Crossword Answers For: Monday, December 10, 2018

Across Clues and Answers:

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1 Across: Strains to lift => HEFTS
6 Across: Scribble (down) => JOT
9 Across: Former Russian despots => TSARS
14 Across: Dickens' Heep => URIAH
15 Across: Cain raiser => EVE
16 Across: Florida's __ Center => EPCOT
17 Across: Nabisco cookie with a pastry jacket => FIGNEWTON
19 Across: Cold Case Files airer => AANDE
20 Across: Seminoles' sch. => FSU
21 Across: Lukewarm reviews? => EHS
22 Across: Sadden => DEPRESS
24 Across: Gulf Coast Florida city => SARASOTA
27 Across: Scrape or scratch => MAR
28 Across: F equivalent, in music => ESHARP
29 Across: Investigations => PROBES
33 Across: Hostess snack => HOHO
35 Across: Sound from a tabby => MEOW
37 Across: Wee hr. => TWOAM
38 Across: Barley brew => ALE
39 Across: __ Fáil: Irish coronation stone => LIA
40 Across: Joseph of ice cream fame => EDY
42 Across: Cats monogram => TSE
43 Across: Mazda sports car => MIATA
45 Across: City bond, briefly => MUNI
47 Across: Suit to __ => ATEE
48 Across: The M in LEM => MODULE
50 Across: Like red-line traffic, on Google Maps => STOPGO
52 Across: For example => SAY
53 Across: Lights that darken => SUNLAMPS
56 Across: Kate of Steve Jobs => WINSLET
60 Across: SSW opposite => NNE
61 Across: Bucolic setting => LEA
62 Across: __ Gay: WWII bomber => ENOLA
63 Across: Succeeded big-time => MADEAMINT
66 Across: Over the Rainbow composer Harold => ARLEN
67 Across: Grow older => AGE
68 Across: The Lindy, e.g. => DANCE
69 Across: Tally again => READD
70 Across: Hide-hair link => NOR
71 Across: Jouster's ride => STEED

Down Clues and Answers:

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1 Down: Blows like the Big Bad Wolf => HUFFS
2 Down: Pension law acronym => ERISA
3 Down: *Nominal leader => FIGUREHEAD
4 Down: Beachgoer's color => TAN
5 Down: Good grief! => SHEESH
6 Down: *Atmospheric wind that aids an eastbound U.S. flight => JETSTREAM
7 Down: Lacto-__ vegetarian => OVO
8 Down: Look after => TEND
9 Down: *Boston tax protest of 1773 => TEAPARTY
10 Down: Cousin of a snowfinch => SPARROW
11 Down: Most common skin condition in the U.S. => ACNE
12 Down: Fishing sticks => RODS
13 Down: Fr. holy women => STES
18 Down: End of many a riddle => WHOAMI
23 Down: Holy Roman VIP: Abbr. => EMP
25 Down: Japan's largest active volcano => ASO
26 Down: PFC's address => APO
30 Down: Net profit, and what the answers to starred clues have => BOTTOMLINE
31 Down: Lessen, as pain => EASE
32 Down: Hook's right hand => SMEE
33 Down: Soccer great Mia => HAMM
34 Down: Mishmash => OLIO
36 Down: *Failed, as a business => WENTUNDER
39 Down: *2016 film wrongly announced as Best Picture => LALALAND
41 Down: Singer Warwick => DIONNE
44 Down: Wrestled => TUSSLED
46 Down: Battleship initials => USS
47 Down: Turkish chief => AGA
49 Down: Peacock tail feature => EYE
51 Down: Tells it to the judge => PLEADS
54 Down: Pound's 100, in England => PENCE
55 Down: Totally full => SATED
56 Down: Be dressed in => WEAR
57 Down: Regarding, on memos => INRE
58 Down: Pelican St. city => NOLA
59 Down: Fed chasing Capone => TMAN
64 Down: In the past => AGO
65 Down: Doorstep welcomer => MAT

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This crossword has 40 across clues and 39 down clues. In total 79 clues are solved in the section above.
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