Crossword Answers For: Monday, January 1, 2024

Across Clues and Answers:

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1 Across: Underground areas explored by spelunkers => CAVES
6 Across: Car-buying necessity, for many => LOAN
10 Across: Degs. for some entrepreneurs => MBAS
14 Across: Stuffy "Me too" => ASAMI
15 Across: Competent => ABLE
16 Across: Noble rank above viscount => EARL
17 Across: Stuck in the muck => MIRED
18 Across: French champagne brand => MOET
19 Across: "Well, would you look at that!" => MYMY
20 Across: Make a polite visit => PAYRESPECTTO
23 Across: "__ whiz!" => GEE
24 Across: Runs easily with long strides => LOPES
27 Across: False start punishment, in football => FIVEYARDPENALTY
34 Across: County Clare's nat. => IRE
35 Across: Internet letters => EMAILS
36 Across: "The Banana Boat Song" opener => DAYO
37 Across: Trails behind => LAGS
39 Across: Color TV pioneer => RCA
40 Across: "Barbie" actor Liu => SIMU
41 Across: La __: Real Madrid's division => LIGA
42 Across: Frank on the grill => WEENIE
45 Across: Naught => NIL
46 Across: Incredibly hard to hold => SLIPPERYASANEEL
49 Across: Photo app filter shade => SEPIA
50 Across: Time period often named for a monarch => ERA
51 Across: Celebratory shout heard before "Auld Lang Syne" is played, and an apt title for this puzzle? => HAPPYNEWYEAR
58 Across: Crèche trio => MAGI
61 Across: Moisturizer brand => OLAY
62 Across: Missouri River tributary => OSAGE
63 Across: Minnesota representative Ilhan => OMAR
64 Across: Junction point => NODE
65 Across: Spoke wildly => RAVED
66 Across: Sheepherding pig in a 1995 film => BABE
67 Across: Smack => SWAT
68 Across: Austin Powers player Mike => MYERS

Down Clues and Answers:

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1 Down: Training __: NFL preseason practice time => CAMP
2 Down: Tibet's continent => ASIA
3 Down: "Your mileage may __" => VARY
4 Down: Come to light => EMERGE
5 Down: Judgmental glance => SIDEEYE
6 Down: Bedside light => LAMP
7 Down: Double-reed woodwind => OBOE
8 Down: Actor Guinness => ALEC
9 Down: Invasive plants with stinging hairs => NETTLES
10 Down: Note-worthy purchases? => MEMOPADS
11 Down: Green __, Wisconsin => BAY
12 Down: Escort's offering => ARM
13 Down: Devious => SLY
21 Down: Tailor's line of stitches => SEAM
22 Down: Freight weight => TON
25 Down: "Seinfeld" character who worked for Pendant Publishing => ELAINE
26 Down: Really frustrate => STYMIE
27 Down: Jam-packs => FILLS
28 Down: Vowel-shaped track segments => IRAILS
29 Down: Carrot or celery, informally => VEGGIE
30 Down: Not so common => RARER
31 Down: Hazardous => DICEY
32 Down: Initial strategy => PLANA
33 Down: "__ be sorry!" => YOULL
38 Down: Blue gem => SAPPHIRE
42 Down: Some cards in the board game Clue => WEAPONS
43 Down: "Now it's clear!" => ISEE
44 Down: Overly catchy song => EARWORM
47 Down: Actress Zadora => PIA
48 Down: Come out against => NAYSAY
52 Down: Furrow former => PLOW
53 Down: When tripled, phrase spoken by 25-Down => YADA
54 Down: No, in Russian => NYET
55 Down: Icicle site => EAVE
56 Down: Ripening agent => AGER
57 Down: Cincinnati MLB team => REDS
58 Down: Unruly crowd => MOB
59 Down: GP's gp. => AMA
60 Down: Chitchat => GAB

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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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