Crossword Answers For: Friday, April 21, 2023

Across Clues and Answers:

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1 Across: Taylor-Joy of The Menu => ANYA
5 Across: Unimpressed => BLASE
10 Across: Terrif! => FAB
13 Across: Shows the way => LEADS
15 Across: Wee bits => IOTAS
16 Across: Odds __ ... => ARE
17 Across: Feles inquisitae? => POLLINGCATS
19 Across: Work of fiction? => LIE
20 Across: Connected, in a way => ONLINE
21 Across: Radio host Shapiro who wrote The Best Strangers in the World => ARI
22 Across: One side on The Americans, initially => USSR
23 Across: Apes ineptae? => BUMBLINGBEES
26 Across: Taxi => CAB
29 Across: Blue area on a map => SEA
30 Across: Guitar great Paul => LES
31 Across: Welp, quaintly => ALAS
33 Across: Solidified => SET
35 Across: Ventricle's outlet => AORTA
37 Across: Ursi dividi? => POLARIZINGBEARS
41 Across: Is That Black Enough for You?!? documentarian Mitchell => ELVIS
42 Across: As __ usual => PER
43 Across: Water fall? => DRIP
44 Across: Drone regulator: Abbr. => FAA
45 Across: Pt. of IRA => RET
47 Across: Bagged leaves? => TEA
48 Across: Cervi dominati? => REIGNINGDEER
54 Across: Fencing event => EPEE
55 Across: __ tai => MAI
56 Across: Pool unit => ONELAP
60 Across: Silly string? => LOL
61 Across: Porci circumspecti? => HEDGINGHOGS
63 Across: Insert => ADD
64 Across: Posts => MAILS
65 Across: Retreats in the desert => OASES
66 Across: Are you solving a crossword right now? answer => YES
67 Across: Gastropod for gastronomes => SNAIL
68 Across: Word in many award category names => BEST

Down Clues and Answers:

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1 Down: Chewy brand => ALPO
2 Down: Super bright => NEON
3 Down: Southern party => YALL
4 Down: Off the cuff => ADLIB
5 Down: Popular => BIG
6 Down: One who's likely rooting for the home team => LOCAL
7 Down: Single-button joystick creator => ATARI
8 Down: Pointe shoe material => SATIN
9 Down: One of a Mississippi quartet => ESS
10 Down: Early misstep => FALSESTART
11 Down: Surface => ARISE
12 Down: Cold ones => BEERS
14 Down: Head space? => SINUS
18 Down: Serious foe => NEMESIS
22 Down: Took someone else's wheels => UBERED
24 Down: Diamonds & Rust folk singer Joan => BAEZ
25 Down: Squishy lump => GLOB
26 Down: Lens __ => CAP
27 Down: The Body Shop additive => ALOE
28 Down: Diamonds that don't sparkle? => BALLFIELDS
32 Down: Macho Man Randy __ => SAVAGE
34 Down: Pointer => TIP
35 Down: Mutually support => AGREEON
36 Down: Acoustic Soul artist India.__ => ARIE
38 Down: Star Wars: The Last Jedi director Johnson => RIAN
39 Down: Square figure => NERD
40 Down: Day __ => SPA
46 Down: Indie rock band Yo La __ => TENGO
48 Down: Pass on => RELAY
49 Down: Lyric poem => EPODE
50 Down: That is ... => IMEAN
51 Down: Gymnast Comaneci => NADIA
52 Down: 2003 rom-com that won seven Razzie Awards => GIGLI
53 Down: Postop therapy => REHAB
57 Down: Come up short => LOSE
58 Down: Years and years => AGES
59 Down: Hey, c'mere! => PSST
61 Down: Letters for the Queen Mary => HMS
62 Down: Pt. of Hawaii => ISL

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This crossword has 37 across clues and 40 down clues. In total 77 clues are solved in the section above.
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