Crossword Answers For: Sunday, June 25, 2023

Across Clues and Answers:

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1 Across: Landlocked African nation => CHAD
5 Across: Teng known as the Eternal Queen of Asian Pop => TERESA
11 Across: Broker's charge => FEE
14 Across: Shadow => TAIL
18 Across: Basketball Hall of Famer Leslie => LISA
19 Across: Spotted cat => OCELOT
20 Across: Spanakopita cheese => FETA
21 Across: Jasmine __ => RICE
22 Across: Natural wonder that's roughly 1,100 times bigger than the Grand Canyon? => AMAZONRAINFOREST
25 Across: Neighborhood => AREA
26 Across: __ scheme => PONZI
27 Across: Afro puff, for one => UPDO
28 Across: Actor Holbrook => HAL
29 Across: Post-breakup parties? => SECTS
31 Across: Front-of-the-rack sizes, often => SMALLS
33 Across: Show Me where I went wrong!? elicitor, maybe? => SERIOUSMISTAKE
37 Across: __ it first! => ISAW
39 Across: Reservoir creator => DAM
40 Across: Family member => AUNT
41 Across: You __ one job! => HAD
42 Across: Muscat's land => OMAN
45 Across: Speech fillers => UHS
47 Across: Good at repairs => HANDY
50 Across: Too bad => APITY
52 Across: Hawkeyed writer of To the Lighthouse? => VIRGINIAWOOLF
56 Across: Scolds harshly => BERATES
58 Across: Deux halved => UNE
59 Across: Large chau gong => TAMTAM
60 Across: Tartan pattern => PLAID
62 Across: Title of honor => SIR
63 Across: Tablelands => MESAS
65 Across: Body art => INK
67 Across: Listens to => HEARS
69 Across: Question before making a Pine Tree disappear? => DOYOUBELIEVEINMAGIC
77 Across: Finish (as) => ENDUP
78 Across: Pro vote => YEA
79 Across: Metropolis: The Chase Suite artist Janelle => MONAE
81 Across: Bigelow product => TEA
83 Across: August: __ County => OSAGE
86 Across: Thank U, Next singer Ariana => GRANDE
90 Across: Tiny ammo => BBS
91 Across: Insect marching in a column => ARMYANT
93 Across: The NHL's North Stars in 1967, for one? => EXPANSIONTEAM
96 Across: Draws from a Juul, say => VAPES
97 Across: Heavy-duty cooler brand => IGLOO
99 Across: Big name in cheese balls => UTZ
100 Across: Inactive => IDLE
101 Across: Writer/activist __ B. Wells => IDA
102 Across: Actress Fey => TINA
104 Across: Place for a mineral scrub => SPA
107 Across: Stitched => SEWN
109 Across: Wolverine's snack dispenser? => VENDINGMACHINE
114 Across: California wine valley => SONOMA
118 Across: Woodland deities => FAUNS
119 Across: Prefix with tourism => ECO
120 Across: Broadcasts => AIRS
122 Across: Some spouses => WIVES
123 Across: Smooth Operator singer => SADE
124 Across: Secluded place in Lhasa to think about Treasure? => TIBETANMONASTERY
128 Across: Italian automaker since 1899 => FIAT
129 Across: Big personalities => EGOS
130 Across: Turn it up! => LOUDER
131 Across: Encourage => URGE
132 Across: Ish => ORSO
133 Across: Wages => PAY
134 Across: Size up => ASSESS
135 Across: Don't dele => STET

Down Clues and Answers:

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1 Down: Applauds => CLAPS
2 Down: Start of a call home, perhaps => HIMOM
3 Down: Yoga position => ASANA
4 Down: Truly brilliant => DAZZLING
5 Down: Unit of measure for elephants or cargo => TON
6 Down: Neutral shade => ECRU
7 Down: Harvests => REAPS
8 Down: Skipped over => ELIDED
9 Down: Chihuahua neighbor => SONORA
10 Down: DOJ arm concerned with explosives => ATF
11 Down: Are blue => FEELSAD
12 Down: UFO pilots, probably => ETS
13 Down: Uses Blue Apron, say => EATSIN
14 Down: Land parcel => TRACT
15 Down: Carrier in French Polynesia => AIRTAHITI
16 Down: Olympian Nathan Chen, notably => ICESKATER
17 Down: Grazing ground => LEA
20 Down: German woman => FRAU
23 Down: Aromatherapy array => OILS
24 Down: Lookee here! => OHO
30 Down: Counterpart of ser, in Spanish => ESTAR
32 Down: Steamy spot => SAUNA
34 Down: If u ask me => IMHO
35 Down: Spanish Very good! => MUYBIEN
36 Down: Slow Churned brand => EDYS
38 Down: Caprice => WHIM
42 Down: Egg cell => OVUM
43 Down: Went for the gold? => MINED
44 Down: Playground retort => ARESO
46 Down: Convened => SAT
48 Down: Swiss peak => ALP
49 Down: Super Bowl org. => NFL
51 Down: Complete a Monopoly circuit => PASSGO
53 Down: Showtime! => ITSON
54 Down: Cry miserably => WAIL
55 Down: Luxury hotel chain => OMNI
57 Down: Mild Dutch cheese => EDAM
61 Down: Pacific tuna => AHI
64 Down: Lemur with long fingers and ratlike teeth => AYEAYE
66 Down: Tab, for one => KEY
68 Down: Shio or shoyu dish => RAMEN
70 Down: Noodles served in dashi => UDON
71 Down: Lowering in rank => BUSTING
72 Down: Clean air agcy. => EPA
73 Down: Star in Lyra => VEGA
74 Down: Deserve => EARN
75 Down: Retired, maybe => INBED
76 Down: Group of schemers => CABAL
80 Down: Twilight vampire => ESME
81 Down: Industry-wide expo => TRADEFAIR
82 Down: Latin American pastries => EMPANADAS
84 Down: Ultrasound goop => GEL
85 Down: Outer: Pref. => EXO
87 Down: Sparky the Sun Devil's sch. => ASU
88 Down: Minor criticisms => NITS
89 Down: Naps => DOZES
91 Down: Tel __, Israel => AVIV
92 Down: Sean of Stranger Things => ASTIN
94 Down: Swanky => POSH
95 Down: Condition sometimes treated with hearing aids => TINNITUS
98 Down: Handheld Nintendo system => GAMEBOY
103 Down: Arched foot part => INSTEP
105 Down: Duelers at some bars? => PIANOS
106 Down: Ill will => ANIMUS
108 Down: Amazes => WOWS
110 Down: Because of => DUETO
111 Down: Scores 100% on => ACES
112 Down: Foldable bed => COT
113 Down: Wear with time => ERODE
115 Down: In the open => OVERT
116 Down: On-ramp sign => MERGE
117 Down: So far => ASYET
121 Down: Mario Kart console, for short => SNES
123 Down: NorCal hub => SFO
125 Down: Two-time French Open winner Swiatek => IGA
126 Down: In the style of => ALA
127 Down: __ Technica: tech news website => ARS

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This crossword has 67 across clues and 78 down clues. In total 145 clues are solved in the section above.
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