Crossword Answers For: Monday, April 4, 2022

Across Clues and Answers:

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1 Across: Host country of the 2022 FIFA World Cup this fall; the event's eight groups of four teams each were chosen on Friday -- as always, the host country is in the A group => QATAR
6 Across: Military installations (abbr.) => FTS
9 Across: Points the finger at => BLAMES
11 Across: West Coast or East Coast music => RAP
12 Across: This Balkan country is in the G Group, which also includes powerhouse Brazil => SERBIA
13 Across: Old league that Dr. J played in => ABA
14 Across: Garten with a new cooking show => INA
15 Across: ___ didn't! (phrase of denial) => NOI
16 Across: Letters in Black church names => AME
18 Across: Sizzling strips => BACON
20 Across: John who was the 5th person in space => GLENN
22 Across: Lo-___ graphics => RES
23 Across: Washington Post columnist Carolyn => HAX
24 Across: Prepare to shoot, as a bow and arrow => AIM
26 Across: DiFranco who will play at the 16th Mid-City Bayou Boogaloo in Louisiana in May => ANI
27 Across: Like Licorice Pizza and Nightmare Alley => RRATED
31 Across: Cage of film, to pals => NIC
32 Across: This chilly country is in Group F; it's their first time in the group stage since 1986 => CANADA
33 Across: Japan's largest active volcano => ASO
34 Across: President played by Frank Langella and Anthony Hopkins => NIXON

Down Clues and Answers:

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1 Down: Lamar Jackson and Tom Brady, for two (abbr.) => QBS
2 Down: Part of IPA => ALE
3 Down: Goopy sealant => TAR
4 Down: Sleeping pill => AMBIEN
5 Down: ___ in (get control of) => REIN
6 Down: The reigning World Cup Champs, who'll be in Group D => FRANCE
7 Down: Subjects not to be publicly discussed => TABOOS
8 Down: These 2010 champs will be in Group E, along with 2014 champs Germany => SPAIN
10 Down: Former Swedish automaker => SAAB
16 Down: Morissette who sings You Oughta Know => ALANIS
17 Down: This Spanish-speaking country will be in Group C; they hosted the 1986 World Cup => MEXICO
19 Down: Couturier Giorgio => ARMANI
20 Down: West African country that's in Group H; they'll look for revenge against Uruguay there, who controversially defeated them in the 2010 World Cup => GHANA
21 Down: Snitch => NARC
25 Down: This Asian nation will be in Group B, along with the USA and England => IRAN
28 Down: Extra charge on a receipt => TAX
29 Down: Tokyo's old name => EDO
30 Down: Levy of Schitt's Creek => DAN

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This crossword has 20 across clues and 19 down clues. In total 39 clues are solved in the section above.
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