Crossword Answers For: Thursday, May 16, 2019

Across Clues and Answers:

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1 Across: Expert in Islamic law => MUFTI
6 Across: Classroom tools => RULERS
12 Across: Nation partly in the Arctic Circle => FINLAND
14 Across: Left => GONEOUT
15 Across: I didn't lie! => ITWASSO
16 Across: Select, as a jury => EMPANEL
17 Across: Classic 1818 novel => FRANKENSTEIN
19 Across: Otoscope target => EAR
20 Across: Unnamed character in 17-Across => THEMONSTER
24 Across: In a calculating way => SLYLY
27 Across: Antipoverty agcy. => OEO
28 Across: Actor Stephen => REA
29 Across: Prefix with plus => SUR
31 Across: Reduce in status => DRAGDOWN
35 Across: Author of 17-Across => MARYSHELLEY
37 Across: Slapstick reaction => SPITTAKE
39 Across: Borrow, but not really => BUM
40 Across: __ you serious? => ARE
41 Across: Talk and talk => YAP
43 Across: Namely => TOWIT
47 Across: 1974 portrayer of 17-Across => GENEWILDER
52 Across: __ scale of 1 to 10 ... => ONA
53 Across: 1931 portrayer of 20-Across => BORISKARLOFF
56 Across: King in 1 Kings => SOLOMON
59 Across: Shoulder piece => EPAULET
60 Across: Like some rural bridges => ONELANE
61 Across: July 4, 1776, notables => SIGNERS
62 Across: Green field? => BOTANY
63 Across: Campus figures => DEANS

Down Clues and Answers:

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1 Down: Kind of heart valve => MITRAL
2 Down: Easily led astray => UNWARY
3 Down: Rich dessert => FLAN
4 Down: Something to do => TASK
5 Down: Map box => INSET
6 Down: Did my heart love till now? speaker => ROMEO
7 Down: Detach, as a dress pattern => UNPIN
8 Down: Isn't straight => LEANS
9 Down: Big stretch => EON
10 Down: Deeply regret => RUE
11 Down: Mo. town => STL
12 Down: High winds => FIFES
13 Down: Honolulu-born singer => DONHO
14 Down: Go back for a second helping => GETMORE
18 Down: A dandelion's are called blowballs => SEEDHEADS
21 Down: Fox NFL analyst Aikman => TROY
22 Down: Ick! => EEW
23 Down: Fled => RAN
25 Down: Future JD's exam => LSAT
26 Down: Mongolian tent => YURT
30 Down: Shaggy rug from 12-Across => RYA
32 Down: Kosovo neighbor: Abbr. => ALB
33 Down: Surfeit => GLUT
34 Down: How-to presentation => DEMO
35 Down: Bearing => MIEN
36 Down: Prominent New York City feature => SKYLINE
37 Down: Give a little => SAG
38 Down: Not post- => PRE
42 Down: Short dogs, for short => PEKES
44 Down: Like some scarves => WOOLEN
45 Down: Works out => INFERS
46 Down: Last family to keep a White House cow => TAFTS
48 Down: Dangerous virus => EBOLA
49 Down: Lennon love song => WOMAN
50 Down: Twist => IRONY
51 Down: Fleet => RAPID
54 Down: Heated state => RAGE
55 Down: Large green moth => LUNA
56 Down: One may be choked back => SOB
57 Down: Dedicatee of 49-Down => ONO
58 Down: __ alone: not to mention => LET

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This crossword has 29 across clues and 42 down clues. In total 71 clues are solved in the section above.
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