Crossword Answers For: Wednesday, October 31, 2018

Across Clues and Answers:

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1 Across: Story with many chapters => SAGA
5 Across: Hoops gp. since 1996 => WNBA
9 Across: Colorado tribe => UTES
13 Across: Curved fastener => UBOLT
15 Across: Remote batteries => AAAS
16 Across: Former Persian ruler => SHAH
17 Across: Actor who's anxious to get the Halloween party startled? => BOOBRIDGES
19 Across: Only => MERE
20 Across: Man __: trendy hairstyle => BUN
21 Across: Neighborhood => AREA
22 Across: Sonnet line fivesome => IAMBI
23 Across: Communications co. with a blue-and-white globe logo => ATT
24 Across: Sci-fi character trying to creep it real? => MISTERSPOOK
27 Across: Bends to retie laces, say => STOOPS
29 Across: Velvet-voiced Tormé => MEL
30 Across: Air rifle ammo => BBS
31 Across: One might put stock in it => SOUP
32 Across: Small keyboard => SPINET
35 Across: Comedian who says no body's perfect? => REDSKELETON
39 Across: Zero => NOTONE
40 Across: Composer who was a CBS reporter => TESH
43 Across: Medium ability => ESP
46 Across: __ de deux => PAS
47 Across: Everycity, USA => PEORIA
49 Across: Pop group whose music is in en-crypted files? => SPICEGHOULS
53 Across: __ shot => FLU
54 Across: Pear centers => CORES
55 Across: __ B'rith => BNAI
56 Across: Former Fed chair Bernanke => BEN
57 Across: Just barely => ATAD
58 Across: Actor who frights for every part? => SCARYGRANT
61 Across: Show impatience, in a way => PACE
62 Across: Opposite of away => HOME
63 Across: Actor Nick => NOLTE
64 Across: Ice cream brand => EDYS
65 Across: Messy stack => HEAP
66 Across: Ran, as dye => BLED

Down Clues and Answers:

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1 Down: Speaker for low sounds => SUBBASS
2 Down: Momentarily will, after is => ABOUTTO
3 Down: Travel with the band => GOONTOUR
4 Down: Greece neighbor: Abbr. => ALB
5 Down: Gets one's feet wet => WADES
6 Down: Bedevil => NAGAT
7 Down: Sweetie, in slang => BAE
8 Down: Donkey => ASS
9 Down: 50states.com graphic, for short => USMAP
10 Down: Crime film group => THEMOB
11 Down: Dangling jewelry => EARBOB
12 Down: Mideast chieftains => SHEIKS
14 Down: Pooch who shared spaghetti with Lady => TRAMP
18 Down: Crocus kin => IRIS
22 Down: Florida key, e.g. => ISLET
25 Down: Novelist Zola => EMILE
26 Down: Russo who plays Frigga in Thor films => RENE
28 Down: Uncork, say => OPEN
32 Down: Smidge => SKOSH
33 Down: Fenced-in area => PEN
34 Down: Africa band => TOTO
36 Down: Chowderheads => DOPES
37 Down: Dudes-only => STAG
38 Down: Spongy toy => NERFBALL
41 Down: Matte finish? => SILENTE
42 Down: Like this puzzle's theme? => HAUNTED
43 Down: Way out => ESCAPE
44 Down: Brief TV plug => SPOTAD
45 Down: Kidd stuff => PIRACY
47 Down: Remote button => PLAY
48 Down: Complete, as a PDF contract => ESIGN
50 Down: Gives over (to) => CEDES
51 Down: Michelle Robinson's married name => OBAMA
52 Down: Gen. Assembly member => UNREP
58 Down: Lower your voice! => SHH
59 Down: Country singer David Allan __ => COE
60 Down: Steal from => ROB

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This crossword has 37 across clues and 38 down clues. In total 75 clues are solved in the section above.
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