Crossword Answers For: Monday, August 24, 2020

Across Clues and Answers:

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1 Across: Prefix with commuting or conferencing => TELE
5 Across: Blue ___ Mountains (Eastern chain) => RIDGE
10 Across: Eastern European, often => SLAV
11 Across: Land units => ACRES
12 Across: Today is an official day commemorating this Lakers star in Orange County, California, where he lived => KOBEBRYANT
14 Across: French word before a maiden name => NEE
15 Across: Actress Farrow or soccer star Hamm => MIA
16 Across: Leg bone => TIBIA
19 Across: Pulled tightly, as a rope => TAUT
20 Across: Since => ASOF
21 Across: Sheriff's group => POSSE
22 Across: Don't ___ another word! => SAY
23 Across: Will Ferrell comedy with the line You sit on a throne of lies! => ELF
24 Across: One of 12-Across's two jersey numbers retired by the Lakers... => TWENTYFOUR
29 Across: ...the other of 12-Across's two jersey numbers retired by the Lakers; put them together and you get today's date, which is why today was chosen to honor him => EIGHT
30 Across: Red Muppet => ELMO
31 Across: Like week-old bread, most likely => STALE
32 Across: Dutch cheese => EDAM

Down Clues and Answers:

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1 Down: Naughty, naughty! => TSK
2 Down: British band that did Livin' Thing and Strange Magic => ELO
3 Down: Scientist's workplace => LAB
4 Down: Phrase used with a hypothetical situation => EVENIF
5 Down: Not cooked very long, as a steak => RARE
6 Down: Like roads in winter, often => ICY
7 Down: Serious plays or movies => DRAMAS
8 Down: Super-smart person => GENIUS
9 Down: Real ___ agent => ESTATE
13 Down: Arthur of The Golden Girls => BEA
16 Down: Has a bite of => TASTES
17 Down: Did you get a look at that? response => ISAWIT
18 Down: John of recent Star Wars movies => BOYEGA
19 Down: Ingredient in a Heath bar => TOFFEE
21 Down: Layer, as of a paper towel => PLY
23 Down: Ending for kitchen or cigar => ETTE
25 Down: Org. that includes the Boston Bruins => NHL
26 Down: No Country for ___ Men => OLD
27 Down: Thurman of Imposters => UMA
28 Down: CD-___ => ROM

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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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