Crossword Answers For: Wednesday, August 29, 2018

Across Clues and Answers:

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1 Across: Script deviations => ADLIBS
7 Across: Shallot, e.g. => BULB
11 Across: Wicked! => RAD
14 Across: Knitted shoe => BOOTEE
15 Across: The African Queen screenwriter James => AGEE
16 Across: Bird on Australian coins => EMU
17 Across: Follow-up vaccination => BOOSTERSHOT
19 Across: Cul-de-__ => SAC
20 Across: Birth announcement abbr. => OZS
21 Across: Montréal mates => AMIS
22 Across: Defeat soundly => CRUSH
24 Across: Clip-on accessories, perhaps => TIES
26 Across: Bit of equine trickery => GIFTHORSE
29 Across: Fax forerunners => TELEXES
32 Across: Florida produce => ORANGES
33 Across: Turkey neighbor => SYRIA
34 Across: __ news? => ANY
35 Across: Supreme leader? => ESS
36 Across: Tall tale => FISHSTORY
40 Across: Airline to Oslo => SAS
43 Across: Shoot the breeze => YAK
44 Across: Watts of Twin Peaks (2017) => NAOMI
47 Across: Kind of illusion => OPTICAL
50 Across: Drive back, as attackers => FENDOFF
52 Across: Part of Ursa Minor => NORTHSTAR
54 Across: Mine, in Montréal => AMOI
55 Across: Justice Samuel => ALITO
56 Across: Organic fuel => PEAT
59 Across: Directional suffix => ERN
60 Across: Tank or tee => TOP
61 Across: Cheat at checkout ... and a hint to the circled letters => SHORTCHANGE
65 Across: Birthday card number => AGE
66 Across: Currency for 19 countries => EURO
67 Across: Apartment dweller, typically => RENTER
68 Across: Barrett of Pink Floyd => SYD
69 Across: Gas in a sign => NEON
70 Across: Like the smell of a brewery => YEASTY

Down Clues and Answers:

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1 Down: Costello's cohort => ABBOTT
2 Down: Humdingers => DOOZIES
3 Down: How some scripts are adapted from novels => LOOSELY
4 Down: __ go time! => ITS
5 Down: Software prototype => BETA
6 Down: Appear to be => SEEM
7 Down: Operatic voices => BASSI
8 Down: Gross! => UGH
9 Down: Zodiac sign => LEO
10 Down: You __!: Bingo! => BETCHA
11 Down: Make a comeback => RESURGE
12 Down: Stockpiles => AMASSES
13 Down: New title for Meghan Markle => DUCHESS
18 Down: Semis => RIGS
23 Down: This Is Us Emmy nominee __ Cephas Jones => RON
25 Down: Feudal laborer => SERF
27 Down: Word processing choice => FONT
28 Down: Have a sample => TRYONE
30 Down: A dozen ova? => XII
31 Down: Helpful courses for underachievers => EASYAS
34 Down: Inquire => ASK
37 Down: Don't move! => HALT
38 Down: Campaigned => RAN
39 Down: Diminutive Jedi master => YODA
40 Down: Mozart works => SONATAS
41 Down: Expression of regret => APOLOGY
42 Down: Like Ronald McDonald's sleeves => STRIPED
45 Down: They may be precious => MOMENTS
46 Down: My memory fails me => IFORGET
48 Down: Cousin of Gomez Addams => ITT
49 Down: Selected => CHOSEN
50 Down: Lose sleep (over) => FRET
51 Down: Sunday best => FINERY
53 Down: It may say World's Okayest Cook => APRON
57 Down: __ for help => ACRY
58 Down: Quaker pronoun => THEE
62 Down: Shade => HUE
63 Down: Conquistador's treasure => ORO
64 Down: Actress Ortiz of Ugly Betty => ANA

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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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