Crossword Answers For: Sunday, March 17, 2024

Across Clues and Answers:

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1 Across: Ancient fabulist => AESOP
6 Across: Pesky insects => GNATS
11 Across: Shelter org. => SPCA
15 Across: __ capsule => TIME
19 Across: Set of beliefs => CREDO
20 Across: Betray, in a way => RATON
21 Across: Chalky powder => TALC
22 Across: Make muddy => ROIL
23 Across: Subway request => HOLDTHEMAYO
25 Across: Bibliography abbr. => ETAL
26 Across: Roadside retreats => INNS
27 Across: Club music genre, familiarly => EDM
28 Across: We can seat you now buzzer => PAGER
29 Across: Funny, right? => GETIT
30 Across: Travel document => VISA
31 Across: Beach town atmosphere => SEAAIR
33 Across: Light verse best not shared with kids => DIRTYLIMERICK
37 Across: Geek (out) => NERD
39 Across: Unit of resistance => OHM
40 Across: Travelers' gp. with annual dues => AAA
41 Across: Vehicle in many a Jack London story => SLED
44 Across: Filling station number => OCTANE
47 Across: Unbelievably impressive => SCARYGOOD
53 Across: Actress who plays Anita Hill in the HBO film Confirmation => KERRYWASHINGTON
56 Across: I Can't Drive 55 singer Hagar => SAMMY
57 Across: Until we meet again, chérie => ADIEU
58 Across: Drought relief => RAIN
59 Across: Elizabeth's role in Marvel movies => WANDA
61 Across: Leonine feature => MANE
62 Across: Like a small vineyard, perhaps => TENACRE
64 Across: Clothing pioneer Strauss => LEVI
65 Across: Sign-on need => USERID
67 Across: New Year's Eve popper => CHAMPAGNECORK
72 Across: Like a live fumble => INPLAY
76 Across: What __ is new? => ELSE
77 Across: Hind site? => TAILEND
82 Across: Editor's Lose this => DELE
83 Across: Open wide! => SAYAH
85 Across: Shopper's reference => LIST
88 Across: Revved up => EAGER
89 Across: Pixel pattern => IMAGE
91 Across: C'mon, live a little => LETYOURHAIRDOWN
94 Across: Stagnate => GONOWHERE
96 Across: Refuse to be associated with => DISOWN
97 Across: Which __ say ... => ISTO
98 Across: Bud visitor => BEE
99 Across: Dowel => PEG
100 Across: Hand sanitizer ingredient => ALOE
102 Across: Italian saint who founded a Franciscan religious order => CLAREOFASSISI
109 Across: Refuse to yield => INSIST
113 Across: Kick starters? => FEET
114 Across: __ apso => LHASA
115 Across: Browning spots => OVENS
117 Across: Non opposite => OUI
118 Across: Driver of many trailers => ADAM
119 Across: Recover from a run => PANT
120 Across: Matinee idol of the 1930s and 1940s => TYRONEPOWER
123 Across: Arizona landform => MESA
124 Across: Laugh-In comedian Johnson => ARTE
125 Across: Tackle again => RETRY
126 Across: Sidestep => EVADE
127 Across: Elysian locale => EDEN
128 Across: Cherished => DEAR
129 Across: Cinch of a course => EASYA
130 Across: December candy shapes => CANES

Down Clues and Answers:

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1 Down: Is tender => ACHES
2 Down: Slowly cut into => ERODE
3 Down: One of Marge Simpson's sisters => SELMA
4 Down: Somewhat strange => ODD
5 Down: Course with a crust => POTPIE
6 Down: Hall of Fame pitcher Maddux => GREG
7 Down: Known as => NAMED
8 Down: Gaming trailblazer => ATARI
9 Down: 75-Down, e.g. => TOY
10 Down: __-Cat: winter vehicle => SNO
11 Down: Girder alloy => STEEL
12 Down: Soul icon LaBelle => PATTI
13 Down: Insurance filing => CLAIM
14 Down: Knee injury common among athletes => ACLTEAR
15 Down: Pub entertainment with a host => TRIVIAGAME
16 Down: Like some bonds => IONIC
17 Down: Belarus capital => MINSK
18 Down: Disney character loosely inspired by The Snow Queen => ELSA
24 Down: Soil-loosening implement => HARROW
29 Down: Athletic center => GYM
32 Down: Tenor Bocelli => ANDREA
34 Down: Samurai without a lord => RONIN
35 Down: In those days => THEN
36 Down: Sunshine, slangily => RAYS
38 Down: Region with many Commanders fans, briefly => DCAREA
41 Down: Card game in which 10s score higher than kings and queens => SKAT
42 Down: News article intro => LEDE
43 Down: __ go bragh! => ERIN
45 Down: Airport security org. => TSA
46 Down: Sushi tuna => AHI
47 Down: Barrel strip => STAVE
48 Down: Like some water cooler cups => CONIC
49 Down: Plus => AND
50 Down: Ilhan of Congress => OMAR
51 Down: Luxury hotel chain headquartered in Dallas => OMNI
52 Down: Recolored => DYED
54 Down: Desert plant in the asparagus family => YUCCA
55 Down: The Sweet Escape singer Stefani => GWEN
60 Down: Paranormal vibe => AURA
63 Down: House of the Dragon actor Ifans => RHYS
64 Down: Shirt size abbr. => LGE
66 Down: Slalom competitor => SKIER
68 Down: __ lemon: citrus hybrid => MEYER
69 Down: Dish => PLATE
70 Down: Pallid => ASHY
71 Down: Capital west of Montreal => OTTAWA
72 Down: Yeah, man => IDIG
73 Down: Pixar clownfish => NEMO
74 Down: Course of action => PLAN
75 Down: Figure included in the Gotham City Cycle Chase set => LEGOBATMAN
78 Down: Part of LPGA => LADIES
79 Down: Swelled heads => EGOS
80 Down: Semiaquatic salamander => NEWT
81 Down: 007's first film foe => DRNO
84 Down: Flagon beer => ALE
85 Down: Video game brother => LUIGI
86 Down: Org. with auditors => IRS
87 Down: Dexter: New Blood airer, for short => SHO
90 Down: Still-life jug => EWER
92 Down: To a ... poems => ODES
93 Down: Waiting to buy tickets, say => INLINE
95 Down: Shoe insert => HEELPAD
99 Down: Educational ad => PSA
101 Down: Unsolicited, as a manuscript => ONSPEC
102 Down: Relinquished => CEDED
103 Down: Charter => LEASE
104 Down: Chicago airport => OHARE
105 Down: Soda with a Piña Colada flavor => FANTA
106 Down: Autumn blossom => ASTER
107 Down: Classifies => SORTS
108 Down: Off-white shade => IVORY
110 Down: Sioux City resident => IOWAN
111 Down: Upholstery choice => SUEDE
112 Down: Santa Fe foursome => TIRES
113 Down: Struggling actor's dream => FAME
116 Down: Singer born in County Donegal => ENYA
120 Down: Uno + due => TRE
121 Down: Passing remark? => YEA
122 Down: Reproductive cells => OVA

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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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