Crossword Answers For: Wednesday, October 25, 2023

Across Clues and Answers:

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1 Across: Whomp, quaintly => SMITE
6 Across: Religious subdivisions => SECTS
11 Across: Injury reminder => SCAR
15 Across: Hoosier hoopster => PACER
16 Across: Sunlit courtyards => ATRIA
17 Across: Large volume => TOME
18 Across: *Attractive! => EYECATCHING
20 Across: Othello's false friend => IAGO
21 Across: Marketplaces on smartphones => APPSTORES
22 Across: Urchin-eating mammal => OTTER
23 Across: Place to stop on an RV trip => KOA
24 Across: *Noisy! => EARPIERCING
27 Across: Replayed tennis serve => LET
30 Across: Not particularly inspiring => BLAH
31 Across: Thin nails => BRADS
33 Across: Fundamental => BASAL
36 Across: Pulitzer winner Ferber => EDNA
40 Across: Many an emoji, and a feature of the starred clues and their answers? => FACIALEXPRESSION
43 Across: Pedal pushers => FEET
44 Across: Heeds => OBEYS
45 Across: Expert in Islamic law => MUFTI
46 Across: Breakfast brand => EGGO
48 Across: Sunscreen letters => SPF
49 Across: *Amazing! => JAWDROPPING
56 Across: Function => USE
59 Across: Say y'all, say => ELIDE
60 Across: Without a rival => UNOPPOSED
63 Across: Big fuss => TODO
64 Across: *Delicious! => LIPSMACKING
66 Across: Site with tutorials => EHOW
67 Across: Water filter brand => BRITA
68 Across: Plain text => PROSE
69 Across: Cut, as a log => SAWN
70 Across: Meal that gets tossed => SALAD
71 Across: More rational => SANER

Down Clues and Answers:

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1 Down: Bark elicitor => SPEAK
2 Down: Breakfast brand => MAYPO
3 Down: Winter carnival structure => ICEPALACE
4 Down: Gumshoes => TECS
5 Down: Latin 101 verb => ERAT
6 Down: Pelvic bones => SACRA
7 Down: Old anesthetic => ETHER
8 Down: Like potato chips but not mashed potatoes => CRISP
9 Down: Metal derived from cassiterite => TIN
10 Down: Droop => SAG
11 Down: Sutures => STITCHESUP
12 Down: South American mammal related to the raccoon => COATI
13 Down: Pharmaceutical giant => AMGEN
14 Down: Corp. makeover => REORG
19 Down: Small digit? => TOE
22 Down: You for Me singer Rita => ORA
25 Down: Letter-shaped girders => IBARS
26 Down: International fashion magazine => ELLE
28 Down: Made shorter, in a way => EDITEDDOWN
29 Down: Gp. known for travelers' checks => TSA
31 Down: Buddy letters => BFF
32 Down: Issa of The Photograph => RAE
33 Down: Free jazz kin => BEBOP
34 Down: Firetruck tool => AXE
35 Down: Intel collector => SPY
37 Down: Spread of cultural ideas, e.g. => DIFFUSION
38 Down: __ a chance! => NOT
39 Down: Singer-songwriter DiFranco => ANI
41 Down: Amazon's arrow smile, e.g. => LOGO
42 Down: Texting tech => SMS
47 Down: Hurdle for Ph.D. hopefuls => GRE
49 Down: Ballet leaps => JETES
50 Down: Hilo hello => ALOHA
51 Down: Inelegant bit of typesetting => WIDOW
52 Down: Dilation target => PUPIL
53 Down: Place to share pics => INSTA
54 Down: Wanderer => NOMAD
55 Down: Dean's list no. => GPA
57 Down: Gut feeling => SENSE
58 Down: Tool for making neat beds => EDGER
61 Down: Patients' main MDs => PCPS
62 Down: Pod in Cajun cuisine => OKRA
64 Down: Lots of ozs. => LBS
65 Down: George Gershwin's songwriting brother => IRA

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This crossword has 35 across clues and 45 down clues. In total 80 clues are solved in the section above.
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