Crossword Answers For: Tuesday, December 7, 2021

Across Clues and Answers:

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1 Across: Letters on bottles of suntan lotion => SPF
4 Across: Justino ___ (Puerto Rican bass-baritone who was one of the five Americans celebrated at the annual Kennedy Center Honors on Sunday) => DIAZ
8 Across: Greeting from Dora the Explorer => HOLA
10 Across: Kind of bean or horse => PINTO
11 Across: Planet of the ___ => APES
12 Across: ___ Garden (restaurant chain) => OLIVE
13 Across: Saturday Night Live creator/producer Lorne celebrated at the Kennedy Center on Sunday => MICHAELS
15 Across: Like some promises, sadly => UNKEPT
16 Across: Car safety device => AIRBAG
21 Across: Folk singer Joni celebrated at the Kennedy Center on Sunday => MITCHELL
23 Across: Sylvia who wrote The Bell Jar => PLATH
25 Across: Stoner bus driver on The Simpsons => OTTO
26 Across: Record executive Gordy celebrated at the Kennedy Center on Sunday => BERRY
27 Across: ___ in the back (betrayal of trust) => STAB
28 Across: ___ in your lane => STAY
29 Across: Before, in poems => ERE

Down Clues and Answers:

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1 Down: Classic SeaWorld name => SHAMU
2 Down: Visit someone unannounced => POPIN
3 Down: Tiny patch of color or light => FLECK
4 Down: Herb used with salmon => DILL
5 Down: Last one ___ a rotten egg! (pool shout) => INIS
6 Down: Off-roader, for short => ATV
7 Down: Saldana of Avengers: Infinity War => ZOE
9 Down: Arthur who won Wimbledon in 1975 => ASHE
10 Down: Word before license or justice => POETIC
14 Down: Lack of energy => APATHY
17 Down: Greek letters that look like P P P => RHOS
18 Down: Divine diva Midler celebrated at the Kennedy Center on Sunday => BETTE
19 Down: Place for wedding vows => ALTAR
20 Down: Boston newspaper => GLOBE
21 Down: Actress Rooney of the soon-to-be-released thriller Nightmare Alley => MARA
22 Down: 1999 hit for Macy Gray => ITRY
23 Down: Sanditon and NewsHour airer => PBS
24 Down: ___ me get this straight... => LET

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This crossword has 16 across clues and 19 down clues. In total 35 clues are solved in the section above.
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