Crossword Answers For: Thursday, July 22, 2021

Across Clues and Answers:

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1 Across: Band heard in Mamma Mia: Here We Go Again! => ABBA
5 Across: Jabs from a bird's beak => PECKS
10 Across: Seafood associated with the Chesapeake Bay => CRAB
11 Across: Send spam to, say => EMAIL
12 Across: 3 1/2-month run that will end tomorrow as the Olympic Flame is lit at the opening ceremonies in Tokyo => TORCHRELAY
14 Across: Pickoff, in NFL stats => INT
15 Across: ___ Friend (2019 Dakota Johnson dramedy) => OUR
16 Across: ___ layer (protective shell over the Earth) => OZONE
18 Across: It's better than a silver in Tokyo => GOLD
22 Across: One-named German singer of 99 Luftballons => NENA
23 Across: Flood barrier => LEVEE
24 Across: 1-1 or 2-2, say => TIE
26 Across: Mendes or Longoria => EVA
27 Across: Katie Ledecky or Kevin Durant, for the USA at the Olympic opening ceremony's Parade of Nations tomorrow => FLAGBEARER
31 Across: Actress Teegarden of Friday Night Lights => AIMEE
32 Across: The ___ with the Dragon Tattoo => GIRL
33 Across: Train station => DEPOT
34 Across: Site where handicrafts are bought and sold => ETSY

Down Clues and Answers:

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1 Down: Movie category for Sylvester Stallone and Will Smith => ACTION
2 Down: It's worse than a silver in Tokyo (but still very good!) => BRONZE
3 Down: ___ Fink (Coen Brothers movie) => BARTON
4 Down: The Hustler network => ABC
5 Down: Country that marathoner Gladys Tejada is representing in Tokyo => PERU
6 Down: Separate oneself from the pack => EMERGE
7 Down: Baseball great Ripken => CAL
8 Down: Soul and Sorento automaker => KIA
9 Down: ___ and the Family Stone (Everyday People band) => SLY
13 Down: Long-handled gardening tool => HOE
17 Down: Magazine with a yellow-trim cover, casually => NATGEO
19 Down: Ready to throw in the towel => OVERIT
20 Down: They're pulled on slot machines => LEVERS
21 Down: ___ beloved, we are gathered here today... (opening line of Prince's Let's Go Crazy) => DEARLY
23 Down: Actor Pace of Captain Marvel => LEE
25 Down: Skeptic's response => IBET
27 Down: Craze that will pass => FAD
28 Down: Tell a tall tale => LIE
29 Down: Piece of equipment at a concert => AMP
30 Down: Act your ___ mama, not your shoe size (Prince lyric) => AGE

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This crossword has 18 across clues and 21 down clues. In total 39 clues are solved in the section above.
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