Crossword Answers For: Tuesday, August 25, 2020

Across Clues and Answers:

---

1 Across: German spa town known as Europe's summer capital in the 1860s (and whose importance apparently doubled in 1931!) => BADEN
6 Across: Brand name used by NYC's MTA rapid transit service that first came into service in 2008 => SBS
9 Across: Type of rock that the majority of Montana's Bearpaw Formation outcrops are made of => SHALE
10 Across: US Army program begun in 1972 to find a replacement after the cancellation of the Lockheed AH-56 Cheyenne (abbr.) => AAH
11 Across: First name of the character known as Coach from Cheers => ERNIE
12 Across: Lleu ___ Gyffes, Welsh mythological hero and magician who dies, is resurrected and ascends to the Throne of Gwynedd => LLAW
14 Across: Location of the Shrine of Fatima Masumeh => QOM
15 Across: Writes a check, somehow muddles by or alternately, necks passionately => MAKESOUT
18 Across: Michael Phelps or Matt Biondi => OLYMPIAN
19 Across: Far Eastern carrier whose inflight magazine is Wingspan that you can also access via iPad => ANA
20 Across: Large Scottish isle that is often poetically called Eilean a' Cheo which is Gaelic for Island of the Mist => SKYE
21 Across: Magazine founded in 1940 that inspires and generates dialogue about graphic design and visual culture => PRINT
24 Across: Transforming letters that can follow folder, car or vi => OLS
25 Across: Something I am certain that many people did in Illinois on January 1 this year => TOKED
26 Across: Fed. gp. created by President Carter in '78, consisting of employees in positions just below top Presidential appointees (abbr.) => SES
27 Across: Some things you might have reserved that you can either take or leave => SEATS

Down Clues and Answers:

---

1 Down: Where trading sessions are held weekdays in Gaborone, for short => BSE
2 Down: German wine region with 1,389 acres of vineyards, located along a tributary of the Rhine => AHR
3 Down: Veep who said We are ready for any unforeseen event that may or may not occur => DANQUAYLE
4 Down: Person that the main atrium in the ATF headquarters building is named for => ELIOTNESS
5 Down: Tree also known as the Indian Lilac whose twigs have been used for centuries as a toothbrush => NEEM
6 Down: This fishy treat, known as ikura in Japan, is often pickled in soy sauce => SALMONROE
7 Down: Instrument featured in Babooshka and Running Up That Hill that was played by the singer's brother, Paddy Bush => BALALAIKA
8 Down: Villain also known as Mr. Pappy, created by Chester Gould and who first appeared in Dick Tracy 09-28 (1944) => SHAKY
13 Down: Alberta shopping center of 5.3 million square feet (abbr.) => WEM
16 Down: CERN facility that's 4.3 miles in circumference that led to the Nobel-winning discoveries of the W and Z bosons (abbr.) => SPS
17 Down: Peer reviewed journal that publishes original research about all facets of ecology => OIKOS
19 Down: Units that are usually under the super's supervision, for short => APTS
22 Down: Short-lived TV network that first aired in Dec. 1993 and broadcast The Progress Report, hosted by Newt Gingrich (abbr.) => NET
23 Down: Last year James White managed to snag six of these, for short => TDS

---

This crossword has 16 across clues and 15 down clues. In total 31 clues are solved in the section above.
You can find more crosswords on VOX website.

---