Crossword Answers For: Friday, August 18, 2023

Across Clues and Answers:

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1 Across: Quad spot => LEG
4 Across: Pollen producers => STAMENS
11 Across: One turn after another? => ZAG
14 Across: Kaplan of Yo La Tengo => IRA
15 Across: Was allowed to vote => HADASAY
16 Across: Tuber also called a New Zealand yam => OCA
17 Across: Blackmailer's ultimatum? => CASHORDISCREDIT
20 Across: Which __ say ... => ISTO
21 Across: Pollen collector? => PETAL
22 Across: Extract => MINE
23 Across: College Park athlete, for short => TERP
24 Across: Vote against => NAY
25 Across: Lobbying orgs. => PACS
26 Across: Message such as Still looking for my golf ball in the tall grass? => ROUGHDISPATCH
31 Across: Dessert ruined by Little Jack Horner => PIE
32 Across: Washington state brewski => OLY
33 Across: Racket dampener? => SHH
36 Across: Garment with adjustable straps => BRA
38 Across: La __ en Rose => VIE
39 Across: Tazo product => TEA
42 Across: Pawn shop, essentially? => HOUSEOFDISCARDS
46 Across: Writer Bombeck => ERMA
47 Across: Arrange, as a sari => DRAPE
48 Across: Wilts => SAGS
49 Across: Genre that uses a caricature style known as chibi => ANIME
51 Across: Mantra syllables => OMS
52 Across: Matchstick wood => ASPEN
53 Across: Faded away, and what happened in 17-, 26-, and 42-Across? => DISAPPEARED
56 Across: Massage style => SHIATSU
58 Across: Puts on the line, maybe => AIRSOUT
61 Across: I'm ready to play, coach! => PUTMEIN
62 Across: Duo => TWOSOME
63 Across: Tina of 30 Rock => FEY
64 Across: Defunct D.C. stadium => RFK
65 Across: Tree feller => SAW
66 Across: Sweet! => RAD

Down Clues and Answers:

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1 Down: Not outlawed => LICIT
2 Down: Crossword solver's need, maybe => ERASER
3 Down: Gourmet's prefix => GASTRO
4 Down: Billions airer, briefly => SHO
5 Down: Large spread => TARP
6 Down: Summer term? => ADDEND
7 Down: Curaçao and rum drink => MAITAI
8 Down: Takes in the paper? => ESSAYS
9 Down: Pickling mineral, chemically => NACL
10 Down: Med. nation => SYR
11 Down: Signs from above => ZODIAC
12 Down: Child's play => ACINCH
13 Down: Airport array => GATES
18 Down: Words said while patting a stool, perhaps => HOPUP
19 Down: Needing filling => EMPTY
27 Down: Teasing remark => GIBE
28 Down: Tenor role in Salome => HEROD
29 Down: Unflappability => POISE
30 Down: Guinness of Lawrence of Arabia => ALEC
33 Down: __ butter => SHEA
34 Down: Traffic sound => HORN
35 Down: Heat index factor => HUMIDITY
37 Down: Arts festival that calls itself the other Black experience => AFROPUNK
38 Down: Prime viewing spots => VIPSEATS
39 Down: Secret exit, maybe => TRAPDOOR
40 Down: Periphery => EDGE
41 Down: Gp. => ASSN
43 Down: Seuss character => SAMIAM
44 Down: Almost dry => DAMP
45 Down: Appraise => ASSESS
50 Down: Czech Olympian Ledecká who won gold in two winter disciplines => ESTER
52 Down: Directional aid => ARROW
54 Down: You're kidding, right? => ASIF
55 Down: Boombox brand => AIWA
56 Down: Initialism for certain applications => SPF
57 Down: Saffron or sage => HUE
59 Down: Actress Thurman => UMA
60 Down: Ideas worth spreading org. => TED

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This crossword has 36 across clues and 39 down clues. In total 75 clues are solved in the section above.
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