Crossword Answers For: Wednesday, February 2, 2022

Across Clues and Answers:

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1 Across: Landlocked Southeast Asian nation => LAOS
5 Across: Gross! => ICK
8 Across: *Anya Major hurls a sledgehammer at a large screen showing Big Brother giving a speech (1984) => APPLE
10 Across: Operate, as a piece of equipment => MAN
11 Across: Large beer mug => STEIN
12 Across: ___-med => PRE
13 Across: Jake The Snake Roberts' wrestling move named after a banned pesticide => DDT
14 Across: Riddle-me-___ => REE
15 Across: With 26 Across, memorable spots created by the answers to the starred clues => SUPERBOWL
18 Across: Rollover option for a 401(k) => IRA
19 Across: Vaccination site => ARM
20 Across: Seasonal chocolate gift => EGG
21 Across: *Cindy Crawford emerging from a red Lamborghini to buy a soft drink at a vending machine (1992) => PEPSI
24 Across: Born, in a bio => NEE
25 Across: Contrived plot => SETUP
26 Across: See 15 Across => ADS
27 Across: Nowadays, the lower chamber of the Russian parliament => DUMA

Down Clues and Answers:

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1 Down: ___ Cruces, New Mexico => LAS
2 Down: Suitable => APT
3 Down: Places for slanted columns => OPEDPAGES
4 Down: Base-stealing move, often => SLIDE
5 Down: Off the cuff => IMPROMPTU
6 Down: Baseball Hall of Famer Rod => CAREW
7 Down: Genuflect => KNEEL
9 Down: Seduces => ENTRAPS
15 Down: College located in Loudonville, N.Y., just outside Albany => SIENA
16 Down: Strongly advised => URGED
17 Down: Dog show specification => BREED
22 Down: Result of addends being added => SUM
23 Down: Bitter brew, for short => IPA

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This crossword has 17 across clues and 14 down clues. In total 31 clues are solved in the section above.
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