Crossword Answers For: Friday, November 17, 2023

Across Clues and Answers:

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1 Across: Become more approachable, say => THAW
5 Across: Let me demonstrate ... => LIKESO
11 Across: Rx watchdog => FDA
14 Across: Palindromic pop quartet => ABBA
15 Across: God often depicted with green skin => OSIRIS
16 Across: Snowy bird => OWL
17 Across: TikTok videos made by athletes? => JOCKYSHORTS
19 Across: Veer back => ZAG
20 Across: Quite the card => RIOT
21 Across: Wine and dine, maybe => WOO
22 Across: Vox co-founder Klein => EZRA
23 Across: Spot for a donut => TRUNK
25 Across: Small flute made from reclaimed farm wood? => BARNYFIFE
27 Across: Broad hat, lotion, shades, etc. => SUNGEAR
29 Across: Slangy turnarounds => UIES
30 Across: Tat spot, perhaps => PEC
31 Across: Barbara Gordon's alter ego => BATGIRL
35 Across: Beachcombers' off-season hopes? => SHELLYWINTERS
40 Across: Bribes => BUYSOFF
41 Across: Palindromic pop trio => AHA
43 Across: Secular => LAIC
45 Across: Got fit => TONEDUP
48 Across: Taverns in cloisters and abbeys? => MONKYBARS
52 Across: Like lambs and rams => OVINE
53 Across: Photoreceptor cell => CONE
54 Across: Japanese sash => OBI
55 Across: Vicinity => AREA
56 Across: Tempe sch. => ASU
57 Across: Banquet celebrating Ottoman culture? => TURKYDINNER
61 Across: Herbal beverage => TEA
62 Across: Meandered => SNAKED
63 Across: Optimist's words => ICAN
64 Across: Weekly skit show, familiarly => SNL
65 Across: Doesn't turn away => ADMITS
66 Across: Cheese in a Greek omelet => FETA

Down Clues and Answers:

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1 Down: Arabic for crown => TAJ
2 Down: Network with programming streamed on Max => HBO
3 Down: Core workout rep => ABCRUNCH
4 Down: Coming to => WAKING
5 Down: Baffled => LOST
6 Down: ... or thereabouts => ISH
7 Down: Native language in Oklahoma => KIOWA
8 Down: Possible cause of an unearned run => ERROR
9 Down: Hold back for now => SITON
10 Down: CIA predecessor => OSS
11 Down: Muppet bear in a pork pie hat => FOZZIE
12 Down: Overshadows => DWARFS
13 Down: Pond growth => ALGAE
18 Down: Join the team? => YOKE
22 Down: Submit taxes online => EFILE
23 Down: Cough syrup meas. => TSP
24 Down: Feels remorse => RUES
25 Down: Donkey cries => BRAYS
26 Down: Shelter on the Asian steppes => YURT
28 Down: Without fumbling => ABLY
32 Down: Deuce => TWO
33 Down: Natural talents => GIFTS
34 Down: Deets => INFO
36 Down: Motorized ride => EBIKE
37 Down: Liu of Charlie's Angels => LUCY
38 Down: Bright quality => RADIANCE
39 Down: Blackball => SHUN
42 Down: Tailless primate => APE
43 Down: Let out a bit => LOOSEN
44 Down: Many a garden flower => ANNUAL
46 Down: Sushi wrapper => NORI
47 Down: Supposing => EVENIF
48 Down: Hurdles for aspiring drs. => MCATS
49 Down: Like hardcovers => BOUND
50 Down: TV carpenter Norm => ABRAM
51 Down: Kipling's __-Tikki-Tavi => RIKKI
55 Down: Chimes in => ADDS
57 Down: Airport safety org. => TSA
58 Down: Thus far => YET
59 Down: Nosh on => EAT
60 Down: Genetic molecule => RNA

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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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