Crossword Answers For: Friday, November 17, 2017

Across Clues and Answers:

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1 Across: Holy cow! => SCOTT
6 Across: Atta girl! => JOB
9 Across: Like thinkers => MINDS
14 Across: Group that bestows a Select distinction on five board games annually => MENSA
15 Across: Barnyard mother => EWE
16 Across: Paris parting => ADIEU
17 Across: Arkansas' __ National Forest => OZARK
18 Across: X, maybe => TEN
19 Across: Something to talk about => TOPIC
20 Across: Kit__ bar => KAT
21 Across: Ones responsible for paper cuts, briefly? => EDS
23 Across: Comedian Rogan => JOE
25 Across: 39-Acr. locale => PRC
26 Across: Like Vivaldi's Spring => INE
27 Across: More diverse => MOTLIER
29 Across: Suffix with brom- => IDE
30 Across: Bambi doe => ENA
31 Across: Jane of fiction => EYRE
32 Across: __ Island: NYC prison site => RIKERS
34 Across: Blood fluids => SERA
36 Across: Director Riefenstahl => LENI
38 Across: Buenos __ => AIRES
39 Across: Landmark that, in a way, is a border feature of this puzzle and a hint to what's missing from 10 answers => GREATWALL
42 Across: Gumby's pony => POKEY
45 Across: Othello, for one => MOOR
46 Across: Workers' rights org. => NLRB
50 Across: ... through __ window breaks? => YONDER
52 Across: Together, in Toulon => UNIE
54 Across: Back to front? => IER
55 Across: Line score initials => RHE
56 Across: Taken (with) => SMITTEN
58 Across: Egg: Pref. => OVI
59 Across: In the manner of => ALA
60 Across: P.O. box item => ENV
61 Across: Short order? => BLT
62 Across: Badminton need => NET
63 Across: Familia member => MADRE
65 Across: Tuna variety => AHI
67 Across: Tippett's King Priam, for one => OPERA
69 Across: King Priam is based on it => ILIAD
70 Across: Kidding! => NOT
71 Across: Argentine soccer superstar => MESSI
72 Across: Dogs in the AKC's Working Group => DANES
73 Across: Bonobo, for one => APE
74 Across: Wheeler Peak's national park => BASIN

Down Clues and Answers:

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1 Down: Blue Ridge range => SMOKIES
2 Down: The Card Players artist => CEZANNE
3 Down: Winning steadily => ONATEAR
4 Down: Train syst. across Russia => TSR
5 Down: I wanna go too! => TAKEME
6 Down: LAX-to-JFK flight shortener => JETSTREAM
7 Down: Be shy => OWE
8 Down: Dog star => BENJI
9 Down: Stand-up's need => MATERIAL
10 Down: Words often heard after shall live? => IDO
11 Down: Colder => NIPPIER
12 Down: Tragic heroine of Irish legend => DEIRDRE
13 Down: Considerable achievement => SUCCESS
22 Down: Watson's creator => DOYLE
24 Down: Anthem preposition => OER
28 Down: Offered free use of, as a library book => LENTOUT
33 Down: Pottery oven => KILN
35 Down: Treated like wine => AGED
37 Down: You're safe with me => IWONTBITE
40 Down: Some field starters => RYESEEDS
41 Down: Red-headed Disney princess => ARIEL
42 Down: Oldest of the Seven Wonders => PYRAMID
43 Down: Très chic! => OOHLALA
44 Down: Add, as raisins to bread dough => KNEADIN
47 Down: Elsa or Nala => LIONESS
48 Down: Game with two-toned discs => REVERSI
49 Down: Scotland's island => BRITAIN
51 Down: Watergate pres. => RMN
53 Down: Lay to rest => ENTOMB
57 Down: Donald Jr.'s mom => IVANA
64 Down: Singer Carly __ Jepsen => RAE
66 Down: Hip follower => HOP
68 Down: Green sphere => PEA

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This crossword has 45 across clues and 34 down clues. In total 79 clues are solved in the section above.
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