Crossword Answers For: Thursday, February 15, 2024

Across Clues and Answers:

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1 Across: Surge of adrenaline => RUSH
5 Across: Regent's order => EDICT
10 Across: Mil. branch with wings => USAF
14 Across: Tactical political research, for short => OPPO
15 Across: Birthplace of pesto => GENOA
16 Across: Issue at the ATM => NOTE
17 Across: *Critical juncture => POINTOFNORETURN
20 Across: [New paragraph] => ENTER
21 Across: Handling that now! => IMONIT
22 Across: Take to the sky => SOAR
25 Across: Friend __ friend => OFA
26 Across: Midnight to midnight => DAY
27 Across: *Record => CAPTUREONFILM
32 Across: Not just some => ALL
33 Across: Kitchen scale button => TARE
34 Across: Frangipani garlands => LEIS
36 Across: Water taxi => BOAT
38 Across: Longtime One Life to Live actress Renée __ Goldsberry => ELISE
40 Across: Red sign above a door => EXIT
42 Across: Mantis quintet => EYES
44 Across: Literary magazine contributor, perhaps => POET
45 Across: Status update fig. => ETA
46 Across: *Online discussion site => INTERNETFORUM
50 Across: Fellow => MAN
52 Across: Tres menos dos => UNO
53 Across: As appropriate => DULY
54 Across: Garden container? => EDGING
56 Across: Isaac of Dune => OSCAR
60 Across: Reversal in luck, and what can be found in the answers to the starred clues => CHANGEOFFORTUNE
65 Across: Show up => COME
66 Across: Record company => LABEL
67 Across: God who took a bow => EROS
68 Across: Half of all blackjacks => ACES
69 Across: Did half of a biathlon => SKIED
70 Across: Seasons of Love musical => RENT

Down Clues and Answers:

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1 Down: Tire swing line => ROPE
2 Down: Right after => UPON
3 Down: Doner kebab rod => SPIT
4 Down: No fooling! => HONEST
5 Down: Boosting target => EGO
6 Down: Dict. entry => DEF
7 Down: Airbnb alternative => INN
8 Down: Soft murmur => COO
9 Down: Trade hindrance => TARIFF
10 Down: Biblical preposition => UNTO
11 Down: Audio engineer's equipment => SOUNDMIXER
12 Down: Heart duo => ATRIA
13 Down: Rihanna's fashion brand => FENTY
18 Down: Slangy britches => TROU
19 Down: Inbox zero killer => EMAIL
23 Down: Collezione della galleria => ARTE
24 Down: Expert => REALPRO
25 Down: Top rank in a tournament => ONESEED
27 Down: __ franc => CAB
28 Down: Plant with lace and soap varieties => ALOE
29 Down: Qualifying contest, perhaps => PLAYINGAME
30 Down: Star-studded hunter => ORION
31 Down: Name sewn onto some jeans pockets => LEE
35 Down: In __: unmoved => SITU
37 Down: Number of Canadian provinces => TEN
39 Down: Caesar's rebuke => ETTU
41 Down: Edinburgh topper => TAM
43 Down: Wounded by a jellyfish => STUNG
47 Down: Marx collaborator => ENGELS
48 Down: __ de Mayo: Christmas orchid => FLOR
49 Down: Raw bar offering => OYSTER
50 Down: Muslim holy site => MECCA
51 Down: __ committee => ADHOC
55 Down: Spanish model Sastre => INES
57 Down: Medical research objective => CURE
58 Down: Quote book abbr. => ANON
59 Down: Have a nap => REST
61 Down: Tree on the Connecticut quarter => OAK
62 Down: CBS crime drama => FBI
63 Down: Service charge => FEE
64 Down: Played out => OLD

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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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