Crossword Answers For: Wednesday, November 28, 2018

Across Clues and Answers:

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1 Across: Mary Oliver, e.g. => POET
5 Across: Tweak => ADJUST
11 Across: Obliterate in a flash => ZAP
14 Across: Prefix with sphere => ATMO
15 Across: Self-moving vacuum => ROOMBA
16 Across: I __ you one => OWE
17 Across: High-tech classroom => COMPUTERLAB
19 Across: Starchy grain => OAT
20 Across: Bygone Persian rulers => SHAHS
21 Across: Long-jawed fish => GAR
22 Across: Present => HERE
23 Across: Fighter at the Olympics => AMATEURBOXER
27 Across: Man-horse hybrid => CENTAUR
30 Across: Synagogue reading => TORAH
31 Across: Country between Vietnam and Thailand => LAOS
32 Across: Quaint contraction => TIS
34 Across: Type of coffee or whiskey => IRISH
37 Across: Congressional statute => ACT
38 Across: Military IDs ... or what 17-, 23-, 51- and 61-Across have => DOGTAGS
41 Across: Life highlights, briefly => BIO
42 Across: Moby-Dick, e.g. => WHALE
44 Across: Hula strings => UKE
45 Across: Pungent quality => BITE
46 Across: Rice dish => PILAF
49 Across: The Shawshank Redemption extras => INMATES
51 Across: Court long shot => THREEPOINTER
54 Across: __ hog => ROAD
55 Across: Org. whose returns were never sales => IRS
56 Across: Get to => REACH
60 Across: Trellis climber => IVY
61 Across: Astute attorney => LEGALBEAGLE
64 Across: Golf peg, or where it's used => TEE
65 Across: Long cold spell => ICEAGE
66 Across: Image in a botanical print => LEAF
67 Across: Make a typo, say => ERR
68 Across: Litter box visitor => PETCAT
69 Across: Pre-Easter season => LENT

Down Clues and Answers:

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1 Down: D.C. influence gps. => PACS
2 Down: However, in tweets => OTOH
3 Down: Handsome, clever, and rich Jane Austen character => EMMA
4 Down: Headwear with tails => TOPHATS
5 Down: Works on walls => ART
6 Down: Stag's mate => DOE
7 Down: Longtime Univision news anchor Ramos => JORGE
8 Down: Two dots above a vowel => UMLAUT
9 Down: Pizza chain in many food courts => SBARRO
10 Down: Bar bill => TAB
11 Down: Madagascar!, in the Bronx => ZOOEXHIBIT
12 Down: In the know => AWARE
13 Down: Pan in Neverland => PETER
18 Down: Inst. with the fight song On, Brave Old Army Team => USMA
22 Down: Frost => HOAR
24 Down: Jay-Z's D.O.A. (Death of __-Tune) => AUTO
25 Down: H.S. subject that covers all the angles? => TRIG
26 Down: Jewish ritual => BRIS
27 Down: Jaguar's weapon => CLAW
28 Down: Individually => EACH
29 Down: Fat chance! => NOTAPRAYER
33 Down: The Simpsons disco devotee => STU
35 Down: Locale => SITE
36 Down: Soil-clearing tools => HOES
38 Down: Mark for omission => DELE
39 Down: Related => AKIN
40 Down: Well-mannered man => GENT
43 Down: Made up things => LIED
45 Down: Reveal everything => BAREALL
47 Down: Individually => APIECE
48 Down: Draw a blank => FORGET
50 Down: Nothing but => MERE
51 Down: Done to death => TRITE
52 Down: Float in the air => HOVER
53 Down: Actor Oscar __ of Star Wars: The Last Jedi => ISAAC
57 Down: Pulitzer-winning author James => AGEE
58 Down: Close-knit group => CLAN
59 Down: Test by lifting => HEFT
61 Down: Backtalk => LIP
62 Down: Alternative to JFK or EWR => LGA
63 Down: Perfecta or trifecta => BET

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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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