Crossword Answers For: Wednesday, April 22, 2026

Down Clues and Answers:

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Down: Embrace => HOLD
Down: Voting alliance => BLOC
Down: With 64-Across, Chill!, or what can be found four times in this puzzle => CALM
Down: Hi there, matey! => AHOY
Down: Like the top coat of nail polish => CLEAR
Down: Toll unit => AXLE
Down: Sprint or marathon => RACE
Down: Green bug named for its camouflaging ability => LEAFINSECT
Down: Mrs. in Mallorca => SRA
Down: First light => DAWN
Down: Tip of a sock => TOE
Down: We need assistance! => HELPUS
Down: Go kaput => DIE
Down: Aveeno grain => OAT
Down: Largest deer species => MOOSE
Down: Solar event => ECLIPSE
Down: Wild guess => STAB
Down: Broad City star Glazer => ILANA
Down: C u l8r => TTFN
Down: Sub in a deli => HERO
Down: Part of ACLU => CIVIL
Down: About the Author sections => BIOS
Down: Like some bourbons => OAKY
Down: Starting squad => ATEAM
Down: Decent size for a meadow => ACRE
Down: Grapple in a ring => WRESTLE
Down: Stage presence? => LONGA
Down: Big Apple newspaper, for short => NYT
Down: Meditation chants => OMS
Down: Took for a ride => MISLED
Down: Shiba __ => INU
Down: Partner in crime? => ABET
Down: NCAA sch. with the mascot Sparty => MSU
Down: Gives only perfunctory effort => PHONESITIN
Down: Is just the right size for => FITS
Down: Nerf darts, e.g. => AMMO
Down: Shocking response at the altar => IDONT
Down: Rapper born Tracy Marrow => ICET
Down: See 9-Across => DOWN
Down: Tube tops => CAPS
Down: Flower-visiting buzzers => BEES
Down: Tough to endure => HARSH
Down: Busiest airport in the Midwest => OHARE
Down: Neighborhood spot for fresh produce => LOCALMARKET
Down: Turn red, perhaps => DYE
Down: Made bubbles, say => BLEW
Down: Tilt => LEAN
Down: Galoot => OAF
Down: Make-or-break point => CRITICALMOMENT
Down: Violin carrier => CASE
Down: Log chopper => AXE
Down: Inc. alternative => LLC
Down: Crossed paths => MET
Down: Genre with symphonies and sonatas => CLASSICALMUSIC
Down: French holiday => NOEL
Down: Key and Peele, e.g. => DUO
Down: N'awlins sandwiches => POBOYS
Down: Wasn't me, e.g. => DENIAL
Down: Accessories favored by serious gamers => OPTICALMICE
Down: Regarding => ASFOR
Down: On pins and needles => TENSE
Down: Privileged groups => ELITES
Down: Must-have purses => ITBAGS
Down: Aired => SHOWN
Down: All choked up => TEARY
Down: Blvd. kin => AVE
Down: Mood => TONE
Down: Trivial complaint => NIT
Down: Lauder of cosmetics => ESTEE
Down: Uses a Swiffer => DUSTS
Down: Privy to => INON
Down: Perched upon => ATOP
Down: Storage boxes => BINS
Down: Writer's block? => PAD
Down: Med. insurance option => HMO
Down: Texter's Be there soon => OMW
Down: St. known for spuds => IDA
Down: Lie to spare someone's feelings, perhaps => FIB

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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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