Crossword Answers For: Wednesday, March 18, 2026

Down Clues and Answers:

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Down: Tend the garden => WEED
Down: Wound covers => SCABS
Down: Spanish 23-Across => NINO
Down: Sicilian volcano => ETNA
Down: Crème de __ => CACAO
Down: Superstar => IDOL
Down: Savoir faire => TACT
Down: Just Mercy actor __ Jackson Jr. => OSHEA
Down: Unhip type => NERD
Down: *Some fruity sandwich spreads => RASPBERRYJAMS
Down: Lad => BOY
Down: Pod unit => PEA
Down: Bother a lot => EATAT
Down: *Criticize harshly => RIPTOSHREDS
Down: WSW opposite => ENE
Down: Informal but => ALTHO
Down: Hawthorne Heights music genre => EMO
Down: Cold War initials => USSR
Down: *Long-handled, long-toothed combs => AFROPICKS
Down: Throw out a line => CAST
Down: Number of orbits around the sun Neptune has completed since its discovery => ONE
Down: Beer ingredient => YEAST
Down: Not cool => OUT
Down: *Hollow floaties => POOLNOODLES
Down: Carne option => ASADA
Down: Middle-earth denizen => ENT
Down: __ of luxury => LAP
Down: Stirs emotions, or how a guitarist might interpret the ends of the answers to the starred clues? => STRIKESACHORD
Down: Hardy title character => TESS
Down: Dwarf planet in the Kuiper belt => PLUTO
Down: Why the heck not hashtag => YOLO
Down: Actor Stoltz => ERIC
Down: Potpourri piece => PETAL
Down: The Celts singer => ENYA
Down: City near Tahoe => RENO
Down: Shape of some cocktail picks => SWORD
Down: Hunt for => SEEK
Down: Burrito option => WET
Down: Landing hr. => ETA
Down: Secure, as 4-Down, perhaps => ENCRYPT
Down: Facts and figures => DATA
Down: Checks (out) in advance => SCOPES
Down: Rock the __: hit song for The Clash => CASBAH
Down: Hurt => ACHE
Down: Boxer Max => BAER
Down: Take to the sky => SOAR
Down: Big name in small appliances => NINJA
Down: Conceptualizes => IDEATES
Down: Conquerors of England in 1066 => NORMANS
Down: Golden-ager => OLDSTER
Down: Parody => SPOOF
Down: Absolutely! => YES
Down: Honeylove purchase => BRA
Down: Substance in the Hanukkah miracle => OIL
Down: Yonder thing => THAT
Down: Deter => REPEL
Down: Queen's record label => EMI
Down: Grumpy friend => DOC
Down: Like most Facebook Marketplace items => USED
Down: Piglet pal => ROO
Down: Subject of the song Oh Yoko! => ONO
Down: Former capital of Japan => KYOTO
Down: Bar mat => COASTER
Down: Spartan => AUSTERE
Down: Leads the cast of => STARSIN
Down: Ta-da! => ALLDONE
Down: Lighthouse view => SEA
Down: Abbr. on a measuring spoon => TSP
Down: Intl. cricket powerhouse => PAK
Down: Drink of the gods => NECTAR
Down: Waiting for a representative, say => ONHOLD
Down: __ fries: poutine kin => DISCO
Down: Comedian Mike of The Upshaws => EPPS
Down: Boatload => SLEW
Down: Part of an insurance bundle => AUTO
Down: Marbled loaves => RYES
Down: Soap chemical => LYE
Down: Barrel wood => OAK

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This crossword has 0 across clues and 79 down clues. In total 79 clues are solved in the section above.
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