Crossword Answers For: Tuesday, October 3, 2023

Across Clues and Answers:

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1 Across: Humble home => HUT
4 Across: Guest speaker's platform => DAIS
8 Across: One of Santa's reindeer => DASHER
14 Across: Sense of self => EGO
15 Across: Labor agcy. => OSHA
16 Across: Protect in glass, say => ENCASE
17 Across: *Capital letter creator => SHIFTKEY
19 Across: Legendary Kentucky basketball coach Rupp => ADOLPH
20 Across: __ Angeles Guitar Quartet => LOS
21 Across: Now I get it! => AHA
23 Across: Ma's ma => NANA
24 Across: Bygone Russian space station => MIR
25 Across: *Group that plays in foursomes => BRIDGECLUB
28 Across: Danced to La cumparsita, say => TANGOED
30 Across: Chip's partner => DALE
31 Across: Bullion bars => INGOTS
32 Across: Raison d'__ => ETRE
33 Across: Singer Sumac => YMA
36 Across: *Say something that doesn't need to be said => STATETHEOBVIOUS
39 Across: Head cover => HAT
40 Across: Peek => LOOK
41 Across: Duration => LENGTH
42 Across: Bravo preceder => ALFA
43 Across: Able to feel => SENSATE
44 Across: *Classic Motown hit about a wedding ring => BANDOFGOLD
48 Across: Covert __ => OPS
49 Across: This seems bad! => UHOH
50 Across: NBA legend Ming => YAO
51 Across: It's __-win situation => ANO
52 Across: Walks leisurely => MOSEYS
55 Across: Playground fixture, or an apt description of the beginnings of the starred clues => SWINGSET
59 Across: Christie sleuth Hercule => POIROT
60 Across: Panache => ELAN
61 Across: Corn serving => EAR
62 Across: Burnout cause => STRESS
63 Across: Auld Lang __ => SYNE
64 Across: Oinker's pen => STY

Down Clues and Answers:

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1 Down: Steers and rams => HES
2 Down: Cry of disgust => UGH
3 Down: Working hard on => TOILINGAT
4 Down: Morse Code components => DOTS
5 Down: All one has to do, sometimes => ASK
6 Down: Rumor has it ... => IHEARD
7 Down: Be friendly, in a way => SAYHI
8 Down: Narc's org. => DEA
9 Down: Plus => AND
10 Down: Wall-mounted light => SCONCE
11 Down: Prepared in accordance with Muslim law => HALAL
12 Down: College sports channel => ESPNU
13 Down: Post-injury regimen => REHAB
18 Down: Had a memory lapse => FORGOT
22 Down: Supplement => ADDTO
24 Down: __ ray: tropical swimmer => MANTA
25 Down: Most well-to-do => BESTOFF
26 Down: Difficult to understand => GARBLED
27 Down: Vegas natural => ELEVEN
28 Down: Mrs. Addams, to Gomez => TISH
29 Down: Verdi opera with Desdemona and Iago => OTELLO
32 Down: A mouse! => EEK
33 Down: Asanas => YOGAPOSES
34 Down: Mixed breeds => MUTTS
35 Down: Tennis legend Arthur => ASHE
37 Down: Composer Carmichael => HOAGY
38 Down: Joyous way to break out => INSONG
42 Down: Cling (to) => ADHERE
43 Down: __ but surely => SLOWLY
44 Down: Speed deterrents => BUMPS
45 Down: Give __: care => AHOOT
46 Down: Polite denial => NOSIR
47 Down: Fertile desert spots => OASES
51 Down: The Accidental Tourist novelist Tyler => ANNE
53 Down: Some Rocky dialogue => YOS
54 Down: GPS lines => STS
56 Down: Actor McKellen => IAN
57 Down: Mangia! => EAT
58 Down: Give it a go => TRY

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This crossword has 37 across clues and 40 down clues. In total 77 clues are solved in the section above.
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