Crossword Answers For: Monday, December 17, 2018

Across Clues and Answers:

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1 Across: Hindu royals => RAJAS
6 Across: Tool with jaws => VISE
10 Across: Mixer with Scotch => SODA
14 Across: Lightweight vacuum first sold to hotels => ORECK
15 Across: Pianist Gilels => EMIL
16 Across: Eve's second son => ABEL
17 Across: Peppy-sounding cracker brand => ZESTA
18 Across: El __: ocean current => NINO
19 Across: Completely occupy, as an arena => FILL
20 Across: Well-to-do => SITTINGPRETTY
23 Across: Above, to poets => OER
24 Across: Drinks with crumpets => TEAS
25 Across: Instruction to a bank to make periodic payments => STANDINGORDER
31 Across: Loving squeezes => HUGS
32 Across: Beer whose logo suggests a prize winner, initially => PBR
33 Across: Chopping down => AXING
36 Across: Ocean east of N.C. => ATL
37 Across: Central Illinois city => DECATUR
40 Across: Funny Tina => FEY
41 Across: Rep's sales target => QUOTA
43 Across: or - particle => ION
44 Across: Criticize sternly => SLAM
45 Across: Pink slip => WALKINGPAPERS
49 Across: Picnicker's worry => RAIN
50 Across: Spanish that => ESA
51 Across: Ship's required nighttime illuminators => RUNNINGLIGHTS
57 Across: __ B'rith => BNAI
58 Across: Paula's Home Cooking host => DEEN
59 Across: Extremist sects => CULTS
62 Across: Puts frosting on => ICES
63 Across: Tall and skinny => LANK
64 Across: Audibly => ALOUD
65 Across: Pageant body band => SASH
66 Across: Greek Cupid => EROS
67 Across: Body areas that may be irritated by shirt tags => NAPES

Down Clues and Answers:

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1 Down: Frasier role => ROZ
2 Down: All bets __ off => ARE
3 Down: Zooey's New Girl role => JESS
4 Down: They speak louder than words => ACTIONS
5 Down: Did figure eights, say => SKATED
6 Down: Start of Caesar's boast => VENI
7 Down: Sign me up! => IMIN
8 Down: Woo with a tune => SINGTO
9 Down: One who gets hitched in a hurry => ELOPER
10 Down: Sensitive high school health lesson => SAFESEX
11 Down: Last bio => OBIT
12 Down: Shoulder muscle, briefly => DELT
13 Down: Partner in war => ALLY
21 Down: Poppycock => TRIPE
22 Down: Storm-tracking device => RADAR
25 Down: Former NBA big man, familiarly => SHAQ
26 Down: Ballet skirt => TUTU
27 Down: Beaming => AGLOW
28 Down: SNL network => NBC
29 Down: Not enough salt to taste, perhaps => GRAIN
30 Down: Hunter's weapon => RIFLE
34 Down: Within shouting distance => NEAR
35 Down: Places with elliptical trainers => GYMS
37 Down: __ Lama => DALAI
38 Down: Get dolled (up) => TOG
39 Down: Remove a fastener from => UNPEG
42 Down: Become discolored, as silverware => TARNISH
44 Down: Diner flipper => SPATULA
46 Down: Amazon e-reader => KINDLE
47 Down: Out of neutral => INGEAR
48 Down: Trash holder => ASHCAN
51 Down: Sluggers' stats => RBIS
52 Down: Donald Duck, to his nephews => UNCA
53 Down: Glasgow denials => NAES
54 Down: Jay with a TV Garage => LENO
55 Down: Tattoo artist's supplies => INKS
56 Down: Sty fare => SLOP
60 Down: Election Day day: Abbr. => TUE
61 Down: Militant '60s campus org. => SDS

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This crossword has 35 across clues and 40 down clues. In total 75 clues are solved in the section above.
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