Crossword Answers For: Thursday, February 21, 2019

Across Clues and Answers:

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1 Across: '90s-'00s Olympic soccer notable => HAMM
5 Across: Literary captain => AHAB
9 Across: Leaks slowly => SEEPS
14 Across: Burn soother => ALOE
15 Across: Zippo => NADA
16 Across: Computer text code => ASCII
17 Across: They're not loyal => RATS
18 Across: Unyielding => IRONWILLED
20 Across: Golfing group => TWOSOME
22 Across: Base for money => TEN
23 Across: Swallowed => ATE
24 Across: Harry Potter reporter __ Skeeter => RITA
25 Across: Not much => JUSTATAD
27 Across: Anthem contraction => OER
29 Across: Blue, on the Danube => BLAU
31 Across: Noir hero => TEC
32 Across: Lose oomph => FLAG
34 Across: Movie SFX => CGI
35 Across: Purim heroine => ESTHER
39 Across: Centers of attention => FOCI
40 Across: What unfixed malfunctions usually do => RECUR
42 Across: Flight-related prefix => AERO
43 Across: Burnt color => SIENNA
45 Across: Coastal bird => ERN
46 Across: Sound of an angry exit => SLAM
47 Across: LSU conference => SEC
48 Across: Chicago-style pizza chain, informally => UNOS
50 Across: Education org. => PTA
51 Across: Started, as a conversation => STRUCKUP
55 Across: Car dealer's abbr. => MSRP
57 Across: Acct. that may be rolled over => IRA
58 Across: Half a numbers game => KEN
59 Across: Seattle pro => SEAHAWK
62 Across: Going back, in a way => TIMETRAVEL
65 Across: Arch type => OGEE
66 Across: Often harmful bacteria => ECOLI
67 Across: Basmati, for one => RICE
68 Across: What, will these hands __ be clean?: Lady Macbeth => NEER
69 Across: Thick => DENSE
70 Across: Futurama creator Groening => MATT
71 Across: Baseball Tonight channel => ESPN

Down Clues and Answers:

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1 Down: Roxie __, Chicago role => HART
2 Down: There oughta be __ => ALAW
3 Down: Grand Prix, for one => MOTORRACE
4 Down: Soccer superstar Lionel => MESSI
5 Down: Edible elephant, say => ANIMALCRACKER
6 Down: Fabled also-ran => HARE
7 Down: Hubbub => ADO
8 Down: Xhosa's language group => BANTU
9 Down: French holy women => SAINTES
10 Down: Bilingual subj. => ESL
11 Down: Grand display => ECLAT
12 Down: Mary-in-mourning sculpture => PIETA
13 Down: Agreed (with) => SIDED
19 Down: Skillet dish with ham and peppers => WESTERNOMELET
21 Down: Wagering shorthand => OTB
25 Down: Supercharge, and a hint to what's literally hiding in the four longest Down answers => JUICEUP
26 Down: Take the role of => ACTAS
27 Down: Does in => OFFS
28 Down: Morlock victims => ELOI
30 Down: Memorable time => AGE
33 Down: Infomercial brand => GINSU
36 Down: FAQ spots => HELPPAGES
37 Down: Q.E.D. word => ERAT
38 Down: Type of tomato => ROMA
41 Down: Spigoted server => URN
44 Down: Suit go-with => NECKTIE
49 Down: Fed. benefits agency => SSA
51 Down: Located => SITED
52 Down: Jiffy => TRICE
53 Down: Hispanic penguin in Happy Feet => RAMON
54 Down: Render harmless => UNARM
56 Down: Lake Geneva river => RHONE
59 Down: Religious offshoot => SECT
60 Down: Bawl => WEEP
61 Down: Ol' Man River composer => KERN
63 Down: Raised trains => ELS
64 Down: Through => VIA

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