Crossword Answers For: Wednesday, December 6, 2023

Across Clues and Answers:

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1 Across: Wet, muddy ground => BOG
4 Across: ___ B. Wells, civil rights pioneer => IDA
7 Across: Like one in a queerplatonic relationship, briefly => ARO
8 Across: Surrendered => CEDED
10 Across: Coveted part of a Thanksgiving turkey => LEG
11 Across: In an upright position => ONEND
12 Across: Nickname of the Dallas Cowboys defensive lineup of the 1960s-70s => DOOMSDAY
14 Across: Wall St. debut => IPO
15 Across: Rigorous component of Navy SEALs training, colloquially => HELLWEEK
20 Across: ___ dots (spotty pattern) => POLKA
21 Across: Point-winning volleyball serve => ACE
22 Across: Full of spirit => SASSY
23 Across: Isn't ___ Lovely (Stevie Wonder hit) => SHE
24 Across: Lumberjack's tool => AXE
25 Across: Over there, to poets => YON

Down Clues and Answers:

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1 Down: Completely unlocked? => BALD
2 Down: Hydrox rival => OREO
3 Down: Funk subgenre that originated in DC => GOGO
4 Down: One could eventually lead to a patent => IDEA
5 Down: Reject => DENY
6 Down: Throw in => ADD
8 Down: Comic-Con activity => COSPLAY
9 Down: Provide with funds, as a college => ENDOW
13 Down: Exploits, in a sense => MILKS
15 Down: Sidd Finch, in baseball journalism lore => HOAX
16 Down: If all ___ fails ... => ELSE
17 Down: Kind of chair or street => EASY
18 Down: Whom Narcissus rejects in favor of his own reflection => ECHO
19 Down: Astute => KEEN
20 Down: Spot featuring Smokey or McGruff, e.g. => PSA

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This crossword has 15 across clues and 16 down clues. In total 31 clues are solved in the section above.
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