Crossword Answers For: Wednesday, September 15, 2021

Across Clues and Answers:

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1 Across: New Orleans icon Leah Chase, e.g. => CHEF
5 Across: Scarecrows, mostly => HAY
8 Across: Where people go to, and come back from, during an unpleasant event, it is said => HELL
9 Across: Japanese buckwheat noodles => SOBA
10 Across: ___ la Douce (1963 rom-com) => IRMA
11 Across: Highly desirable => PLUM
12 Across: Feature of a many comic conventions => COSPLAY
14 Across: Unsettle => JAR
15 Across: Grammy-nominated musician with the 2005 album Saxophonic => DAVEKOZ
19 Across: Gator's larger relative => CROC
21 Across: Corn syrup brand => KARO
22 Across: One of 141.5 for Michael Strahan during his NFL career => SACK
23 Across: Actress ___ Rachel Wood => EVAN
24 Across: Tattoos, informally => INK
25 Across: Ivy in Connecticut => YALE

Down Clues and Answers:

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1 Down: Stylish => CHIC
2 Down: Don't be a ___! => HERO
3 Down: Shade plants => ELMS
4 Down: Pancake => FLAPJACK
5 Down: Word ironically uttered before a profanity => HOLY
6 Down: ___ Dhabi => ABU
7 Down: Variety of sweet potato => YAM
9 Down: It's typically found under a rug or inside a mailbox => SPAREKEY
13 Down: Flat facility => LAV
15 Down: Area on a Mac computer where apps are displayed => DOCK
16 Down: Polynesian shrub or beverage => KAVA
17 Down: Like some fixations => ORAL
18 Down: Type of defense in football or basketball => ZONE
19 Down: TV crime drama franchise => CSI
20 Down: Published in the paper => RAN

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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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