Crossword Answers For: Wednesday, March 31, 2021

Across Clues and Answers:

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1 Across: Subject of a 1982 bestseller on sexuality => GSPOT
6 Across: Ranking high on the Scoville scale => HOT
9 Across: The only monosyllabic US state => MAINE
10 Across: Text-scanning technology (abbr.) => OCR
11 Across: It is a boring thing => AUGER
12 Across: Expression of surprise => GEE
13 Across: ___ bin ein Berliner — JFK => ICH
14 Across: Kingdom of horsemen in The Lord of the Rings => ROHAN
16 Across: Bruce of martial arts and cinematic fame => LEE
17 Across: Without stopping => ONEND
18 Across: Main artery of the human body => AORTA
20 Across: Anti-DUI group => MADD
22 Across: Catalog cosmetics brand => AVON
25 Across: Changed by time => AGED
26 Across: The lone soccer player to win three FIFA World Cup trophies => PELE
27 Across: Cones' optical partner => RODS
28 Across: 19 Down and ___ => ENDS

Down Clues and Answers:

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1 Down: Alternative to Microsoft Outlook => GMAIL
2 Down: Chermoula or piri piri => SAUCE
3 Down: Stupidly stubborn => PIGHEADED
4 Down: Back at ___ (1999 R&B hit by Brian McKnight) => ONE
5 Down: Awful fear => TERROR
6 Down: State of complete happiness => HOGHEAVEN
7 Down: Billy who scored three No. 1 songs in the US in the 1980s => OCEAN
8 Down: Tendency => TREND
15 Down: Recorded, in a way => ONTAPE
19 Down: ___ and 28 Across => ODDS
20 Down: Tarnish => MAR
21 Down: Before the present => AGO
23 Down: Antiquated => OLD
24 Down: Sega Genesis competitor (abbr.) => NES

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This crossword has 17 across clues and 15 down clues. In total 32 clues are solved in the section above.
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