Crossword Answers For: Monday, May 16, 2022

Across Clues and Answers:

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1 Across: With 7-Down, Only Murders in the Building actress who hosted Saturday Night Live this past weekend => SELENA
7 Across: Org. that sells cookies like Trefoils and Thin Mints => GSA
10 Across: ___ cool (don't try too hard) => PLAYIT
11 Across: Mel who hit 511 home runs => OTT
12 Across: Out of school that day => ABSENT
13 Across: Shook hands with => MET
14 Across: Mouse's bigger cousin => RAT
15 Across: Alterative to Tylenol => ALEVE
17 Across: One of Santa's reindeer => BLITZEN
19 Across: Totally shock => ASTOUND
22 Across: Wide gulf => CHASM
23 Across: Nest-egg fund => IRA
26 Across: Spinning toy => TOP
27 Across: With 20-Down, one of 1-Across's co-stars who helped her prepare for SNL; he was a castmember himself in the 1980s => MARTIN
30 Across: Iron ___ (valuable rock) => ORE
31 Across: French fries brand named for two states => OREIDA
32 Across: ___ are not endorsements => RTS
33 Across: Dec. holidays => XMASES

Down Clues and Answers:

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1 Down: Practice boxing => SPAR
2 Down: Idris of Sonic the Hedgehog 2 => ELBA
3 Down: ___ but not least... => LAST
4 Down: Keep your ___ on (watch) => EYE
5 Down: Diarist Anais ___ => NIN
6 Down: Achieve, as a goal => ATTAIN
7 Down: See 1-Across => GOMEZ
8 Down: With 27-Across, the other of her OMITB co-stars who helped her prepare; he's hosted the show 15 times himself => STEVE
9 Down: When some late newscasts start => ATTEN
16 Down: Inc., to Brits => LTD
17 Down: Jackson and Diddley, for two => BOS
18 Down: Big galoot => LUMMOX
19 Down: Best Supporting ___ (certain Oscar) => ACTOR
20 Down: See 27-Across => SHORT
21 Down: Gets on video => TAPES
23 Down: That's correct! => ITIS
24 Down: Roller coaster, e.g. => RIDE
25 Down: De Armas and Gasteyer, for two => ANAS
28 Down: ___ and Hammer (baking soda brand) => ARM
29 Down: Stephen of The Crying Game => REA

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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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