Crossword Answers For: Monday, December 25, 2023

Across Clues and Answers:

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1 Across: Saudi Arabia neighbor => OMAN
5 Across: Protractor's measure => ANGLE
10 Across: Caustic chemical => ACID
14 Across: Forbidding word => DONT
15 Across: President between Harrison and Polk => TYLER
16 Across: Writer Jaffe => RONA
17 Across: Santa and his reindeer landed __ => ONTHEHOUSE
19 Across: Territory near the Mariana Trench => GUAM
20 Across: Actress/writer Issa => RAE
21 Across: Many Christmas trees => PINES
22 Across: Oklahoma city on the Arkansas River => TULSA
23 Across: Correcting myopia, maybe => LASING
25 Across: Stockholm citizens => SWEDES
26 Across: Small snack => BITE
27 Across: Before heading down the chimney, Santa __ => GOTTHESACK
30 Across: App reviewers => USERS
32 Across: Length of TV's "60 Minutes" => HOUR
33 Across: Stepping out of the fireplace, Santa left a __ => CARBONFOOTPRINT
40 Across: Quarter or pound => COIN
41 Across: Like some garden lights => SOLAR
42 Across: After filling the last one, Santa hung the __ => STOCKINGUP
48 Across: "Children of Blood and Bone" writer Adeyemi => TOMI
49 Across: On the up and up => KOSHER
50 Across: Homegrown => NATIVE
52 Across: Broad necktie => ASCOT
53 Across: Editorialize => OPINE
55 Across: Flight takeoff approximation: Abbr. => ETD
57 Across: Old Russian leader => TSAR
58 Across: All in all, Santa had a very busy __! => PRESENTDAY
60 Across: French 101 verb => ETRE
61 Across: __ tot => TATER
62 Across: Like a red Red Delicious => RIPE
63 Across: Diana of the Supremes => ROSS
64 Across: Speaker of the house? => ALEXA
65 Across: Beehive State people => UTES

Down Clues and Answers:

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1 Down: Fragrance => ODOR
2 Down: Da Vinci portrait in the Louvre => MONALISA
3 Down: Long-tongued insectivore => ANTEATER
4 Down: Utmost degree => NTH
5 Down: "I haven't __ to wear!" => ATHING
6 Down: "Black Panther" star Lupita => NYONGO
7 Down: Sticky stuff => GLUE
8 Down: More or __ => LESS
9 Down: "I heard him exclaim, __ he drove out of sight ... " => ERE
10 Down: Bickers => ARGUES
11 Down: May've => COULDA
12 Down: "Almost ready!" => INASEC
13 Down: Fabric named for Syria's capital => DAMASK
18 Down: Prefix with center => EPI
22 Down: Whippersnappers => TWERPS
24 Down: Croat's neighbor => SERB
25 Down: Tightly closed => SHUT
26 Down: Tampa Bay NFLer => BUC
28 Down: Havaianas shoe, e.g. => THONG
29 Down: Additionally => TOO
31 Down: Lightbulb's place => SOCKET
34 Down: Gritty film genre => NOIR
35 Down: Classic Cadillac feature => FIN
36 Down: Round flatbread => ROTI
37 Down: "Five stars!" => ILOVEDIT
38 Down: Personalized iron-on => NAMETAPE
39 Down: Bi- plus one => TRI
42 Down: Adam Rippon, for one => SKATER
43 Down: Play catch with => TOSSTO
44 Down: Hollywood awards => OSCARS
45 Down: Washing dishes, doing laundry, etc. => CHORES
46 Down: Not gender-specific => UNISEX
47 Down: Bacon Turkey Bravo sandwich chain => PANERA
51 Down: Number of digits in a billion => TEN
53 Down: __ hygiene => ORAL
54 Down: Folk icon Seeger => PETE
56 Down: Changes color, perhaps => DYES
58 Down: Org. that may support a school board => PTA
59 Down: Hilton brand => TRU

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This crossword has 35 across clues and 40 down clues. In total 75 clues are solved in the section above.
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