Crossword Answers For: Monday, August 23, 2021

Across Clues and Answers:

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1 Across: Now I know my ___... (line in a kids' song) => ABCS
5 Across: It's ___ thing! (confident statement) => ASURE
10 Across: JFK or FDR, casually => PREZ
11 Across: Performers who don't speak => MIMES
12 Across: Tokyo 2020 ___ Games (two-week sports event that kicks off tomorrow) => PARALYMPIC
14 Across: Direction away from WSW => ENE
15 Across: Mindreading claim => ESP
16 Across: Change with new circumstances => ADAPT
18 Across: Dalai ___ (Tibetan holy man) => LAMA
22 Across: Chocolate-and-caramel candy in gold foil => ROLO
23 Across: Durant who was the NBA MVP in 2014 => KEVIN
24 Across: Beethoven's ___ to Joy => ODE
26 Across: Category => ILK
27 Across: Sitting ___ (sport to be contested at 12-Across; watch the Women's Final (USA v. China) from Rio 2016 here) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_42QdKCHaAM => VOLLEYBALL
31 Across: ___: Covenant (2017 sci-fi movie) => ALIEN
32 Across: India.___ (singer with the 2019 album Worthy) => ARIE
33 Across: With a lot of requests, as a restaurant Karen => NEEDY
34 Across: Russian for no => NYET

Down Clues and Answers:

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1 Down: OBJECTS IN MIRROR ARE CLOSER THAN THEY ___ => APPEAR
2 Down: Marlon who played the Godfather => BRANDO
3 Down: Cinnamon Toast Crunch or Golden Grahams, e.g. => CEREAL
4 Down: Solána Imani Rowe, to music fans => SZA
5 Down: Poehler and Schumer, for two => AMYS
6 Down: Blood ___ (1984 Coen Brothers movie) => SIMPLE
7 Down: Caller of strikes and balls => UMP
8 Down: Store that sells camping gear => REI
9 Down: Get me out of here! computer key => ESC
13 Down: ___ me put it this way... => LET
17 Down: Formed a puddle, as rainwater might => POOLED
19 Down: Bird sanctuary => AVIARY
20 Down: ___ Bobby Brown (Stranger Things actress) => MILLIE
21 Down: Jewelry worn very low on the body => ANKLET
23 Down: ___ West (laid-back Florida town) => KEY
25 Down: Don't ___ it! (Tell the truth!) => DENY
27 Down: CNN's The ___ Jones Show => VAN
28 Down: Brava! => OLE
29 Down: ___ detector test => LIE
30 Down: Make illegal => BAN

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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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