Crossword Answers For: Thursday, December 21, 2023

Across Clues and Answers:

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1 Across: Ill-defined shape => BLOB
5 Across: ___ Raton, Florida => BOCA
9 Across: Not stereo => MONO
10 Across: Seascape painter Aivazovsky => IVAN
11 Across: Conversation piece? => WORD
12 Across: Clark ___ (Superman's alias) => KENT
13 Across: Zoe Saldaña's character in "Avatar" => NEYTIRI
15 Across: Occupational hazard for a beekeeper => STING
16 Across: Phrase that activates an iPhone assistant => HEYSIRI
18 Across: Snack with nuts and dried fruits => GORP
19 Across: Suffix with "vapor" or "ransom" => WARE
21 Across: Cover with cobblestones => PAVE
22 Across: "Reading Lolita in Tehran" author Nafisi => AZAR
23 Across: Banes of tree huggers => AXES
24 Across: Character who first appeared in "Hercules: The Legendary Journeys" => XENA

Down Clues and Answers:

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1 Down: Rolls-Royce owner => BMW
2 Down: Bird called a "diver" in Britain => LOON
3 Down: Set aside at a library => ONRESERVE
4 Down: Physiques => BODYTYPES
5 Down: Pubic hair removal => BIKINIWAX
6 Down: Degrade via excessive feeding, as pastureland => OVERGRAZE
7 Down: "Pretty please?" => CANI
8 Down: Menacing insect in "Phase IV" => ANT
14 Down: "___ the season ..." => TIS
16 Down: Elaborate ruse => HOAX
17 Down: "Reading Lolita in Tehran" setting => IRAN
18 Down: Student's stat => GPA
20 Down: Slice of a timeline => ERA

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This crossword has 15 across clues and 14 down clues. In total 29 clues are solved in the section above.
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