Crossword Answers For: Friday, July 2, 2021

Across Clues and Answers:

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1 Across: Like some past-fresh veggies => LIMP
5 Across: Alert to authorities (abbr.) => APB
8 Across: Gem with fire and lemon varieties => OPAL
9 Across: Not occupied => FREE
11 Across: There are no ___, there are only trade-offs (quote from economist Thomas Sowell) => SOLUTIONS
13 Across: From ___ Z (completely) => ATO
14 Across: Use a recliner => SIT
15 Across: Portuguese-speaking => LUSOPHONE
18 Across: Lawyers belong to it (abbr.) => ABA
19 Across: Federation that organizes biennial Games (abbr.) => IOC
20 Across: Spin class company ... and what can describe the arrangement of letters in the circled squares? => SOULCYCLE
24 Across: Food in a tortilla => TACO
25 Across: Garlic relative => LEEK
26 Across: Stereotypical name for a cowboy => TEX
27 Across: ___ Canal => ERIE

Down Clues and Answers:

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1 Down: Part of LA => LOS
2 Down: Stock launch (abbr.) => IPO
3 Down: Spicy condiment in Sichuan cuisine => MALASAUCE
4 Down: It was reclassified as a dwarf planet in 2006 => PLUTO
5 Down: Org. with many movie best-of lists (abbr.) => AFI
6 Down: Milieu for paid kickers => PROSOCCER
7 Down: Togo's neighbor => BENIN
10 Down: Bassist Haim of HAIM => ESTE
12 Down: Subject of debate => TOPIC
15 Down: Have endurance => LAST
16 Down: German sub => UBOAT
17 Down: Rule book writer Edmond => HOYLE
21 Down: Brined topping on a bagel => LOX
22 Down: Necklace of flowers => LEI
23 Down: Squeeze (out) => EKE

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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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