Crossword Answers For: Wednesday, October 16, 2019

Across Clues and Answers:

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1 Across: Give a little => BEND
5 Across: Under-the-sink cleaners => LYES
9 Across: Spherical => ORBED
14 Across: On the protected side => ALEE
15 Across: Ward of FBI => SELA
16 Across: Author Zora __ Hurston => NEALE
17 Across: Ellington-Strayhorn hit to which Johnny Mercer later added lyrics => SATINDOLL
19 Across: Mistreat => ABUSE
20 Across: The Addams Family cousin => ITT
21 Across: Device for scratch removal? => ATM
22 Across: Something found under a chest => ABDOMEN
24 Across: Viagra competitor => LEVITRA
26 Across: Letter starter => DEAR
27 Across: Storied Alpine rescuer => SAINTBERNARD
32 Across: Useful => OFHELP
35 Across: Drop off => WANE
36 Across: Motes may be seen in one => RAY
37 Across: Two-time Indy winner Luyendyk => ARIE
38 Across: Two-__-one => FOR
39 Across: Air Jordan company => NIKE
40 Across: Thing on a ring => KEY
41 Across: Bodily fluids => SERA
43 Across: Filled with wonder => AMAZED
45 Across: Spot treatment => STAINREMOVER
48 Across: Senate helper => PAGE
49 Across: I must be seeing things => PINCHME
53 Across: Reliable income source => CASHCOW
56 Across: Coll. aides => TAS
57 Across: Feel poorly => AIL
58 Across: Tablet download => EBOOK
59 Across: Social networking service ... or an apt portmanteau for the starts of 17-, 27- and 45-Across => INSTAGRAM
62 Across: Nary a soul => NOONE
63 Across: Snap, in ads => FOTO
64 Across: Radiation units => REMS
65 Across: In good shape => TONED
66 Across: Movie lab helper => IGOR
67 Across: Skip over => OMIT

Down Clues and Answers:

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1 Down: Pesto herb => BASIL
2 Down: Really excite => ELATE
3 Down: Hulu service => NETTV
4 Down: Opus __: The Da Vinci Code sect => DEI
5 Down: '60s journey => LSDTRIP
6 Down: Coast Guard rank => YEOMAN
7 Down: Angled piece => ELL
8 Down: Self-service food station => SALADBAR
9 Down: How some silly things are done => ONADARE
10 Down: Spiritually awakened => REBORN
11 Down: Gale family creator => BAUM
12 Down: Otherwise => ELSE
13 Down: Cook Paula => DEEN
18 Down: Birth-related => NATAL
23 Down: I've __ busy => BEEN
25 Down: It's clear now => ISEE
28 Down: Clock change hr. (though most do it sooner) => TWOAM
29 Down: Nev. neighbor => ARIZ
30 Down: Golf bunker tool => RAKE
31 Down: Like green hair => DYED
32 Down: Symbols of strength => OAKS
33 Down: Fingerboard bar => FRET
34 Down: Casual greeting => HIYA
38 Down: Coffee shop amenity => FREEWIFI
39 Down: DEA operative => NARC
41 Down: Ate at the theater, say => SNACKED
42 Down: Proof word => ERGO
43 Down: One who takes off a lot => AVIATOR
44 Down: High-scoring club? => MENSA
46 Down: Selfie stick attachment => IPHONE
47 Down: Decides one will => OPTSTO
50 Down: Sultan's group => HAREM
51 Down: Marlins' home => MIAMI
52 Down: Title loc. in six horror films => ELMST
53 Down: Coin often left in a dish => CENT
54 Down: Peek-__ => ABOO
55 Down: Are we there yet? reply => SOON
60 Down: Yule quaff => NOG
61 Down: Miracle-__ => GRO

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This crossword has 37 across clues and 40 down clues. In total 77 clues are solved in the section above.
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