Crossword Answers For: Saturday, September 18, 2021

Across Clues and Answers:

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1 Across: Occasion for a swim team => MEET
5 Across: Relating to a certain geometric shape => CONIC
10 Across: The ___ (pic site) => GRAM
14 Across: ___ mater => ALMA
15 Across: Spin, as a baton => TWIRL
16 Across: Louisiana's largest city, informally => NOLA
17 Across: Portrayer of Parker in The Social Network => TIMBERLAKE
19 Across: Country on the Persian Gulf => OMAN
20 Across: Seat at a rodeo => HAYBALE
21 Across: Devices that finely chop potatoes => RICERS
23 Across: Stuff from a pump => AIR
24 Across: Servers claim it => TIPINCOME
27 Across: Division for the Oakland A's (abbr.) => ALWEST
30 Across: Hebrew name that's an anagram of Chaim => MICAH
31 Across: Meadows => LEAS
32 Across: Duel opponent of Hector in the Iliad => AJAX
34 Across: Completely spent => WIPED
38 Across: Not close => FAR
39 Across: Deadlocked contest => TIEGAME
41 Across: Unit of light or hope => RAY
42 Across: Strong passion => ARDOR
44 Across: Lose stamina => TIRE
45 Across: Something that's struck by a model => POSE
46 Across: A Theory of Justice philosopher John => RAWLS
48 Across: Formally accepts => ADOPTS
50 Across: Popular podcast genre => TRUECRIME
54 Across: Tolkien brute => ORC
55 Across: Kind of cord used by a daredevil => BUNGEE
56 Across: 1997 Jonny Lang song whose title is a request for untruths => LIETOME
60 Across: Samoa's capital => APIA
61 Across: Windows of opportunity ... and a feature of this puzzle's themed answers? => TIMEFRAMES
64 Across: Soul singer Bridges => LEON
65 Across: Shoes with holes => CROCS
66 Across: Struggle with sibilants => LISP
67 Across: Late-night host who won the Mark Twain Prize in 2014 => LENO
68 Across: Couldn't back out of => HADTO
69 Across: All-in-one printer function => SCAN

Down Clues and Answers:

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1 Down: STEM field, for short => MATH
2 Down: Kazan of Hollywood history => ELIA
3 Down: Honor for a showrunner => EMMYAWARD
4 Down: Cats with many stripes => TABBIES
5 Down: ___ + Alt + Del => CTRL
6 Down: Small head-turner => OWLET
7 Down: DaCosta who directed 2021's Candyman => NIA
8 Down: Annoy => IRK
9 Down: Non-secular worker => CLERIC
10 Down: Dumplings often made with potatoes => GNOCCHI
11 Down: See 27 Down => ROMEO
12 Down: Basic smartphone app => ALARM
13 Down: Majestic dwelling => MANSE
18 Down: Some units at farmers' markets => EARS
22 Down: Blown away => INAWE
25 Down: Literary movement for Amy Lowell => IMAGISM
26 Down: Movie studio whose mascot is a desk lamp => PIXAR
27 Down: With 11 Down, Italian sports carmaker => ALFA
28 Down: Play king => LEAR
29 Down: ___ chi => TAI
33 Down: Beijing-born action movie star => JETLI
35 Down: Performer using objects in their act => PROPCOMIC
36 Down: What E can stand for => EAST
37 Down: Coloring substances => DYES
39 Down: Vestigal amount => TRACE
40 Down: ___ culpa => MEA
43 Down: Shakerful at a pizzeria => OREGANO
45 Down: Doorways in much science fiction => PORTALS
47 Down: Pejorative sung in Amazing Grace => WRETCH
49 Down: Person who's very active => DOER
50 Down: Game with little hitters => TBALL
51 Down: Indian bread? => RUPEE
52 Down: Industry group => UNION
53 Down: Verb on many campaign signs => ELECT
57 Down: In that case ... => IFSO
58 Down: ___ Verde (national park in Colorado) => MESA
59 Down: Around the Horn channel => ESPN
62 Down: Glass or Glasser => IRA
63 Down: Reddit admin => MOD

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This crossword has 37 across clues and 40 down clues. In total 77 clues are solved in the section above.
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