Crossword Answers For: Wednesday, September 3, 2025

Down Clues and Answers:

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Down: Fireplace residue => ASH
Down: Laundry basket => HAMPER
Down: Spice made from the husk of a nutmeg => MACE
Down: Indian beach destination => GOA
Down: Moon mission program => APOLLO
Down: Subject of a chemistry diagram => ATOM
Down: Stat boosted by a home run => RBI
Down: *Extracts dirt from the carpet, maybe => STEAMCLEANS
Down: Countesses' counterparts => EARLS
Down: Adds fuel to => STOKES
Down: Old Ford flops => EDSELS
Down: Resolved out of court => SETTLED
Down: Ensnare => TIEUP
Down: Bullfighting figure => TORERO
Down: Vegetarian frozen-food brand => AMYS
Down: Wells Fargo competitor => CITI
Down: Feel a sense of belonging => FITIN
Down: 8 pts. or 4 qts. => GAL
Down: Leading, or, when parsed differently, what can lead into the starts of the answers to the starred clues => AHEADOF
Down: First number in many countdowns => TEN
Down: Japanese art genre => ANIME
Down: Fireplace residue => SOOT
Down: Source of inspiration => MUSE
Down: Overlook => IGNORE
Down: Light purple => LILAC
Down: NFLer who plays at the Meadowlands => NYGIANT
Down: Opt for => SELECT
Down: Viewpoint => STANCE
Down: Home to the Ninja Turtles => SEWER
Down: *California's Eureka and New York's Excelsior => STATEMOTTOS
Down: Light beam => RAY
Down: Junior staffer => AIDE
Down: Online investment service => ETRADE
Down: Beast of burden => ASS
Down: Quick, before we're late! => CMON
Down: Classroom unit => LESSON
Down: Parakeet or rabbit => PET
Down: Shake hands (on) => AGREE
Down: Just awful! => SOBAD
Down: *Vidal Sassoon's expertise => HAIRSTYLING
Down: Pain in the neck => HASSLE
Down: Perfectly suitable => APT
Down: The Simpsons bar => MOES
Down: Community developer's map => PLAT
Down: Ticklish toys that caused a frenzy at Christmas in 1996 => ELMOS
Down: Guardians of the Galaxy raccoon => ROCKET
Down: Opera conductors => MAESTRI
Down: __ loss for words => ATA
Down: Swindle => CON
Down: CPR crew => EMS
Down: Excuse from work => LETOFF
Down: Luau loops => LEIS
Down: I did no __ thing! => SUCH
Down: *Low-carb sandwich => LETTUCEWRAP
Down: Native Pennsylvanians => ERIES
Down: Death, be not proud poet John => DONNE
Down: Fruit-filled desserts => PIES
Down: Another time => AGAIN
Down: Unkempt => MANGY
Down: Eastern philosophical path => TAO
Down: Pop sensation => IDOL
Down: Use a SodaStream => AERATE
Down: Big name in elevators => OTIS
Down: Lick, as an envelope => MOISTEN
Down: Like peacocks => MALE
Down: Nail polish, e.g. => ENAMEL
Down: Decrease => LESSEN
Down: Govt. investment option => TNOTE
Down: Stop => CEASE
Down: Romantic rendezvous => TRYST
Down: Middles: Abbr. => CTRS
Down: Greek vowels => ETAS
Down: Cul-de-__ => SAC
Down: Beetlejuice director Burton => TIM
Down: Big commotion => ADO
Down: Prefix with meter => ODO

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This crossword has 0 across clues and 77 down clues. In total 77 clues are solved in the section above.
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