Crossword Answers For: Tuesday, December 5, 2017

Across Clues and Answers:

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1 Across: Place that can precede the starts of 20-, 30-, 36-, 46- and 52-Across => FARM
5 Across: Spanish red wine => RIOJA
10 Across: Office fill-in => TEMP
14 Across: Yours, in Tours => ATOI
15 Across: Sign up, in Sussex => ENROL
16 Across: Jai __ => ALAI
17 Across: The Volunteer St. => TENN
18 Across: Putting the squeeze on => PRESSURING
20 Across: *Company that maintains network messages => EMAILHOST
22 Across: Bygone Toyotas => SUPRAS
25 Across: Lets up => EASES
29 Across: '60s United Nations secretary general => UTHANT
30 Across: *Apple music player => IPODNANO
33 Across: Beauty at a ball => BELLE
34 Across: Ivan the Terrible, e.g. => TSAR
35 Across: Crime family leader => DON
36 Across: *Springsteen's ensemble => ESTREETBAND
40 Across: Mazel __! => TOV
42 Across: Take a chance => DARE
43 Across: Soft leather => SUEDE
46 Across: *My stars! => IDECLARE
49 Across: Counterbalance => OFFSET
50 Across: Instruments for Yo-Yo Ma => CELLI
51 Across: Traveled like Huck Finn => RAFTED
52 Across: *Willa Cather novel set in Nebraska => OPIONEERS
57 Across: Arms-around-knees swimming pool jump => CANNONBALL
60 Across: Gillette brand => ATRA
64 Across: Curved molding => OGEE
65 Across: Written reminders => NOTES
66 Across: Worker finishing an éclair => ICER
67 Across: Invasive plant => WEED
68 Across: Terse summons from the boss => SEEME
69 Across: Bird that can precede the starts of 20-, 30-, 36-, 46- and 52-Across => DUCK

Down Clues and Answers:

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1 Down: __ Tuesday: Mardi Gras => FAT
2 Down: Chowed down => ATE
3 Down: Potter pal Weasley => RON
4 Down: Necessary nutrients => MINERALS
5 Down: Meal => REPAST
6 Down: Cross inscription => INRI
7 Down: Baseball analyst Hershiser => OREL
8 Down: Kid around => JOSH
9 Down: Not to mention ... => ALSO
10 Down: Kilt pattern => TARTAN
11 Down: Inventor Whitney => ELI
12 Down: Superhero suffix => MAN
13 Down: Animal that can precede the starts of 20-, 30-, 36-, 46- and 52-Across => PIG
19 Down: Employed => USED
21 Down: Painter Édouard => MANET
22 Down: Long sandwich => SUB
23 Down: Versatile vehicle, for short => UTE
24 Down: Soil acidity measure => PHLEVEL
26 Down: Most mournful => SADDEST
27 Down: Eclectic musician Brian => ENO
28 Down: Prince, to a king => SON
30 Down: Grenoble's river => ISERE
31 Down: Liver spread => PATE
32 Down: Heavenly body => ORB
34 Down: Drop of sadness => TEAR
37 Down: Old cereal box no. => RDA
38 Down: To the same extent => ASFAR
39 Down: Informal No more talk => NUFFSAID
40 Down: Twitch => TIC
41 Down: Poetic tribute => ODE
44 Down: Low grade => DEE
45 Down: Itinerary approx. => ETD
47 Down: Copied genetically => CLONED
48 Down: Fat-reducing procedure, briefly => LIPO
49 Down: Words ending a threat => ORELSE
53 Down: Quaint lodgings => INNS
54 Down: Bassoon kin => OBOE
55 Down: Basketball Hall of Famer Archibald => NATE
56 Down: Grade sch. level => ELEM
57 Down: Animal that can precede the starts of 20-, 30-, 36-, 46- and 52-Across => COW
58 Down: Single-malt datum => AGE
59 Down: Family tree word => NEE
61 Down: Longhorn State sch. => TCU
62 Down: DVR button => REC
63 Down: Genesis craft => ARK

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This crossword has 33 across clues and 46 down clues. In total 79 clues are solved in the section above.
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