Crossword Answers For: Friday, September 19, 2025

Down Clues and Answers:

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Down: __ second => LEAP
Down: Percussion troupe since 1991 => STOMP
Down: Prickly plants => CACTI
Down: Cream alternative => ECRU
Down: Eaglet's home => AERIE
Down: Astronaut Ochoa => ELLEN
Down: Tons => ALOT
Down: *Earnings for a restaurant with a tandoor? => NAANPROFITS
Down: Handles => NAMES
Down: Bill => NOTE
Down: Each => APOP
Down: *Bun that's a really big hit? => STARRINGROLL
Down: Japanese artist and peace activist => ONO
Down: Fuss => TODO
Down: Crocheter's stash => YARN
Down: Yearning => ITCH
Down: Large mammals in matrilineal groups => ORCAS
Down: Paint option => MATTE
Down: *One who eats the same brand of corn flakes every morning? => CEREALMONOGAMIST
Down: Ages => YEARS
Down: Panache => STYLE
Down: Wasabi __ => PEAS
Down: Heroic deed => FEAT
Down: Upfront stake => ANTE
Down: Beloved rock, e.g. => PET
Down: *Ciabatta Chihuahua or pumpernickel Pomeranian? => PUREBREADDOG
Down: Actor Idris => ELBA
Down: __ bean => LIMA
Down: ID on a map => IDAHO
Down: Fueled up before a big race, or a description of the answers to the starred clues? => CARBOLOADED
Down: Kiwi-shaped => OVAL
Down: Gobbled down => ATEUP
Down: Backsplash installer => TILER
Down: Kite flyer's need => WIND
Down: Grown efts => NEWTS
Down: With a wink => SLYLY
Down: Confidentiality docs => NDAS
Down: Tends (toward) => LEANS
Down: Pizzazz => ECLAT
Down: Feature of a rose garden in full bloom => AROMA
Down: Shake on it => PUTERTHERE
Down: __ Diego => SAN
Down: Leaves that might be red or read => TEA
Down: Chimp kin => ORANG
Down: Like a key that may evoke sadness => MINOR
Down: __-Bismol => PEPTO
Down: GM's Mary Barra, for one => CEO
Down: Italian auto, familiarly => ALFA
Down: Neckwear suitable for a young child => CLIPONTIE
Down: Western Wyoming county => TETON
Down: Insta browsing goal, perhaps => INSPO
Down: Depend (on) => RELY
Down: Sign of a packed house => SRO
Down: Adored celebrity => IDOL
Down: Benchmarks => NORMS
Down: Tibetan monk => LAMA
Down: Decreased => RAMPEDDOWN
Down: Distant => ICY
Down: Wardrobe staple => TEE
Down: Concoction that might be pint-sized => CRAFTBREW
Down: Tent bed => COT
Down: Vague amount => ANY
Down: Like a system that's revolutionary? => SOLAR
Down: PreCheck org. => TSA
Down: GRE org. => ETS
Down: Stat! => ASAP
Down: Inheritance factor => GENE
Down: Rock's Jethro __ => TULL
Down: __ chi => TAI
Down: Louisiana's state nut => PECAN
Down: Overjoy => ELATE
Down: Hilarious folks => RIOTS
Down: Username, often => EMAIL
Down: More than anything => BADLY
Down: Naturalist Attenborough => DAVID
Down: Family, in Hawaiian => OHANA
Down: Gym chain that began in Venice Beach => GOLDS
Down: Be next to => ABUT
Down: Special __ => OPS
Down: Fish that swims by generating waves => EEL
Down: Not sweet => DRY

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This crossword has 0 across clues and 82 down clues. In total 82 clues are solved in the section above.
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