Crossword Answers For: Friday, March 31, 2023

Across Clues and Answers:

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1 Across: Lead characters in Mike & Molly? => EMS
4 Across: Pockets for falafel => PITAS
9 Across: Hawkeye => IOWAN
14 Across: That's Not All Folks memoirist Blanc => MEL
15 Across: Not quite right => ACUTE
16 Across: Evade, as the truth => SKIRT
17 Across: *Brunch station for custom orders => OLETTEBAR
19 Across: Gate part => LATCH
20 Across: Christ the __: Rio landmark => REDEEMER
21 Across: 400 meters, on a standard track => LAP
22 Across: Polite assent => YESM
23 Across: *TV competition won by singer Noah Thompson in 2022 => ARICANIDOL
28 Across: Write => PEN
30 Across: Most likely ... => ODDSARE
31 Across: Checked thoroughly? => MATED
34 Across: Peak => ACME
36 Across: Irish actor Stephen => REA
37 Across: *Many a retired pro athlete => SPORTSCOMNTATOR
41 Across: Drop off => NOD
42 Across: Roman moon goddess => LUNA
43 Across: Actress Spacek => SISSY
44 Across: Late __ => BLOOMER
47 Across: Shining example => GEM
48 Across: *Masquerade, e.g. => COSTUPARTY
51 Across: Former home of the Mets => SHEA
55 Across: Asian festival => TET
56 Across: Military shelter => ARMYTENT
58 Across: Book that's all mapped out? => ATLAS
61 Across: Lifts for one's self-esteem, and what's been given to the answers to the starred clues => EGOBOOSTS
62 Across: Southern twang => DRAWL
63 Across: Flower part => SEPAL
64 Across: Happy now? => SEE
65 Across: Burj Khalifa's city => DUBAI
66 Across: Barilla rival => PREGO
67 Across: Hurler's stat => ERA

Down Clues and Answers:

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1 Down: Georgia school whose unofficial mascot is Dooley the Skeleton => EMORY
2 Down: Wild brawl => MELEE
3 Down: Bobrun runners => SLEDS
4 Down: Bánh mì spread => PATE
5 Down: Marvel hero with super cool powers? => ICEMAN
6 Down: Rutabaga, e.g. => TUBER
7 Down: Game company featured in Ready Player One => ATARI
8 Down: Spanish 101 verb => SER
9 Down: Christmas or Easter => ISLAND
10 Down: Giraffe kin => OKAPIS
11 Down: Quipster => WIT
12 Down: Part of a circle => ARC
13 Down: Ultimate power? => NTH
18 Down: Disposition => TEMPER
21 Down: Encumbered => LADEN
24 Down: Date component, often => COMMA
25 Down: Board game? => DARTS
26 Down: Cookies that can illustrate phases of the moon => OREOS
27 Down: The Sandlot actor Denis => LEARY
29 Down: D.C. clock setting during baseball season => EDT
31 Down: Rachel Maddow's channel => MSNBC
32 Down: Speed skater Ohno => APOLO
33 Down: Ruckuses => TODOS
34 Down: Precision Crafted Performance sloganeer => ACURA
35 Down: Scam => CON
38 Down: Dropped off => SLEPT
39 Down: Four Quartets monogram => TSE
40 Down: Has as a goal => AIMSTO
45 Down: Parliament site in North America => OTTAWA
46 Down: Cereal mix => MUESLI
47 Down: Backpack in a locker, maybe => GYMBAG
49 Down: Epic bash => RAGER
50 Down: Familiar theme => TROPE
52 Down: Steppenwolf author => HESSE
53 Down: Key in => ENTER
54 Down: Lost => ATSEA
57 Down: Carpe diem acronym => YOLO
58 Down: Do some sums => ADD
59 Down: Capote nickname => TRU
60 Down: CSI setting => LAB
61 Down: Unproven ability => ESP

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This crossword has 35 across clues and 42 down clues. In total 77 clues are solved in the section above.
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