Crossword Answers For: Thursday, April 12, 2018

Across Clues and Answers:

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1 Across: Jay-Z output => RAPCD
6 Across: Reach great heights => SOAR
10 Across: Attempt => STAB
14 Across: White house? => IGLOO
15 Across: Fair => EXPO
16 Across: Bear in the heavens => URSA
17 Across: Carnivores => MEATEATERS
19 Across: Invite abbr. => BYOB
20 Across: Job application fig. => SSN
21 Across: Hang around => STAY
22 Across: National Velvet sister => EDWINA
24 Across: Appliance needed for a hot bath => WATERHEATER
26 Across: Got the ball rolling? => PUTTED
30 Across: Smooth-talking => OILY
31 Across: 60 Minutes regular => STAHL
32 Across: Improvised jazz part => VAMP
34 Across: Element Prometheus stole from Olympus => FIRE
38 Across: Latvia and Lithuania, once => SATELLITESTATES
41 Across: Harbinger of spring => THAW
42 Across: Beetle Bailey dog => OTTO
43 Across: 1990s-2000s skating champ Slutskaya => IRINA
44 Across: Davenport's place => IOWA
46 Across: 1974 hit with Spanish lyrics => ERESTU
47 Across: 2015 NFL controversy involving air pressure => DEFLATEGATE
52 Across: Italy's __ Coast => AMALFI
53 Across: Like arf and meow => ORAL
54 Across: Hallucinogenic letters => LSD
57 Across: Pleeease? => CANI
58 Across: It consists of a couple of couples ... and, when divided differently, a hint to something hidden in 17-, 24-, 38- and 47-Across => DOUBLEDATE
61 Across: Writer Shere => HITE
62 Across: Avant-garde => EDGY
63 Across: Font flourish => SERIF
64 Across: Regrettably ... => ALAS
65 Across: Grasps => SEES
66 Across: Like horror films => SCARY

Down Clues and Answers:

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1 Down: What nothin' but net shots don't touch => RIMS
2 Down: Periods => AGES
3 Down: Not leave things to chance => PLAN
4 Down: Foldable bed => COT
5 Down: Succeeds => DOESWELL
6 Down: Tuned to => SETAT
7 Down: Daisy variety => OXEYE
8 Down: Car ad abbr. => APR
9 Down: Botanical source of vitamin C => ROSEHIPS
10 Down: Commuter's cost => SUBWAYFARE
11 Down: Have a taste => TRYIT
12 Down: In harmony => ASONE
13 Down: Kiddie lit elephant => BABAR
18 Down: Somewhat => ATAD
23 Down: __ Taco => DEL
25 Down: Lover of Shakespeare? => ROMEO
26 Down: Sibilant Yo! => PSST
27 Down: Its motto is Industry => UTAH
28 Down: Cheerio! => TATA
29 Down: Jittery condition => THEWILLIES
32 Down: Curriculum __: résumé => VITAE
33 Down: Brief writer, briefly => ATT
35 Down: Words before and after what => ITIS
36 Down: Dollars for quarters => RENT
37 Down: Biblical twin => ESAU
39 Down: Good times for beachcombing => LOWTIDES
40 Down: Indefatigable => TIRELESS
45 Down: Lummox => OAF
46 Down: Lat. shortener => ETAL
47 Down: Russian country house => DACHA
48 Down: Online message => EMAIL
49 Down: Crush rival => FANTA
50 Down: Overcharge but good => GOUGE
51 Down: Chain known for roast beef => ARBYS
54 Down: Actress __ Flynn Boyle => LARA
55 Down: Show signs of life => STIR
56 Down: Stand up to => DEFY
59 Down: Laudatory poem => ODE
60 Down: Usual Hanukkah mo. => DEC

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This crossword has 35 across clues and 40 down clues. In total 75 clues are solved in the section above.
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