Crossword Answers For: Saturday, December 15, 2018

Across Clues and Answers:

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1 Across: Brakes => SLOWSUP
8 Across: Do a sauce preparation job => DEGLAZE
15 Across: Wedding employee => LIMOUSINEDRIVER
17 Across: One always looking up => ETERNALOPTIMIST
18 Across: Meander => WEND
19 Across: 42nd's second => GORE
20 Across: Food buyer's consideration => TASTE
21 Across: Polish removers => ACETONES
24 Across: One of 20 in many books => MATCH
27 Across: Pizza party purchase => SODA
28 Across: Stress-free locale, ideally => SPA
31 Across: Global warming concern => ICECAP
33 Across: Private dining area => MESSTENT
36 Across: Death at a __ (2010 comedy) => FUNERAL
38 Across: Cooling-off period => DETENTE
39 Across: A, often => FRONTROW
41 Across: Hemsley's role on the sitcom Amen => DEACON
42 Across: Hill climber => ANT
43 Across: What happy concertgoers want => MORE
45 Across: Perfect places => EDENS
46 Across: Deeply saddens ... or delights => MAKESCRY
48 Across: Parting sentiment => PEACE
52 Across: Little, playfully => ITTY
53 Across: First name in late-night talk => DAVE
57 Across: Bar association concern => AMBULANCECHASER
60 Across: Top dog? => PICKOFTHELITTER
61 Across: First name in late-night talk => ARSENIO
62 Across: Shower components => METEORS

Down Clues and Answers:

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1 Down: Host => SLEW
2 Down: For calorie counters => LITE
3 Down: Predictor, sometimes => OMEN
4 Down: Conduct may have it on either end => WORDACCENT
5 Down: Bright star => SUN
6 Down: Data plan number => USAGE
7 Down: American workers => PILOTS
8 Down: Counted (on) => DEPENDED
9 Down: August hrs. in Augusta => EDT
10 Down: Breakfast food mentioned in court in My Cousin Vinny => GRITS
11 Down: Green bean => LIMA
12 Down: It's Your Space sloganeer => AVIS
13 Down: Cocktail garnish => ZEST
14 Down: Art Deco designer => ERTE
16 Down: Space observation => NOROOM
22 Down: Pie __ => CHART
23 Down: Left carefully, with out => EASED
24 Down: Tick off => MIFF
25 Down: Luxury auto => ACURA
26 Down: Carpentry joint component => TENON
28 Down: Bae or boo, to former generations => STEADYDATE
29 Down: Pound parts => PENCE
30 Down: Playwright Chekhov => ANTON
32 Down: Prosciutto di __ => PARMA
34 Down: Direct => STEER
35 Down: Some bills => TENS
37 Down: Investigate => LOOKINTO
40 Down: Amazing Grace figure => WRETCH
44 Down: Highly regard => ESTEEM
46 Down: Fruit served with prosciutto => MELON
47 Down: Spin, say => CYCLE
48 Down: Storied bear => PAPA
49 Down: 2018 White House visitor from Qatar => EMIR
50 Down: Kids' curriculum => ABCS
51 Down: Garden veggie => CUKE
54 Down: Regarding => ASTO
55 Down: Suddenly turn => VEER
56 Down: Messes up => ERRS
58 Down: 100 Years...100 Movies org. => AFI
59 Down: Battleship success => HIT

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This crossword has 28 across clues and 41 down clues. In total 69 clues are solved in the section above.
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