Crossword Answers For: Sunday, October 22, 2023

Across Clues and Answers:

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1 Across: That's sorta funny => HEH
4 Across: Oscar-nominated biopic about a Supreme Court justice => RBG
7 Across: Pampered pet's destination => CATSPA
13 Across: If I Were __ Man => ARICH
18 Across: Good Grips brand => OXO
19 Across: In the way of => ALA
20 Across: Eyepieces => OCULARS
22 Across: Soprano Fleming => RENEE
23 Across: Choking hazard warning label => NOTATOY
25 Across: Like some car engines => REBUILT
26 Across: Disciple of Haile Selassie, informally => RASTA
27 Across: *Coral Sea structure => GREATBARRIERREEF
30 Across: Fawning parents? => DEER
31 Across: Roland Garros playing surface => CLAY
32 Across: Far out! => NEAT
33 Across: Shows of soft power? => NERFWARS
35 Across: Battleship response => MISS
36 Across: Webpage standard => HTML
37 Across: Delight => JOY
40 Across: Pushover => DOORMAT
41 Across: Quick __ wink => ASA
42 Across: Tribeca neighbor => SOHO
43 Across: Names on a fundraiser's call list => ALUMS
45 Across: Customizable Wii Sports avatar => MII
46 Across: *Place to chill on the train? => REFRIGERATORCAR
50 Across: Wander off => STRAY
54 Across: Property transfer need => DEED
55 Across: Word on a whiskey bottle => MALT
56 Across: Stadium visitors => AWAYTEAMS
58 Across: DDE rival => AES
60 Across: __ Xtra: soda brand => PIBB
63 Across: Pan Am rival => TWA
64 Across: Track legend Zátopek => EMIL
65 Across: *Long-running comic strip about the Patterson family => FORBETTERORFORWORSE
71 Across: First name in game shows => MERV
72 Across: Old Prizm maker => GEO
73 Across: Actor Morales => ESAI
74 Across: South, south of the Rio Grande => SUR
75 Across: Liz of fashion => CLAIBORNE
78 Across: Vegetables in fried rice => PEAS
81 Across: Peal => TOLL
84 Across: Fifth cen. pope => STLEO
85 Across: *Naval vessel known as a flattop => AIRCRAFTCARRIER
90 Across: Org. with lots of Raw footage => WWE
92 Across: Wrote 36-Across, say => CODED
93 Across: Threesome => TRIO
94 Across: Fannie or Sallie follower => MAE
95 Across: Salt spray => SEAMIST
99 Across: Gas additive brand => STP
100 Across: Luge, e.g. => SLED
101 Across: Ctrl+C action => COPY
102 Across: Belle & Sebastian genre => INDIEPOP
104 Across: Hearty bowlful => STEW
105 Across: Blue Pixar fish => DORY
106 Across: Red or Card => NLER
107 Across: *Dog breed that weighs no more than seven pounds => YORKSHIRETERRIER
113 Across: Iraq port city => BASRA
115 Across: You had your chance! => TOOLATE
116 Across: Centrum alternative => ONEADAY
117 Across: One who plays a part => ACTOR
118 Across: To the extent that => SOFARAS
119 Across: Adobe file format => PDF
120 Across: New __: cap brand => ERA
121 Across: Caterpillar rival => DEERE
122 Across: Fins, or when parsed differently, a feature of the answers to the starred clues => FIVERS
123 Across: Retired boomer => SST
124 Across: 1040 fig. => SSN

Down Clues and Answers:

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1 Down: __ Kong => HONG
2 Down: Lifted one's spirits? => EXORCISED
3 Down: Traveler's storage spot => HOTELSAFE
4 Down: Well-worn => RATTY
5 Down: Amorphous mass => BLOB
6 Down: Lady Gaga's Born This Way, for one => GAYANTHEM
7 Down: Round up => CORRAL
8 Down: Nail the midterm => ACEIT
9 Down: Mascara container => TUBE
10 Down: Curved line, in musical notation => SLUR
11 Down: Twosome => PAIR
12 Down: King of the Hill town => ARLEN
13 Down: Pt. of ETA => ARR
14 Down: *Cause of some memory problems => READWRITEERROR
15 Down: Jeans measure => INSEAM
16 Down: Part of etc. => CETERA
17 Down: San Simeon castle builder => HEARST
21 Down: Mount => STEED
24 Down: Duracell options => AAAS
28 Down: Suckerfish => REMORA
29 Down: Gift tag field => FROM
34 Down: Pass off (on) => FOIST
35 Down: Tarnish => MAR
36 Down: Biker's wheels => HOG
37 Down: The Back-up Plan actress, familiarly => JLO
38 Down: Sharing word => OUR
39 Down: Org. with a community pool => YMCA
42 Down: Record half => SIDEB
43 Down: Wear => ATTIRE
44 Down: Handled => SAWTO
47 Down: *Need for a comprehensive background check? => REARVIEWMIRROR
48 Down: Suisse peak => ALPE
49 Down: Playful growl => RAWR
51 Down: Hits hard => RAMS
52 Down: French friend => AMIE
53 Down: Couture initials => YSL
57 Down: Veers port or starboard => YAWS
59 Down: Bell-shaped lily => SEGO
61 Down: Sox from Mass. => BOS
62 Down: Cup insert => BRAPAD
65 Down: Experienced => FELT
66 Down: __ hygiene => ORAL
67 Down: Portable drive capacity prefix => TERA
68 Down: Restorative => TONIC
69 Down: Medieval land => FIEF
70 Down: Closing music => OUTRO
71 Down: Roast hosts, briefly => MCS
76 Down: Young Americans singer David => BOWIE
77 Down: Son of Ares and Aphrodite => EROS
79 Down: Prime minister before and after Churchill => ATTLEE
80 Down: Some bottle caps => SCREWTOPS
82 Down: Stretches out? => LIMORIDES
83 Down: 2024 and 2028 => LEAPYEARS
86 Down: ORD summer hrs. => CDT
87 Down: Weight room unit => REP
88 Down: Help => AID
89 Down: Del __ Books: sci-fi publisher => REY
91 Down: 2023 award for Lionel Messi => ESPY
95 Down: Mythical mariner => SINBAD
96 Down: Twist together => ENLACE
97 Down: __ Fideles => ADESTE
98 Down: Horn sounds => TOOTS
100 Down: Emotional strain => STRESS
101 Down: Former Iron Chef America chef Cat __ => CORA
103 Down: Word on a whiskey bottle => PROOF
104 Down: Instrument in the tanbur family => SITAR
105 Down: P&G detergent brand => DREFT
108 Down: Former U.N. chief Annan => KOFI
109 Down: Macedonian or Montenegrin => SLAV
110 Down: Aesop character => HARE
111 Down: Winds down => ENDS
112 Down: Meg of You've Got Mail => RYAN
114 Down: __ you sure? => ARE

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This crossword has 67 across clues and 74 down clues. In total 141 clues are solved in the section above.
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