Crossword Answers For: Wednesday, August 18, 2021

Across Clues and Answers:

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1 Across: Raiders of the ___ Ark => LOST
5 Across: 50 percent => HALF
9 Across: James who sang At Last => ETTA
10 Across: Animation studio that created Luca and Turning Red => PIXAR
11 Across: Rod and ___ (fishing equipment) => REEL
12 Across: Backbone => SPINE
13 Across: ___ hygiene (dentist's concern) => ORAL
14 Across: Item of value => ASSET
15 Across: App relaunched on Aug. 15th after a four-year hiatus; it allows users to create discussions only with those in a 5-mile radius => YIKYAK
17 Across: App that launched in 2016 and kicked Vine to the curb => TIKTOK
22 Across: ___ orange (fruit named for a part of the body) => NAVEL
26 Across: Dough used to make tortillas => MASA
27 Across: Voice-activated Amazon service => ALEXA
28 Across: Captain ___ (Moby-Dick protagonist) => AHAB
29 Across: Garments akin to saris => TOGAS
30 Across: Maker of streaming devices => ROKU
31 Across: Line made by a sewing machine => SEAM
32 Across: Blue-green shade named for a duck => TEAL

Down Clues and Answers:

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1 Down: Satchel Paige's real first name => LEROY
2 Down: Cheri of SNL fame => OTERI
3 Down: ___ tartare (dish served raw) => STEAK
4 Down: Count (up) => TALLY
5 Down: Shakira's ___ Don't Lie => HIPS
6 Down: Losing side in WWII => AXIS
7 Down: Country road => LANE
8 Down: Guitar neck marking => FRET
10 Down: Biden spokesperson Jen => PSAKI
16 Down: Reference book with Argentina and Zimbabwe => ATLAS
18 Down: Blue Light Special store with just a handful of locations left in the U.S. => KMART
19 Down: Chevy SUV => TAHOE
20 Down: Naomi who lit the Olympic Torch in Tokyo this summer => OSAKA
21 Down: Capital that fell to the Taliban this week => KABUL
22 Down: D.C. ballplayers => NATS
23 Down: Hand lotion ingredient, often => ALOE
24 Down: Suzanne who sings Luka and Tom's Diner => VEGA
25 Down: Eye ___ (what an optometrist administers) => EXAM

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This crossword has 18 across clues and 19 down clues. In total 37 clues are solved in the section above.
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