Crossword Answers For: Wednesday, December 23, 2020

Across Clues and Answers:

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1 Across: Jane Austen novel first published 205 years ago today => EMMA
5 Across: Rice ___ (Middle Eastern dish) => PILAF
10 Across: Have to have => NEED
11 Across: Go ___ and beyond (make an extra effort) => ABOVE
12 Across: Very slightly => ATAD
13 Across: Made a tote bag or pot holder, maybe => SEWED
14 Across: Toni who starred alongside Gwyneth Paltrow in a 1996 film version of 1-Across => COLLETTE
16 Across: Jimmy Buffett's Presents ___ You => TOSEND
17 Across: Surname of the family on MTV's 19 Kids and Counting => DUGGAR
22 Across: 1995 comedy based on 1-Across => CLUELESS
24 Across: Bill with 11 million Twitter followers => MAHER
26 Across: Last part of Hamlet => ACTV
27 Across: Alternative to Excedrin => ALEVE
28 Across: Pass over => SKIP
29 Across: Hilton or Jackson => PARIS
30 Across: There are 10 in the 17-Across family => SONS

Down Clues and Answers:

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1 Down: Make into law => ENACT
2 Down: Movement coinciding with Harvey Weinstein allegations => METOO
3 Down: Lunch and brunch, for two => MEALS
4 Down: Confuse => ADDLE
5 Down: Words on a late bill => PASTDUE
6 Down: Sarcastic Yeah, sure! => IBET
7 Down: Rob of 9-1-1: Lone Star => LOWE
8 Down: Massachusetts in DC or Madison in NYC, e.g. => AVE
9 Down: Served dinner to, for example => FED
15 Down: Makes it through, as a difficult period => ENDURES
18 Down: Drink container, or what it's made of => GLASS
19 Down: Lizard in insurance ads => GECKO
20 Down: Sean who played Samwise Gamgee => ASTIN
21 Down: Messages to a party host => RSVPS
22 Down: 74-year-old Goddess of Pop => CHER
23 Down: ___ Strauss (jeans company) => LEVI
24 Down: Feature of the Waze or Uber apps => MAP
25 Down: French phrase in recipe names => ALA

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This crossword has 16 across clues and 19 down clues. In total 35 clues are solved in the section above.
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