Crossword Answers For: Saturday, December 18, 2021

Across Clues and Answers:

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1 Across: Does some holiday spending, say => SHOPS
6 Across: Cardboard quartet member => ACE
9 Across: Perform A Visit from St. Nicholas, for example => ORATE
14 Across: Peace on ___ (U2 song) => EARTH
15 Across: Line of dolls whose appeal I do not comprehend => LOL
16 Across: Speedcuber or speedeater => RACER
17 Across: 1984 sci-fi film starring Robert Preston as video game designer Centauri => THELASTSFIGHTER
20 Across: Now the jingle hop ___ begun ... => HAS
21 Across: Sound made during the farm animal game Snorta! => MOO
22 Across: Celebrity chef Garten => INA
23 Across: Sends a quick txt => IMS
24 Across: Certain floral arrangements => LEIS
25 Across: Peter Pan character whose performer often doubles as the Crocodile => NANA
27 Across: Tough luck! => OHWELL
30 Across: Reacted to a booster, perhaps => WINCED
34 Across: Tan shades => BEIGES
35 Across: Good Times actress Rolle => ESTHER
36 Across: The Reason for the Season, some say => JESUS
37 Across: With 31-Down, holiday greeting => MERRY
38 Across: Letters before Pinafore => HMS
39 Across: Anna of fashion => SUI
40 Across: Sign in a store window => SALE
42 Across: Sound preceding a secret => PSST
45 Across: Wong of Big Mouth => ALI
46 Across: Middle digit of most ZIP codes in Beverly Hills => TWO
47 Across: Rogues, for example => NISSANS
52 Across: This is Calcutta. ___ is dead (Rent lyric) => BOHEMIA
56 Across: Little snitch => TATTLER
57 Across: Cork can be found at the bottom of it => IRELAND
58 Across: Goes off on => ASSAILS
59 Across: Makes connections => LIAISES
60 Across: Starting soccer score => NIL
61 Across: Driving aid => GPS

Down Clues and Answers:

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1 Down: Macfarlane who cites Rex Harrison as the inspiration for Stewie's voice on Family Guy => SETH
2 Down: Gag reflex? => HAHA
3 Down: Resources on Catan cards => ORES
4 Down: Tammy Faye's former org. => PTL
5 Down: Like some plugs => SHAMELESS
6 Down: What a choir requires => ALTOS
7 Down: One sharing top billing => COS
8 Down: Like Legolas => ELFIN
9 Down: Creatures, and a word you shouldn't leave the NI out of => ORGANISMS
10 Down: Kin of sis, boom, or bah => RAH
11 Down: Broadway opening? => ACTI
12 Down: Abound (with) => TEEM
13 Down: Messes up => ERRS
18 Down: Messes up => SOILS
19 Down: Mightily impressed => INAWE
24 Down: Chickpea, for one => LEGUME
26 Down: Chip in, in a way => ANTEUP
27 Down: Follower of a prep. => OBJ
28 Down: ___ Haw (classic TV variety show) => HEE
29 Down: Messages for 40-Down => WISHLISTS
31 Down: See 37-Across => CHRISTMAS
32 Down: Musket attachment? => EER
33 Down: Word before mouth or goods => DRY
40 Down: Mommy kisser of song => SANTA
41 Down: Jennifer Garner show that garnered four Emmy nominations => ALIAS
43 Down: Porcine farm animals => SWINE
44 Down: Mr. ___ Wild Ride => TOADS
48 Down: Zealous fan, slangily => STAN
49 Down: Et ___ (and others). => ALII
50 Down: Carter of Gimme a Break! => NELL
51 Down: Univ. applicants, typically => SRS
52 Down: Keane of comic strips => BIL
53 Down: Not a reproduction (abbr.) => ORIG
54 Down: Untidy pile => HEAP
55 Down: New Haven student body, slangily => ELIS

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This crossword has 33 across clues and 36 down clues. In total 69 clues are solved in the section above.
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