Crossword Answers For: Friday, May 25, 2018

Across Clues and Answers:

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1 Across: Actress Gilbert of The Big Bang Theory => SARA
5 Across: Lucky Jim author => AMIS
9 Across: Be silent, in scores => TACET
14 Across: Stagecraft aid => PROP
15 Across: Email category => SENT
16 Across: House => ABODE
17 Across: App opener => ICON
18 Across: Director Preminger => OTTO
19 Across: 66-Across, e.g. => VENUE
20 Across: Competition among insects? => GAMEOFHORNETS
23 Across: 2000 NBA MVP => ONEAL
24 Across: Part of ENT => EAR
25 Across: Cartesian conclusion => IAM
28 Across: Pit stuff => TAR
29 Across: Rule by generations of insects? => GNATDYNASTY
34 Across: City north of Memphis => CAIRO
35 Across: The Lord of the Rings actor => ASTIN
36 Across: Brand once pitched by Garfield, oddly => ALPO
39 Across: Fabric-dyeing technique => BATIK
42 Across: ¿Cómo __? => ESTA
43 Across: Macy's competitor => SEARS
45 Across: Minneapolis suburb => EDINA
47 Across: Tiny but impressive insect? => HECKOFAMITE
50 Across: One on first? => WHO
53 Across: __ tu: Verdi aria => ERI
54 Across: Fairy queen of folklore => MAB
55 Across: Bee-related => APIAN
57 Across: Deceptiveness of insects? => FLEASPRETENSE
62 Across: Gathered intelligence => SPIED
64 Across: Israeli carrier => ELAL
65 Across: Stagecraft arrangements => SETS
66 Across: Barclays Center, for one => ARENA
67 Across: Barclays Center team => NETS
68 Across: Cherry or pear => TREE
69 Across: Inclined to ramble => WORDY
70 Across: Stun, in a way => TASE
71 Across: In __: aligned => SYNC

Down Clues and Answers:

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1 Down: Peg in a cask => SPIGOT
2 Down: One of two tarot card groups => ARCANA
3 Down: Small-space renter => ROOMER
4 Down: Sleep disorder => APNEA
5 Down: Starting => ASOF
6 Down: Breaking Bad contraband => METH
7 Down: Enthusiastic about => INTO
8 Down: Saved => STORED
9 Down: Greek restaurant => TAVERNA
10 Down: Help badly? => ABET
11 Down: Is made up => CONSISTS
12 Down: Vanderbilt domain => EDU
13 Down: Where many a drive begins => TEE
21 Down: Memorable first name in Olympic gymnastics => OLGA
22 Down: Vote against => NAY
26 Down: Arguing => ATIT
27 Down: Mimic on a perch => MYNA
30 Down: Pen part => NIB
31 Down: Coach Parseghian => ARA
32 Down: Tribal symbol => TOTEM
33 Down: Whaling, say => ASEA
34 Down: Ireland's largest county => CORK
36 Down: Tennis legend => ASHE
37 Down: Lascivious look => LEER
38 Down: Binky => PACIFIER
40 Down: Uganda's Amin => IDI
41 Down: Modeling enthusiast's purchase => KIT
44 Down: Eventually => SOMEDAY
46 Down: Picked-up => NEAT
48 Down: Runway safety org. => FAA
49 Down: Away => ABSENT
50 Down: Vintage locale => WINERY
51 Down: Hurry => HASTEN
52 Down: Hold on => ONESEC
56 Down: Ones that have infested four puzzle answers => PESTS
58 Down: Advance => LEND
59 Down: Court bargaining chip => PLEA
60 Down: Darn! => RATS
61 Down: Otherwise => ELSE
62 Down: Adage => SAW
63 Down: Ace => PRO

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This crossword has 37 across clues and 42 down clues. In total 79 clues are solved in the section above.
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