Crossword Answers For: Thursday, November 9, 2023

Across Clues and Answers:

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1 Across: Less occupied => IDLER
6 Across: Taj Mahal builder __ Jahan => SHAH
10 Across: Balkan native => SERB
14 Across: Gave one's word => SWORE
15 Across: Citizen __ => KANE
16 Across: Urgent request => PLEA
17 Across: Almost done! => BEREADYINAJIFFY
20 Across: Homer's neighbor => NED
21 Across: Good place to keep things on ice? => RINK
22 Across: Fetch player => DOG
23 Across: Command attributed to Captain Kirk => BEAMMEUPSCOTTY
29 Across: 3-Down, for one => POET
30 Across: Image on the Connecticut state quarter => OAKTREE
31 Across: Goes over one's head? => FLIPS
34 Across: New Haven collegian => ELI
35 Across: Enjoys hot tea, say => SIPS
36 Across: Bit of static buildup => ION
37 Across: Capital of Libya, and a phonetic hint to a feature of this puzzle's four longest answers => TRIPOLI
41 Across: Rare game show outcome => TIE
42 Across: In __ parentis => LOCO
44 Across: Megan Rapinoe's team: Abbr. => USA
45 Across: Doesn't just want => NEEDS
47 Across: Destructive wave => TSUNAMI
49 Across: Ideas worth spreading offshoot => TEDX
51 Across: Cat call? => HEREKITTYKITTY
55 Across: Bronze element => TIN
56 Across: Mimic => APER
57 Across: Narrow inlet => RIA
59 Across: 1, 1, 2, 3, 5, 8, 13, 21, 34, and so on => FIBONACCISERIES
64 Across: Speak for oneself? => BRAG
65 Across: Art hub in New Mexico => TAOS
66 Across: Larger relatives of violas => CELLI
67 Across: Othello plotter => IAGO
68 Across: While prefix => ERST
69 Across: Swinton in many Wes Anderson films => TILDA

Down Clues and Answers:

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1 Down: Copyright page ID => ISBN
2 Down: Nerdy type => DWEEB
3 Down: Sister Outsider writer Audre => LORDE
4 Down: Before, once => ERE
5 Down: Farthest back => REARMOST
6 Down: Rogue artificial intelligence system in The Terminator => SKYNET
7 Down: 17-syllable work => HAIKU
8 Down: __ Arbor, Michigan => ANN
9 Down: Attachment at the front of a sloop, e.g. => HEADSAIL
10 Down: Taps => SPIGOTS
11 Down: Mischief-maker => ELF
12 Down: Soccer official => REF
13 Down: Receiving area => BAY
18 Down: Coin with a torch => DIME
19 Down: Athletic type => JOCK
24 Down: Program opened with a tap => APP
25 Down: Sport played on horseback => POLO
26 Down: Overused => TRITE
27 Down: Lukewarm => TEPID
28 Down: Positive responses => YESES
31 Down: Grime => FILTH
32 Down: Rough, as a translation => LOOSE
33 Down: Bring on => INCUR
34 Down: Org. concerned with climate change => EPA
38 Down: Dwell (on) => RUMINATE
39 Down: That so? => ISIT
40 Down: Roundabout => INDIRECT
43 Down: Almost done! => ONETOGO
46 Down: Office contact no. => EXT
48 Down: Comparable (to) => AKIN
49 Down: Keyboard pro => TYPIST
50 Down: __ out a living => EKES
52 Down: Food truck fare => TACOS
53 Down: Sing like a bird => TRILL
54 Down: Give => YIELD
58 Down: Home to more than half of the world's population => ASIA
59 Down: Criminal Minds org. => FBI
60 Down: Nest egg letters => IRA
61 Down: Purse => BAG
62 Down: Train unit => CAR
63 Down: Camping apparel retailer => REI

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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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