Crossword Answers For: Thursday, February 23, 2023

Across Clues and Answers:

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1 Across: Hit song off I Am... Sasha Fierce => HALO
5 Across: Birthday party items => GIFTS
10 Across: ___ and Ani (jewelry company) => ALEX
11 Across: Her current book club pick is Susan Cain's Bittersweet => OPRAH
12 Across: She played Ashley Banks on The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air => TATYANAALI
14 Across: Short-term job => GIG
15 Across: One of 100 in DC (abbr.) => SEN
16 Across: Josephine or Anita => BAKER
19 Across: Wilder who was once Willy Wonka => GENE
20 Across: Mr. McGregor => EWAN
21 Across: ___ Inner Child (The Simpsons episode) => BARTS
22 Across: Saloon => BAR
23 Across: Do the lawn => MOW
24 Across: She plays Ashley Banks on Peacock's Bel-Air -- where 12-Across plays her second-grade English teacher; the show's second season was released today => AKIRAAKBAR
29 Across: Wyatt ___'s Problem Areas => CENAC
30 Across: 1977 hit for the Commodores => EASY
31 Across: The bee's ___ (awesome person) => KNEES
32 Across: Tool used in autumn => RAKE

Down Clues and Answers:

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1 Down: The Cat in the ___ => HAT
2 Down: In the style of => ALA
3 Down: ___ It Go (Frozen song) => LET
4 Down: Cable channel co-founded by 11-Across => OXYGEN
5 Down: The ___ Show (1970s game show) => GONG
6 Down: Hoppy beer => IPA
7 Down: Brendan up for a 2023 Best Actor Oscar => FRASER
8 Down: America's Got ___ => TALENT
9 Down: Gives off light => SHINES
13 Down: Con ___ (1997 thriller) => AIR
16 Down: ___ in a minute => BEBACK
17 Down: Rouse from slumber => AWAKEN
18 Down: White House press secretary Jean-Pierre => KARINE
19 Down: Website that once published a Hulk Hogan sex tape => GAWKER
21 Down: Feather ___ (gaudy neckwear) => BOA
23 Down: Apple products => MACS
25 Down: ___ Dawn Chong (The Color Purple actress) => RAE
26 Down: Sheep's sound => BAA
27 Down: If you have to ___... => ASK
28 Down: Bread for a pastrami sandwich => RYE

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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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