Crossword Answers For: Tuesday, August 30, 2022

Across Clues and Answers:

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1 Across: Nicki ___ (winner of the Michael Jackson Video Vanguard Award at the 2022 MTV Video Music Awards on Sunday) => MINAJ
6 Across: Happier ___ Ever (Billie Eilish song that won Song of the Year at the VMAs) => THAN
10 Across: I ___ meeting -- can I call you back? => AMINA
11 Across: Prefix with space or nautical => AERO
12 Across: He won the Song of Summer VMA for First Class on Sunday => JACKHARLOW
14 Across: I'm not impressed => MEH
15 Across: Hayek who portrayed Frida Kahlo => SALMA
16 Across: ___ Married an Axe Murderer (1993 Mike Myers comedy) => SOI
18 Across: Don't ___ a word! => SAY
19 Across: ___ Bunny (he won the VMA for Artist of the Year on Sunday) => BAD
22 Across: Lil ___ X (he won the Best Collaboration VMA on Sunday with 12-Across for Industry Baby) => NAS
24 Across: Put into office => ELECT
26 Across: One of Santa's little helpers => ELF
29 Across: Taylor Swift won the VMA for Video of the Year for this song on Sunday => ALLTOOWELL
32 Across: Mix up => STIR
33 Across: Try again with, as a shoelace => RETIE
34 Across: Throw in the trash can => TOSS
35 Across: Soda flavor => GRAPE

Down Clues and Answers:

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1 Down: Rank below colonel (abbr.) => MAJ
2 Down: Mosque leader => IMAM
3 Down: Well done! => NICE
4 Down: Egyptian symbols of life => ANKHS
5 Down: God, to Bob Marley => JAH
6 Down: Reid or Platt => TARA
7 Down: ___ Angels => HELLS
8 Down: Pleasant scent => AROMA
9 Down: Are you serious!?! => NOWAY
13 Down: Home continent of BTS and Bollywood => ASIA
17 Down: Let's move ___ the next item... => ONTO
19 Down: The Daily ___ Crossword (your favorite puzzle) => BEAST
20 Down: And I owe it ___ you! => ALLTO
21 Down: Sandwich shops => DELIS
23 Down: Home to a Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle => SEWER
25 Down: HQs => CTRS
27 Down: ___ Smile Be Your Umbrella => LETA
28 Down: Simone Biles maneuver => FLIP
30 Down: www.peta.___ => ORG
31 Down: Ang behind the camera => LEE

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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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