Crossword Answers For: Wednesday, August 26, 2020

Across Clues and Answers:

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1 Across: Believes, as an excuse => BUYS
5 Across: Leader of a committee => CHAIR
10 Across: Not that many => AFEW
11 Across: He will debate 16-Down in Salt Lake City on October 7th => PENCE
12 Across: Area of the White House grounds recently redone by the First Lady to mixed reviews => ROSEGARDEN
14 Across: Govt. prosecutors => DAS
15 Across: Plague carrier => RAT
16 Across: Nikki who spoke at the Republican convention on Monday night => HALEY
19 Across: Company that created Sonic the Hedgehog => SEGA
20 Across: Lots and lots => ATON
21 Across: Topaz or quartz, e.g. => JEWEL
22 Across: Letter between pi and sigma => RHO
23 Across: You've got mail company => AOL
24 Across: TV character whose house, which she shared with three other women on the show, sold for over $4 million earlier this month => ROSENYLUND
29 Across: Let me put it another way... => IMEAN
30 Across: ___ I knew that! => EVEN
31 Across: Maker of Perfect Sleeper mattresses => SERTA
32 Across: Ali Akbar Khan tune, often => RAGA

Down Clues and Answers:

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1 Down: Watering hole => BAR
2 Down: Ship in the sky => UFO
3 Down: What can I do for you? => YES
4 Down: Country that took a controversial hands-off approach to the COVID-19 crisis => SWEDEN
5 Down: Tax experts, briefly => CPAS
6 Down: Ruben Studdard's A Song for ___ => HER
7 Down: Chris Cuomo's big brother => ANDREW
8 Down: 2002 animated movie with four sequels => ICEAGE
9 Down: Oft-mistreated car, it's said => RENTAL
13 Down: Part of LGBTQIA+ => GAY
16 Down: She will debate 11-Across in Salt Lake City on October 7th => HARRIS
17 Down: In one's kitchen, say => ATHOME
18 Down: More in need of tightening => LOOSER
19 Down: Participant on eBay => SELLER
21 Down: AM ___ (MSNBC show) => JOY
23 Down: Kendrick of Pitch Perfect => ANNA
25 Down: Dig in! => EAT
26 Down: Katie Couric's alma mater => UVA
27 Down: Abbr. in blood types => NEG
28 Down: Paternity test material => DNA

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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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