Crossword Answers For: Tuesday, June 20, 2023

Across Clues and Answers:

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1 Across: Words before a start date => ASOF
5 Across: The Sopranos chef Bucco => ARTIE
10 Across: Pen tips => NIBS
14 Across: Eric of Munich => BANA
15 Across: Florida city with a Little Havana neighborhood => MIAMI
16 Across: The Simpsons bus driver => OTTO
17 Across: Glamping shelter, maybe => YURT
18 Across: Bass staff symbol => FCLEF
19 Across: Pull => HAUL
20 Across: Rhyming term for a dead letter? => SNAILMAILFAIL
23 Across: Rat Pack member __ Davis Jr. => SAMMY
24 Across: Canine checker => DENTIST
27 Across: Rhyming description of Moby-Dick? => PALEWHALETALE
31 Across: Director Kazan => ELIA
32 Across: Salami choice => GENOA
33 Across: Storyteller __ Christian Andersen => HANS
37 Across: Metric weights => KILOS
40 Across: Spreadsheet lines => ROWS
41 Across: Kept __: held off => ATBAY
43 Across: Fluttered down to a perch, say => ALIT
45 Across: Rhyming discount for week-old leafy greens? => STALEKALESALE
50 Across: Took up the challenge => HADATIT
51 Across: __ luck! => LOTSA
54 Across: Rhyming hazard for cyclists on shared-use track? => RAILTRAILNAIL
58 Across: Mosque prayer leader => IMAM
60 Across: Traffic jam => TIEUP
61 Across: Baby-voiced red Muppet => ELMO
62 Across: Sidewalk eatery => CAFE
63 Across: Supreme Court justice Kagan => ELENA
64 Across: Detroit NFL player => LION
65 Across: Founded, as a co. => ESTD
66 Across: White-water transports => RAFTS
67 Across: Yin and __ => YANG

Down Clues and Answers:

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1 Down: Deep gulf => ABYSS
2 Down: Steamy setting at a spa => SAUNA
3 Down: Freeway entrance => ONRAMP
4 Down: Shrine site in Portugal => FATIMA
5 Down: Radio band toggle => AMFM
6 Down: Costa __: Nicaragua neighbor => RICA
7 Down: Anklebones => TALI
8 Down: Vera Drake Oscar nominee Staunton => IMELDA
9 Down: Paris tower engineer => EIFFEL
10 Down: Pitcher's dream game => NOHITTER
11 Down: Lingua di Roma => ITALIANO
12 Down: HVAC meas. => BTU
13 Down: Pine-__: cleaning brand => SOL
21 Down: Country singer Lovett => LYLE
22 Down: Rare blood type, informally => ANEG
25 Down: __ and steady wins the race => SLOW
26 Down: Assam, Darjeeling, etc. => TEAS
28 Down: Large deer => ELK
29 Down: Nintendo game console => WII
30 Down: Islamic equivalent of kosher => HALAL
33 Down: Corned beef concoction => HASH
34 Down: __ girl! => ATTA
35 Down: Selection process for Bucks and Bulls => NBADRAFT
36 Down: Greeted with a respectful bow => SALAAMED
38 Down: World Cup cry => OLE
39 Down: Girl of the fam => SIS
42 Down: Cooler brand named for a mythical creature => YETI
44 Down: Like most basketball players => TALL
46 Down: Off-__: askew => KILTER
47 Down: Leader of the Huns => ATTILA
48 Down: Needing company => LONELY
49 Down: List-shortening Latin term => ETALIA
52 Down: Reality TV judge Cowell => SIMON
53 Down: __ for the ride => ALONG
55 Down: Coral habitat => REEF
56 Down: Mom's sister => AUNT
57 Down: High-ABV beers, typically => IPAS
58 Down: Freezer cubes => ICE
59 Down: Some graduate degrees, for short => MAS

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This crossword has 33 across clues and 40 down clues. In total 73 clues are solved in the section above.
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