => ALPS
58 Down: Lose feathers => MOLT
60 Down: __ monster => GILA
61 Down: Give off => EMIT
62 Down: Counts at a gym => REPS
64 Down: Diagram at a visitor center => MAP
65 Down: Opposite of paleo- => NEO

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This crossword has 39 across clues and 40 down clues. In total 79 clues are solved in the section above.
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