Crossword Answers For: Friday, March 8, 2019

Across Clues and Answers:

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1 Across: Fencing needs => SWORDS
7 Across: Soup holder => POT
10 Across: Web creation => SITE
14 Across: Amen => SOBEIT
15 Across: Complement for a tango => TWO
16 Across: Sharp => ACID
17 Across: Fill with love => ENAMOR
18 Across: Didn't just knock? => ALSORANG
20 Across: Like a male lion => MANED
22 Across: Housecleaning aid => SPONGE
23 Across: Arctic trout => CHAR
25 Across: Completely erase => WIPE
28 Across: PC key above Shift => ENTER
29 Across: Barbecue dinner followed by dyspepsia? => RACKANDRUING
32 Across: Audibly amazed => AGASP
33 Across: Period => ERA
34 Across: Bad Ems and Marienbad, for two => SPAS
38 Across: Animal protection agent => FUR
39 Across: Public face => PERSONA
43 Across: Muhammad's son-in-law => ALI
44 Across: Ready to drive => TEED
46 Across: Contend => VIE
47 Across: Trailer follower => MOVIE
49 Across: Part for a robot vampire? => ELECTRICFANG
53 Across: Prop for a Tell skit => APPLE
56 Across: Label caveat => ASIS
57 Across: Wandering the range, say => FREE
58 Across: Thinking things => BRAINS
60 Across: Game with 25 squares => BINGO
62 Across: Eagerly excited for an extended period of time? => LONGAGOG
65 Across: Containing more lemon => TARTER
68 Across: O.T. book after Neh. => ESTH
69 Across: Pedi pinkie => TOE
70 Across: French teacher => MAITRE
71 Across: Remainder => REST
72 Across: I think my love as rare / As any __ belied by false compare: Shak. => SHE
73 Across: Conclusion ... or, in three parts, what four answers in this puzzle unexpectedly do => ENDING

Down Clues and Answers:

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1 Down: Memphis-to-Mobile dir. => SSE
2 Down: Outplayed an opponent => WON
3 Down: 2010 health statute, informally => OBAMACARE
4 Down: They may be nasty => REMARKS
5 Down: Belmonts frontman => DION
6 Down: Thrown around => STREWN
7 Down: School org. => PTA
8 Down: Hogwarts mail carrier => OWL
9 Down: Discard => TOSS
10 Down: Simple island garments => SARONGS
11 Down: __ even! => ICANT
12 Down: Bit of color => TINGE
13 Down: Landscaping tool => EDGER
19 Down: Taking customers => OPEN
21 Down: Completed => DID
23 Down: Boat, or the building of one => CRAFT
24 Down: World Court site, with The => HAGUE
26 Down: Car stereo conveniences => PRESETS
27 Down: Continental currency => EURO
30 Down: Dictionary on a phone, say => APP
31 Down: Scottish John => IAN
35 Down: King of the High C's => PAVAROTTI
36 Down: Dress style => ALINE
37 Down: Iliad topic => SIEGE
40 Down: Party time => EVE
41 Down: Costa __ => RICA
42 Down: Preacher airer => AMC
45 Down: Gladden => DELIGHT
48 Down: Independent of public utilities => OFFGRID
50 Down: Singer Horne => LENA
51 Down: Tease => RIB
52 Down: Self-reflective thought => ISITME
53 Down: Not so ham-handed => ABLER
54 Down: Verse alternative => PROSE
55 Down: Slacks => PANTS
59 Down: PD ranks => SGTS
61 Down: Bread with tikka masala => NAAN
63 Down: That's amazing! => OOH
64 Down: That's interesting => GEE
66 Down: Fish-eating bird => ERN
67 Down: Brief rule? => REG

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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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