Crossword Answers For: Wednesday, March 21, 2018

Across Clues and Answers:

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1 Across: Jordan's capital => AMMAN
6 Across: Amounts to => COSTS
11 Across: Cleveland hoopster => CAV
14 Across: Tour leader => GUIDE
15 Across: Popcorn brand whose logo resembles a movie marquee => ACTII
16 Across: Corrida cheer => OLE
17 Across: *Many a museum piece => OILPAINTING
19 Across: MSNBC Live co-anchor Velshi => ALI
20 Across: Big Dipper's constellation => GREATBEAR
21 Across: Birth-related => NATAL
23 Across: Couple of gags? => GEES
24 Across: Tied-on protectors => APRONS
25 Across: Without => ABSENT
28 Across: Not even close => WAYOFF
30 Across: Vise features => JAWS
31 Across: British nobles => EARLS
32 Across: Roger Federer's org. => ATP
35 Across: French buddy => AMI
36 Across: *Choice spot at the opera => BOXSEAT
38 Across: Pi follower => RHO
39 Across: Stood for office => RAN
40 Across: Powerful Japanese dog => AKITA
41 Across: Black bird or black cat, to some => OMEN
42 Across: Go round and round => GYRATE
44 Across: Messed (up) => LOUSED
46 Across: Obtain => COMEBY
48 Across: Is not misused? => AINT
49 Across: Very serious, as a water shortage => ACUTE
50 Across: Blunder => FALSESTEP
55 Across: Humanities degs. => MAS
56 Across: Words to a server ... or a hint to the first words of the answers to starred clues => CHECKPLEASE
58 Across: The Book of __: 2010 Denzel Washington film => ELI
59 Across: Exorbitant interest => USURY
60 Across: Ceremonial place => ALTAR
61 Across: Fond du __, Wisconsin => LAC
62 Across: Closed => ENDED
63 Across: Braid => PLAIT

Down Clues and Answers:

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1 Down: Twittering => AGOG
2 Down: Studies in the Sierra writer John => MUIR
3 Down: Fitbit unit => MILE
4 Down: Much of the Sunday paper => ADPAGES
5 Down: Spruce (up) => NEATEN
6 Down: Walking sticks => CANES
7 Down: Penta- plus three => OCTA
8 Down: Cup-a-Soup direction => STIR
9 Down: Pewter component => TIN
10 Down: Footpath aid => SIGNPOST
11 Down: *Family crest => COATOFARMS
12 Down: Poe's middle name => ALLAN
13 Down: Concealing accessories => VEILS
18 Down: Probably not => IBET
22 Down: Wanna go out? response => ARF
24 Down: Protagonist of Auel's Earth's Children novels => AYLA
25 Down: Somewhat open => AJAR
26 Down: Auburn rival, familiarly => BAMA
27 Down: *Ellington genre => SWINGMUSIC
28 Down: Squander => WASTE
29 Down: Surface product => AREA
31 Down: Bright word in a dark theater => EXIT
33 Down: You, back in the day => THEE
34 Down: Koi habitat => POND
36 Down: Kansas City cuisine => BARBECUE
37 Down: Not bad => OKAY
41 Down: Fly off the shelf faster than => OUTSELL
43 Down: To date => YET
44 Down: Struggle with sisters? => LISP
45 Down: 400 meters, on many tracks => ONELAP
46 Down: It has one hump or two => CAMEL
47 Down: Florida's __ National Forest => OCALA
48 Down: Binder for some paints => ALKYD
50 Down: 2017 FX miniseries subtitled Bette and Joan => FEUD
51 Down: Spacious lot => ACRE
52 Down: Part of TTFN => TATA
53 Down: Actor Morales => ESAI
54 Down: Cheeky => PERT
57 Down: QVC sister station => HSN

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This crossword has 37 across clues and 40 down clues. In total 77 clues are solved in the section above.
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