Crossword Answers For: Tuesday, August 23, 2022

Across Clues and Answers:

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1 Across: Foods that may be chunky and/or picante => SALSAS
7 Across: Sent down for the count, for short => KOD
10 Across: I know the answer, teacher! => OHOHOH
11 Across: Maker of Nature Strong nail polish => OPI
12 Across: Singer who turned 30 on Saturday, when she posted a pic on Instagram of herself and boyfriend Jordan Lutes => DEMILOVATO
14 Across: ___ Apart (2003 Vin Diesel movie) => AMAN
15 Across: Legitimate, as an excuse => VALID
16 Across: ___ II Society (1993 Hughes Brothers drama) => MENACE
17 Across: Come on, do me this favor! => BEAPAL
21 Across: The ___ Scrolls (role-playing series) => ELDER
22 Across: State for the record, legally => AVER
26 Across: Song by 12-Across about age gaps in fraught relationships => TWENTYNINE
28 Across: 2001: A Space Odyssey computer => HAL
29 Across: Jim of Muppets fame => HENSON
30 Across: Queer ___ => EYE
31 Across: Relaxed => ATEASE

Down Clues and Answers:

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1 Down: ___ Pop (1998 Britney Spears hit) => SODA
2 Down: Attention-getting throat-clearing => AHEM
3 Down: ___ Linda (California city whose name means beautiful hill) => LOMA
4 Down: Body part covered by a guard, in soccer => SHIN
5 Down: Sender of many CDs in the 1990s => AOL
6 Down: Sandcastle-maker's tool => SHOVEL
7 Down: Cute Aussie animal => KOALA
8 Down: ___ Nerve (Adrian Tomine comic named for a part of the eye) => OPTIC
9 Down: The D of LED => DIODE
13 Down: Mario ___ Peebles => VAN
16 Down: Pal of Snoop => MARTHA
17 Down: ___ change you want to see in the world => BETHE
18 Down: John of Broncos fame => ELWAY
19 Down: Her albums are ages, like 26-Across => ADELE
20 Down: Ball-point item => PEN
22 Down: ___ With an E (Canadian series on Netflix) => ANNE
23 Down: American Express rival => VISA
24 Down: McLeod of reggae => ENOS
25 Down: Russo or Magritte => RENE
27 Down: BTS song ___ to Come => YET

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This crossword has 16 across clues and 21 down clues. In total 37 clues are solved in the section above.
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