Crossword Answers For: Wednesday, February 20, 2019

Across Clues and Answers:

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1 Across: Gaping mouths => MAWS
5 Across: The Sorcerer's Apprentice composer => DUKAS
10 Across: States in an outdated atlas: Abbr. => SSRS
14 Across: Nobelist Wiesel => ELIE
15 Across: Official mandate => EDICT
16 Across: Analogous (to) => AKIN
17 Across: One way to ride a horse => SIDESADDLE
19 Across: Stereotypical pooch => FIDO
20 Across: D.C.'s Pennsylvania, e.g. => AVE
21 Across: Named, briefly => IDED
22 Across: Shop talk => LINGO
23 Across: One in a hundred? => SENATOR
25 Across: Cafeteria worker's cover => HAIRNET
27 Across: Affleck of Gone Girl => BEN
28 Across: Downton __: PBS show => ABBEY
29 Across: Dramatic opening? => ACTI
32 Across: Many an emailer => AOLER
34 Across: '50s political monogram => DDE
37 Across: Typical MLB pitching alignment, and a hint to this puzzle's circles => FIVEMANROTATION
41 Across: Train stopping at every sta. => LOC
42 Across: They turn litmus paper red => ACIDS
43 Across: Does impressions of => APES
44 Across: Grazing groups => HERDS
46 Across: Gimme a __ => SEC
48 Across: Large goblet => CHALICE
50 Across: Haven't the foggiest => BEATSME
54 Across: Bamboo lover => PANDA
55 Across: Alternative to fries => TOTS
56 Across: Korean automaker => KIA
57 Across: Script fraction => LINE
58 Across: Military expert, say => STRATEGIST
61 Across: Sun Devils' rival => UTES
62 Across: Canadian fliers => GEESE
63 Across: Language of Pakistan => URDU
64 Across: Riverbank residue => SILT
65 Across: Govt.-backed bond => TNOTE
66 Across: Freeze! => STOP

Down Clues and Answers:

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1 Down: Small plateaus => MESAS
2 Down: Still in contention => ALIVE
3 Down: Alleviate traffic on, perhaps => WIDEN
4 Down: Told you => SEE
5 Down: Exactly right => DEADON
6 Down: Milk source => UDDER
7 Down: 10-time NBA All-Star Jason => KIDD
8 Down: Commonly injured knee part, briefly => ACL
9 Down: Sault __ Marie => STE
10 Down: On Language columnist => SAFIRE
11 Down: Barely enjoy the pool? => SKINNYDIP
12 Down: First Homeland Security secretary => RIDGE
13 Down: Condescending one => SNOOT
18 Down: Place => SITE
22 Down: First sign of fall => LIBRA
24 Down: Rose's Broadway beau => ABIE
25 Down: Saintly glows => HALOS
26 Down: Drive the getaway car, say => ABET
29 Down: Partner of 30-Down => AFL
30 Down: Partner of 29-Down => CIO
31 Down: Remote choice => TVCHANNEL
32 Down: Ouzo flavoring => ANISE
33 Down: MDW : Midway :: __ : O'Hare => ORD
35 Down: Anonymous Jane => DOE
36 Down: Peyton Manning's four? => ENS
38 Down: Educator Montessori => MARIA
39 Down: Adapter letters => ACDC
40 Down: Delicate handling => TACT
45 Down: Firstborn => ELDEST
46 Down: Parlor piece => SETTEE
47 Down: Let up => EASE
48 Down: Just above average => CPLUS
49 Down: One side of Hispaniola => HAITI
50 Down: Talk oneself up => BOAST
51 Down: School uniform part, perhaps => SKIRT
52 Down: Foul up => MISDO
53 Down: Thoroughly enjoy => EATUP
55 Down: Early smartphone => TREO
58 Down: Rank above cpl. => SGT
59 Down: Coffee break time => TEN
60 Down: Mercury astronaut Grissom => GUS

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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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