Crossword Answers For: Tuesday, February 23, 2021

Across Clues and Answers:

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1 Across: Their South American empire's capital was Cusco => INCAS
6 Across: Auctioneer's shout => SOLD
10 Across: Org. whose founders include Ida B. Wells and W.E.B. Du Bois => NAACP
11 Across: Totally out of fashion => OVER
12 Across: Go-getter's attitude => CANDO
13 Across: Bee's home => HIVE
14 Across: Jealous singer who'll be both host and musical guest on Saturday Night Live this weekend => NICKJONAS
16 Across: Picky ___ (tough people to cook for) => EATERS
17 Across: Chances for a base hit => ATBATS
21 Across: Uptown Funk singer who was both host and musical guest on Saturday Night Live on October 20th, 2012 => BRUNOMARS
25 Across: ___ & Furious 9 (action movie coming out in May) => FAST
26 Across: Host country of the 2026 Winter Olympics => ITALY
28 Across: Protected from the wind => ALEE
29 Across: Early cell phone giant => NOKIA
30 Across: Chesapeake and Hudson, for two => BAYS
31 Across: Foe => ENEMY

Down Clues and Answers:

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1 Down: Abbreviation in business names => INC
2 Down: Flatbread served with chicken tikka masala => NAAN
3 Down: Pretty please? => CANI
4 Down: Back in Black band => ACDC
5 Down: Addressed => SPOKETO
6 Down: Scorching => SOHOT
7 Down: Sheep-related => OVINE
8 Down: Burton of Roots => LEVAR
9 Down: Say Yes to the ___ => DRESS
15 Down: ___ Harrison (21-year-old Brit who became the youngest woman to row solo across the Atlantic Ocean on Sunday) => JASMINE
17 Down: Noted Britcom, casually => ABFAB
18 Down: Chorus syllables => TRALA
19 Down: Eccentric actor Gary => BUSEY
20 Down: Poker pot starters => ANTES
22 Down: Lots and lots => ATON
23 Down: Autumn tool => RAKE
24 Down: The ___ Shady LP => SLIM
27 Down: That's awesome news! => YAY

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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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