Crossword Answers For: Wednesday, August 25, 2021

Across Clues and Answers:

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1 Across: ___ smiled at destiny (Natalie Merchant lyric) => FATE
5 Across: Actress Shahi of The L Word and Person of Interest => SARAH
10 Across: Concept => IDEA
11 Across: A Quiet ___ Part II (hit 2021 sequel) => PLACE
12 Across: Conservative radio host who's leading the polls to replace recalled California Gov. Gavin Newsom => LARRYELDER
14 Across: Studio with a roaring lion logo => MGM
15 Across: Amazement => AWE
16 Across: Old MacDonald refrain => EIEIO
18 Across: Powerful blast of wind => GUST
22 Across: Flightless bird that became a symbol of species extinction => DODO
23 Across: ___ box (Japanese lunch) => BENTO
24 Across: Part of www => WEB
26 Across: Liquid from a tree => SAP
27 Across: 2000 judicial show hosted by 12-Across where small claims lawsuits were judged by subjective ethics instead of on legal merits; it was canceled after one season => MORALCOURT
31 Across: Golf club choices => IRONS
32 Across: At no charge => FREE
33 Across: Anxiety-inducing => TENSE
34 Across: Plant famously on talk-show sets => FERN

Down Clues and Answers:

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1 Down: ___ before a live studio audience => FILMED
2 Down: Slowly, in music => ADAGIO
3 Down: Given a specific name => TERMED
4 Down: Body part before drum, bud, or phone => EAR
5 Down: Blow, as a volcano does => SPEW
6 Down: Make an accusation => ALLEGE
7 Down: Totally cool, my fellow surfer => RAD
8 Down: Card in a royal flush => ACE
9 Down: Drake's The Real ___ => HER
13 Down: Blocking and dunking Ming => YAO
17 Down: Voters in a controversial straw poll => IOWANS
19 Down: Far from certain => UNSURE
20 Down: Person who's just spotted a celebrity, often => STARER
21 Down: Common type of list => TOPTEN
23 Down: Torchwood producer => BBC
25 Down: What ___ did she say? => ELSE
27 Down: Sch. near Harvard => MIT
28 Down: Gov. Kate Brown's state (abbr.) => ORE
29 Down: Anchorman: the Legend of ___ Burgundy => RON
30 Down: Not at work today => OFF

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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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