Crossword Answers For: Thursday, December 27, 2018

Across Clues and Answers:

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1 Across: Popular peck picker => PETER
6 Across: Sinister Smallville supervillain => LEX
9 Across: Ghastly gargantuan gorilla => KING
13 Across: Peaceful => IRENIC
15 Across: Wire service initials => UPI
16 Across: Music halls of old => ODEA
17 Across: Black-and-white bears => PANDAS
18 Across: Like the most rarefied air => THINNEST
20 Across: DFW postings => ETDS
21 Across: Queens tennis stadium => ASHE
23 Across: Small type size => AGATE
24 Across: Seafood delicacy => ROE
25 Across: I'm Free musical => TOMMY
27 Across: White House foreign policy gp. => NSC
30 Across: __ school => PREP
31 Across: Conniving carrot cruncher => BUGS
35 Across: Fantastic Four foe => DOCTOR
38 Across: Self-disqualification => RECUSAL
40 Across: Camden Yards team => ORIOLES
42 Across: Fret (over) => AGONIZE
43 Across: Like a short report => ONEPAGE
44 Across: Acted badly => SINNED
45 Across: Sticky situation => MESS
46 Across: You said it => AMEN
49 Across: NFC East team, on crawl lines => NYG
50 Across: Tall toon toothpick => OLIVE
51 Across: Big Pharma watchdog: Abbr. => FDA
54 Across: Flirty Fleischer flapper => BETTY
58 Across: Me? Never! => NOTI
60 Across: Dedicated DC damsel => LOIS
61 Across: Scenic viewpoint => OVERLOOK
63 Across: Certifying exams => BOARDS
65 Across: Wine opener? => OENO
66 Across: It may be brown or golden => ALE
67 Across: Ball State University city => MUNCIE
68 Across: Soft call => PSST
69 Across: Criminal Minds agent => FED
70 Across: Chilly temps => TEENS

Down Clues and Answers:

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1 Down: --- => PIPER
2 Down: Millay's muse => ERATO
3 Down: Leanings => TENDENCIES
4 Down: Objectives => ENDS
5 Down: Narrow inlet => RIA
6 Down: --- => LUTHOR
7 Down: Transitory things => EPHEMERA
8 Down: Number between I and XI? => XII
9 Down: --- => KONG
10 Down: Creative spark => IDEA
11 Down: Fit together, as matryoshka dolls => NEST
12 Down: Portal => GATE
14 Down: One side in Gone With the Wind: Abbr. => CSA
19 Down: Word of dissent => NAY
22 Down: Indy brand => STP
26 Down: Digital video files => MPEGS
28 Down: Dots on a transit map => STOPS
29 Down: Pop genre? => COLA
31 Down: --- => BUNNY
32 Down: What may be resorted to when words fail => USINGFORCE
33 Down: Long look => GAZE
34 Down: Downhill racer => SLED
35 Down: --- => DOOM
36 Down: Writer Sarah __ Jewett => ORNE
37 Down: Majestic => REGAL
39 Down: Element of change? => COIN
41 Down: Florida State athlete => SEMINOLE
47 Down: Called forth => EVOKED
48 Down: Safety device => NET
50 Down: --- => OYL
52 Down: Brought to ruin => DIDIN
53 Down: Horse relatives => ASSES
54 Down: --- => BOOP
55 Down: Pre-revelry nights => EVES
56 Down: Teller's stack => TENS
57 Down: Leisurely pace => TROT
59 Down: Let's put smart to work company => IBM
60 Down: --- => LANE
62 Down: Buffoon => OAF
64 Down: Last word of Casey at the Bat => OUT

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This crossword has 38 across clues and 41 down clues. In total 79 clues are solved in the section above.
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