Crossword Answers For: Monday, July 3, 2023

Across Clues and Answers:

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1 Across: Whole bunch => SLEW
5 Across: Pomp and Circumstance composer => ELGAR
10 Across: No. 1 choice => FAVE
14 Across: Road runner => AUTO
15 Across: Boxer Ali who retired with a perfect 24-0 record => LAILA
16 Across: On a cruise => ASEA
17 Across: Walk of Fame figure => STAR
18 Across: Hardcover protector => DUSTJACKET
20 Across: Recklessly committed => HELLBENT
22 Across: Bedside bulb holders => LAMPS
23 Across: Spinal column element => DISC
24 Across: Goes along with => ABIDES
26 Across: Solve a mystery => CRACKTHECASE
30 Across: Scoundrel => ROGUE
31 Across: Emporium => MART
32 Across: As __ my last email ... => PER
35 Across: Perched on => ATOP
36 Across: Speedy => RAPID
38 Across: Basilica section => NAVE
39 Across: Implore => BEG
40 Across: Like Granny Smith apples => TART
41 Across: Fabled wish granter => GENIE
42 Across: Like some home repairs => DOITYOURSELF
45 Across: Pirouettes => TWIRLS
47 Across: Textbook section => UNIT
48 Across: Opera solos => ARIAS
49 Across: Fixed payments => STIPENDS
53 Across: Imitate, and what the last words of 18-, 26-, and 42-Across can do => FOLLOWSUIT
56 Across: Hockey score => GOAL
57 Across: Went by horseback => RODE
58 Across: Pop singer Mann => AIMEE
59 Across: Steady stare => GAZE
60 Across: Opinion column => OPED
61 Across: Fresh Air host Terry => GROSS
62 Across: Home for garden tools => SHED

Down Clues and Answers:

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1 Down: Ceremonial accessory worn diagonally => SASH
2 Down: Medieval instrument with a pear-shaped body => LUTE
3 Down: As well as some other folks, in brief => ETAL
4 Down: International soccer competition => WORLDCUP
5 Down: Firstborn => ELDEST
6 Down: Countdown culmination => LAUNCH
7 Down: Heart of the matter => GIST
8 Down: PC key near the space bar => ALT
9 Down: The Big Bang Theory astrophysicist whose parents live in India => RAJ
10 Down: Building front => FACADE
11 Down: Information desk sign => ASKME
12 Down: High-level execs => VEEPS
13 Down: Noshes => EATS
19 Down: Elite guests => ALIST
21 Down: Eco-friendly commuter option => BIKE
24 Down: Smoothie berry => ACAI
25 Down: Shakespeare, for one => BARD
26 Down: Clawed crustacean => CRAB
27 Down: Memorization method => ROTE
28 Down: Super eager => AGOG
29 Down: E, on a gas gauge => EMPTY
32 Down: Sheet of glass => PANE
33 Down: Wicked => EVIL
34 Down: Coral formation => REEF
36 Down: Commuter option => RAIL
37 Down: Creative pursuits => ARTS
38 Down: Rainy day accounts => NESTEGGS
40 Down: Trunk of the body => TORSO
41 Down: Hold firmly => GRIP
42 Down: Used an old phone => DIALED
43 Down: Some belly buttons => OUTIES
44 Down: Joins together => UNITES
45 Down: Girl Scout group => TROOP
46 Down: Lady Windermere's Fan playwright Oscar => WILDE
48 Down: Natural hairstyle => AFRO
49 Down: Japanese wrestling style => SUMO
50 Down: Comedian Trevor => NOAH
51 Down: Stun => DAZE
52 Down: Snow glider => SLED
54 Down: Tail motion => WAG
55 Down: Knight's title => SIR

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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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