Crossword Answers For: Wednesday, May 22, 2024

Across Clues and Answers:

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1 Across: Pleads => BEGS
5 Across: Clear as day => LUCID
10 Across: Brunch side => HASH
14 Across: Lunch __ a Skyscraper: iconic New York photograph => ATOP
15 Across: Trip to see Africa's Big Five => SAFARI
16 Across: Capital city with public transit ferries => OSLO
17 Across: Undercover undertaking => STEALTHOPERATION
20 Across: Owns => HAS
21 Across: __ Lingus => AER
22 Across: As of now => TODATE
23 Across: Toy that may get stuck in a tree => KITE
25 Across: Sweater pattern => ARGYLE
28 Across: Fully __ nachos => LOADED
30 Across: Apt rhyme for tear => WEAR
31 Across: Lovers' quarrel => SPAT
35 Across: Garden shelter => ARBOR
36 Across: Winter getaway deal => SKIPACKAGE
38 Across: Wild card game => UNO
39 Across: 4-Down sigh => AHH
41 Across: Country north of Kenya: Abbr. => ETH
42 Across: Unlikely to reprimand => LAX
43 Across: Meet, Maps, and Drive, e.g. => GOOGLEAPPS
47 Across: Don't cry for me singer => EVITA
49 Across: Web content std. => HTML
50 Across: Tizzies => ADOS
51 Across: Soaks in a salt solution => BRINES
52 Across: Even still ... => ANDYET
54 Across: So I __ => LIED
55 Across: Infinitesimally small => ATOMIC
58 Across: Things put in to power? => AAS
59 Across: Wheelbarrow groove => RUT
62 Across: Bend over backward, or what each set of circled letters is => JUMPTHROUGHHOOPS
67 Across: Novelist Rice => ANNE
68 Across: Vehicles with pedal assist => EBIKES
69 Across: All over the place => AMOK
70 Across: Fridge incursion => RAID
71 Across: Folder contents => FILES
72 Across: Top diving scores => TENS

Down Clues and Answers:

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1 Down: Swinging soiree => BASH
2 Down: Gospel icon James => ETTA
3 Down: Makes a big noise => GOESKABOOM
4 Down: Relaxation station => SPA
5 Down: Judy Garland co-star Bert => LAHR
6 Down: Mysterious sight in the sky => UFO
7 Down: Tube top? => CAP
8 Down: Intense anger => IRE
9 Down: Traitor! => DIRTYRAT
10 Down: Choose a spot in an open office => HOTDESK
11 Down: Most populous continent => ASIA
12 Down: Gumball machine opening => SLOT
13 Down: Make sharp => HONE
15 Down: Camel in a caravan, maybe => STEED
18 Down: Like some job moves => LATERAL
19 Down: Early web portal => AOL
24 Down: Eager reply to Who wants this cookie? => IDO
25 Down: Uncomfy, casually => AWK
26 Down: Hiking gear rental co. => REI
27 Down: Stops and stares => GAPES
28 Down: Guffaw => LAUGH
29 Down: I take it back => ORNOT
32 Down: Race car or kayak => PALINDROME
33 Down: Banded gemstone => AGATE
34 Down: Home state of Beyoncé and Megan Thee Stallion => TEXAS
36 Down: Suspicious => SHADY
37 Down: Think of fondly => CHERISH
40 Down: Captain cook? => HEADCHEF
44 Down: Rented a yurt, maybe => GLAMPED
45 Down: The Bells poet => POE
46 Down: Hollywood hrs. => PST
48 Down: Strive (for) => VIE
51 Down: Slight depression, with the => BLAHS
53 Down: Tiny issue => NIT
55 Down: Cracked just a bit => AJAR
56 Down: Mackerel relative => TUNA
57 Down: Potent prefix => OMNI
58 Down: Life times? => AGES
60 Down: Wish __ a star => UPON
61 Down: Tuts => TSKS
63 Down: Squeeze play stat => RBI
64 Down: Menorah liquid => OIL
65 Down: Aloha 'Oe instrument, briefly => UKE
66 Down: Granola grain => OAT

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This crossword has 38 across clues and 45 down clues. In total 83 clues are solved in the section above.
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