Crossword Answers For: Thursday, September 23, 2021

Across Clues and Answers:

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1 Across: Up to the task => ABLE
5 Across: Sufficient => AMPLE
10 Across: Imperfection => FLAW
11 Across: Hard ___ (fruity alcoholic beverage) => CIDER
12 Across: ___ Everyone (campaign slogan for Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, who retained his position in Monday's election despite losing the popular vote to 27-Across) => FORWARDFOR
14 Across: And I ___ it all to you! => OWE
15 Across: Jane Fraser of Citigroup, e.g. => CEO
16 Across: Second chances => REDOS
18 Across: Maker of Simply Chunky Marinara Pasta Sauce => RAGU
22 Across: Word with tear or gum => DROP
23 Across: Put on a corkboard, as a notice => PINUP
24 Across: Watch closely => EYE
26 Across: Booze in a Monkey Gland => GIN
27 Across: Challenger to 12-Across whose campaign slogan was Secure the Future => ERINOTOOLE
31 Across: Fight off => REPEL
32 Across: Weird ___ but OK => FLEX
33 Across: Combination eating utensil => SPORK
34 Across: Like Jamaicans Elaine Thompson and Usain Bolt => FAST

Down Clues and Answers:

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1 Down: I can't ___ it (Too rich for my blood) => AFFORD
2 Down: Leaf ___ (super-loud yard tool) => BLOWER
3 Down: Texas border city => LAREDO
4 Down: Soooo gross! => EWW
5 Down: Unit of land => ACRE
6 Down: ___ sour (cocktail made with a green liqueur) => MIDORI
7 Down: Microsoft Word export => PDF
8 Down: Sign that's a cat => LEO
9 Down: ___ on the side of caution => ERR
13 Down: Cooling units, casually => ACS
17 Down: Season ___ (first baseball game of the year) => OPENER
19 Down: African country whose president, Joao Lourenco, toured D.C.'s Museum of African American History earlier this week => ANGOLA
20 Down: Sneaky qualities => GUILES
21 Down: In the on-deck circle => UPNEXT
23 Down: Veterinarian's patient => PET
25 Down: Part of an egg => YOLK
27 Down: Where some docs work => ERS
28 Down: Weight room count => REP
29 Down: Wall Street debut, for short => IPO
30 Down: Not on the schedule for 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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