Crossword Answers For: Thursday, April 27, 2017

Across Clues and Answers:

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1 Across: Letter from school => GRADE
6 Across: Tabloid fodder => AFFAIR
12 Across: Pop singer Spektor => REGINA
14 Across: Safari guide's weapon => DARTGUN
16 Across: Saws with wisdom => ADAGES
17 Across: Auburn University's avian battle cry => WAREAGLE
18 Across: Jewish ceremony for a newborn son => BRIS
19 Across: Photographer's buy => TRIPOD
21 Across: Elastic wood => YEW
22 Across: __ fide => BONA
23 Across: Four-time discus gold medalist => OERTER
24 Across: The Gold-Bug author => POE
25 Across: Admin. aides => ASSTS
27 Across: Bentley of Ghost Rider => WES
28 Across: 1930s N.Y. Giants star Lefty => ODOUL
30 Across: Earn => GET
31 Across: Pay attention to => HEED
33 Across: Land mentioned in the spiritual Go Down, Moses => EGYPT
34 Across: 1959 Gidget player => SANDRADEE
36 Across: Classic V-8 => TBIRD
38 Across: What the nose knows => ODOR
39 Across: That's amazing! => WOW
42 Across: Blow one's top => GOAPE
43 Across: Chum => BUD
44 Across: Alarm => SCARE
46 Across: Remote button => REC
47 Across: Ohio aviation city => DAYTON
50 Across: Literary alter ego => HYDE
51 Across: Comic strip outburst => ACK
52 Across: Matures => RIPENS
53 Across: Treated with a pack => ICED
54 Across: Nabisco chocolate treat => MALLOMAR
56 Across: Extra number => ENCORE
58 Across: Hose connections => SPIGOTS
59 Across: Tottenham tint => COLOUR
60 Across: John of Fuller House => STAMOS
61 Across: Gives a hand => HELPS

Down Clues and Answers:

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1 Down: Source of party gifts => GRABBAG
2 Down: *One of a romantic dozen => REDROSE
3 Down: Versus => AGAINST
4 Down: Tries to unearth => DIGSAT
5 Down: Storm's dir. => ENE
6 Down: Learns new technology, say => ADAPTS
7 Down: __ Islands: Danish archipelago => FAROE
8 Down: *Neighborhood TV host? => FREDROGERS
9 Down: __ crossroads => ATA
10 Down: The Stooges frontman => IGGYPOP
11 Down: Remove from consideration => RULEOUT
13 Down: Regarding => ASTO
15 Down: Banister post => NEWEL
17 Down: *Computer network component => WIREDROUTER
20 Down: Took another plunge? => REWED
26 Down: *Many a dorm accommodation => SHAREDROOM
29 Down: Vat filler => DYE
32 Down: Last part => END
33 Down: Istanbul : Constantinople :: Tokyo : __ => EDO
34 Down: Nurse => SIP
35 Down: Extra purchase => ADDON
36 Down: Boot reinforcements => TOECAPS
37 Down: Like some e-readers => BACKLIT
39 Down: Outstanding! => WAYCOOL
40 Down: Diner call ... and what the answer to each starred clue literally contains => ORDERUP
41 Down: Gardening tools => WEEDERS
42 Down: Lab units => GRAMS
43 Down: Way around the city => BYPASS
45 Down: Chewing gum ingredient => CHICLE
48 Down: We __ please => AIMTO
49 Down: Tiny bit of time: Abbr. => NSEC
55 Down: Airport near Citi Field: Abbr. => LGA
57 Down: Masked drama => NOH

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This crossword has 37 across clues and 34 down clues. In total 71 clues are solved in the section above.
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