Crossword Answers For: Sunday, January 21, 2024

Across Clues and Answers:

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1 Across: Some small dogs => TOYS
5 Across: Musubi wrap => NORI
9 Across: Intel research => RECON
14 Across: African capital where Akan is spoken => ACCRA
19 Across: "Scram!" => SHOO
20 Across: Germ carrier? => BRAN
21 Across: Russian crepes => BLINI
22 Across: Frasier's brother => NILES
23 Across: *"This should be just right, my furry friends"? => ASYOUCATSLIKEIT
26 Across: Liquid-Plumr rival => DRANO
27 Across: Origins => ROOTS
28 Across: Fair-hiring initials => EEO
29 Across: Indian flatbread => ROTI
31 Across: Color that is equal parts blue and green => CYAN
32 Across: *Peculiar pair at the office? => THEODDCOMPANYCOUPLE
38 Across: Has motivation for => CARESTO
40 Across: Bout enders, briefly => TKOS
41 Across: "Whitney Houston: I Wanna Dance With Somebody" director Lemmons => KASI
42 Across: Dwarf planet named for a goddess of discord => ERIS
43 Across: MYOB part => OWN
45 Across: Dam on the Nile => ASWAN
49 Across: Escher museum site, with "The" => HAGUE
52 Across: Sleepy pal => DOC
53 Across: *Things that make you go hmm ... ? => THEDOUBTPRODUCERS
57 Across: Tour guide's badge words => ASKME
59 Across: Baby sheep => LAMB
60 Across: ABC News anchor David => MUIR
61 Across: Duds => TOGS
62 Across: Push back, in a way => RESIST
64 Across: Reef-dwelling Pixar character => NEMO
67 Across: "Be prepared" org. => BSA
68 Across: New prefix => NEO
69 Across: *Salon pro who's a genius with AquaNet? => THEHAIRSPRAYWIZ
75 Across: Butterfield of "Sex Education" => ASA
78 Across: Work on a lawn => MOW
79 Across: Old-timey dagger => SNEE
80 Across: Breathe Right user, maybe => SNORER
84 Across: Mete (out) => DOLE
86 Across: Substandard => POOR
88 Across: Wager => RISK
91 Across: Many Vegas lights => NEONS
92 Across: *Lament from a Red Sox fan? => DAMNWICKEDYANKEES
97 Across: 1981 cable debut => MTV
98 Across: Teeny bit => SKOSH
99 Across: Skating legend Sonja => HENIE
100 Across: Hill worker? => ANT
101 Across: Permeate => SEEP
102 Across: "If the __ fits ... " => SHOE
104 Across: Wild guess => STAB
107 Across: Sneaky coward => DASTARD
109 Across: *Eerie Midwestern downtown area? => ASTRANGECHICAGOLOOP
115 Across: "Grease" actress Conn => DIDI
116 Across: Sand hill => DUNE
117 Across: "__ you for real?" => ARE
118 Across: Hasbro game that requires quick reflexes => BOPIT
121 Across: Make up (for) => ATONE
123 Across: Embedded narrative, and a description of the answer to each starred clue => PLAYWITHINAPLAY
128 Across: Switchboard section => PANEL
129 Across: Out => PASSE
130 Across: Not pizzicato => ARCO
131 Across: No. in a forecast => TEMP
132 Across: Lock => TRESS
133 Across: Word on a triangular sign => YIELD
134 Across: Exemptions for top seeds => BYES
135 Across: __ buco => OSSO

Down Clues and Answers:

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1 Down: Former Eurasian leader => TSAR
2 Down: Rather => OHSO
3 Down: Rock the baby, around the world, etc. => YOYOTRICKS
4 Down: Comforts => SOOTHES
5 Down: "Night Court" TV network => NBC
6 Down: British pop singer Rita => ORA
7 Down: Made the grade => RATED
8 Down: Bee or butterfly => INSECT
9 Down: Sac fly result => RBI
10 Down: Antlered ruminant => ELK
11 Down: Olds of old => CIERA
12 Down: Shallot kin => ONION
13 Down: __ Gritty Dirt Band => NITTY
14 Down: "Your point is?" => AND
15 Down: Big top performance => CIRCUSACT
16 Down: Skeet target => CLAYPIGEON
17 Down: Kidney-related => RENAL
18 Down: With a single voice => ASONE
24 Down: Takes advantage of => USES
25 Down: Gander => LOOK
30 Down: "Eww!" => ICK
33 Down: Short "And yet ... " => OTOH
34 Down: Woodworking connector => DOWEL
35 Down: Utah city near two national parks => MOAB
36 Down: Soft summons => PSST
37 Down: Lanikai Beach's island => OAHU
38 Down: Like some grilling planks => CEDAR
39 Down: Got up => AROSE
44 Down: Confidentiality doc => NDA
46 Down: Typist's meas. => WPM
47 Down: Curaçao neighbor => ARUBA
48 Down: Hard on the ears => NOISY
50 Down: Goad => URGE
51 Down: Canadian gas brand => ESSO
53 Down: "Intelligence for Your Life" host John => TESH
54 Down: Hilton competitor => OMNI
55 Down: Some airport rides => UBERS
56 Down: Attracts => DRAWS
58 Down: Charles River sch. => MIT
63 Down: Andante and adagio => TEMPI
65 Down: Hotmail provider => MSN
66 Down: La Scala performance => OPERA
70 Down: Flask filler => HOOCH
71 Down: Got up => AWOKE
72 Down: Harness strap => REIN
73 Down: Homey lodgings => INNS
74 Down: "Big Little Lies" actress Kravitz => ZOE
75 Down: Throws in => ADDS
76 Down: Time in the tub => SOAK
77 Down: "Nearly finished!" => ALMOSTDONE
81 Down: Orchard fruit originally from Ohio => ROMEAPPLES
82 Down: "Come on in!" => ENTER
83 Down: Answered an invite => RSVPD
85 Down: Puts in a Hall of Fame, say => ENSHRINES
87 Down: Kylo of the "Star Wars" sequels => REN
89 Down: Jamaican genre => SKA
90 Down: Sport with bamboo swords => KENDO
93 Down: "Hold it, horses!" => WHOA
94 Down: Share hot goss => DISH
95 Down: Himalayan recluse => YETI
96 Down: Citation abbr. => ETAL
101 Down: Degrade oneself by => STOOPTO
103 Down: Word with year or rear => END
105 Down: South American palm => ACAI
106 Down: Drink list? => BARTAB
108 Down: Asian noodle => SOBA
109 Down: Get used (to) => ADAPT
110 Down: Instrument in Hindi cinema => SITAR
111 Down: Pet in a tank => GUPPY
112 Down: Zhou who hosted Nixon => ENLAI
113 Down: Stop => CEASE
114 Down: Walt Disney Concert Hall architect Frank => GEHRY
119 Down: Alpo rival => IAMS
120 Down: Tit for tat, e.g. => TYPO
122 Down: Some city trains => ELS
124 Down: Luxury bag monogram => YSL
125 Down: Tied the knot => WED
126 Down: Broomball surface => ICE
127 Down: Denials => NOS

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This crossword has 65 across clues and 80 down clues. In total 145 clues are solved in the section above.
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