Crossword Answers For: Saturday, January 27, 2024

Across Clues and Answers:

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1 Across: Start of communications with NATO => ALFA
5 Across: Building blocks => ABCS
9 Across: Seacrest vehicle, familiarly => IDOL
13 Across: Baby hippo => CALF
14 Across: Studio Ghibli's animated fuzz ball => SOOTSPRITE
17 Across: Rhyming song that's acted out => IMALITTLETEAPOT
19 Across: Fanning of Coraline => DAKOTA
20 Across: Uber CEO Khosrowshahi => DARA
21 Across: Article in a French periodical => LES
22 Across: In => AMID
24 Across: Some shortcuts => MACROS
26 Across: I'm late! => GOTTARUN
30 Across: Overflow (with) => TEEM
31 Across: Ew, no => UGH
32 Across: Doner __: Turkish dish => KEBAB
34 Across: Gems formed by silica deposits => OPALS
37 Across: Get up => ARISE
39 Across: Valuable diamond, say => ACE
40 Across: Ask anyone else => NOTIT
41 Across: Change => CENTS
42 Across: Fuming => IRATE
44 Across: Shiba __ => INU
45 Across: Meet face-to-face? => KISS
47 Across: Magnified => ENHANCED
49 Across: Pro who worked with Magic => KAREEM
51 Across: Memories of the Future author Hustvedt => SIRI
52 Across: Cribbage piece => PEG
53 Across: Just so => NEAT
55 Across: Figure in a Clement Clarke Moore poem => STNICK
59 Across: First play written by a Black woman to be produced on Broadway => ARAISININTHESUN
62 Across: Many a Gillian Flynn work => CRIMENOVEL
63 Across: Gladys Knight, for one => ALTO
64 Across: Sardine cans => TINS
65 Across: Used cars? => RODE
66 Across: With 57-Down, rom-com trope => MEET

Down Clues and Answers:

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1 Down: Rock type => ACID
2 Down: Dharma teacher => LAMA
3 Down: Barrage of criticism => FLAK
4 Down: Solvent => AFLOAT
5 Down: Easter Parade star => ASTAIRE
6 Down: Spam maker => BOT
7 Down: Dispassionate => COLD
8 Down: Video game distribution platform => STEAM
9 Down: A Gershwin => IRA
10 Down: Strategically polite => DIPLOMATIC
11 Down: Chiwere speakers => OTOES
12 Down: I'm down => LETS
15 Down: Classic Fender, for short => STRAT
16 Down: Message on some holiday cards => PEACEONEARTH
18 Down: That tracks => ITMAKESSENSE
23 Down: Home of the Museum of the Future => DUBAI
25 Down: Default action, informally => REPO
26 Down: Quick dip? => GUAC
27 Down: Princess Fiona, after sunset => OGRE
28 Down: Nope => THINKAGAIN
29 Down: Mother-of-pearl => NACRE
33 Down: Part of a full English breakfast => BEANS
35 Down: Stick figure's torso => LINE
36 Down: First earring, maybe => STUD
38 Down: Mix => STIR
43 Down: Symbol of Scotland => THISTLE
46 Down: Receive => SEEIN
48 Down: Starting hr. for some => NINEAM
49 Down: Gymnast Strug => KERRI
50 Down: Estate => MANOR
52 Down: Accord => PACT
54 Down: Late show broadcaster? => TIVO
56 Down: __ of Dogs: Wes Anderson film => ISLE
57 Down: See 66-Across => CUTE
58 Down: Bedhead problem => KNOT
60 Down: Cyberchats => IMS
61 Down: Composer Rorem => NED

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This crossword has 35 across clues and 38 down clues. In total 73 clues are solved in the section above.
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