Crossword Answers For: Friday, September 22, 2023

Across Clues and Answers:

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1 Across: Chow down => EAT
4 Across: Military bigwigs => BRASS
9 Across: Bar codes? => LAWS
13 Across: Injure severely => MAIM
15 Across: This __ to be good => OUGHT
16 Across: Hemoglobin mineral => IRON
17 Across: College chem course, informally => ORGO
18 Across: Basketry willow => OSIER
19 Across: Actress Garr => TERI
20 Across: Big name in 1980s heartland rock => JOHNCMELLENCAMP
23 Across: Opening words => INTRO
24 Across: Pomp and Circumstance composer => ELGAR
25 Across: Leslie __ Jr. of Hamilton => ODOM
28 Across: Not much => ABITOF
32 Across: Some suede kicks => PSNEAKERS
37 Across: One who may be shorthanded at work? => STENO
38 Across: Wish undone => RUE
39 Across: Flag => DROOP
41 Across: Baby Cobra comedian Wong => ALI
42 Across: Hub city for Royal Jordanian Airlines => AMMAN
45 Across: If I Were King of the Forest singer => COWARDLYL
48 Across: Oh so very => TOOTOO
50 Across: Turn on an axis => SLUE
51 Across: Medieval Times prop => LANCE
54 Across: Shot-putter? => NURSE
58 Across: Frustratingly difficult, and an apt title for this puzzle => LIKEHERDINGCATS
63 Across: Brainstorm => IDEA
64 Across: Established beliefs => DOGMA
65 Across: Tall birds => EMUS
66 Across: Is appropriate => FITS
67 Across: Get 100% on the test => ACEIT
68 Across: Movie theater drink => SODA
69 Across: Quartet for Jennifer Hudson, for short => EGOT
70 Across: Question type => YESNO
71 Across: BOS rivals => NYY

Down Clues and Answers:

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1 Down: Japanese term whose similarity to emotion is coincidental => EMOJI
2 Down: Crooner Neville => AARON
3 Down: Snug => TIGHT
4 Down: Market upswing => BOOM
5 Down: Scheme => RUSE
6 Down: Spry => AGILE
7 Down: Narrow racing boat => SHELL
8 Down: __ Nona: Tomie dePaola picture book => STREGA
9 Down: English major's course, informally => LITCRIT
10 Down: Geometry calculation => AREA
11 Down: Wriggly bait => WORM
12 Down: Clean up loose ends, in a way => SNIP
14 Down: Basketball Hall of Famer Earl The Pearl __ => MONROE
21 Down: Symphonic finale => CODA
22 Down: Snags => NABS
26 Down: Allowed => OKD
27 Down: Chi-town exchange, with the => MERC
29 Down: Dark greenish blue => TEAL
30 Down: Part of YOLO => ONLY
31 Down: Wrap that shouldn't be microwaved => FOIL
32 Down: Brit twit => PRAT
33 Down: Sport that's big in Japan => SUMO
34 Down: Sought-after fish => NEMO
35 Down: Hundred Acre Wood kid => ROO
36 Down: Females with pig tails => SOWS
40 Down: Bud => PAL
43 Down: No less than => ATLEAST
44 Down: Ark-itect? => NOAH
46 Down: Step up => RUNG
47 Down: Low pair => DEUCES
49 Down: Not now => ONEDAY
52 Down: Time in a Bottle singer => CROCE
53 Down: Margins => EDGES
55 Down: Will Trent star Rodríguez => RAMON
56 Down: Den => STUDY
57 Down: Many an assignment in 9-Down => ESSAY
58 Down: Board game with car-shaped tokens => LIFE
59 Down: Capisce! => IDIG
60 Down: Atkins variant => KETO
61 Down: Sign me up! => IMIN
62 Down: Gp. headed by Jens Stoltenberg => NATO

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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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