Crossword Answers For: Wednesday, June 21, 2023

Across Clues and Answers:

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1 Across: Opposite of love => ABHOR
6 Across: Seuss and Dre => DRS
9 Across: Slam on the ___ => BRAKES
11 Across: Dry ___ (wood issue) => ROT
12 Across: They hit #1 in 1983 with Cruel Summer => BANANARAMA
14 Across: Serkis or Samberg => ANDY
15 Across: ___ East Side (part of Manhattan where Rent is set) => LOWER
16 Across: With 19-Down: she announced at a concert on Sunday that her next single will be Cruel Summer (original song, not a cover of 12-Across) => TAYLOR
17 Across: I feel so bad for them => ITSSAD
21 Across: Showed to one's penthouse, say => SAWUP
22 Across: Earnest request => PLEA
26 Across: Star of the Freeform series Cruel Summer => OLIVIAHOLT
28 Across: Mos ___ (Mathematics singer) => DEF
29 Across: Do something exactly right => NAILIT
30 Across: Summertime evening extender (abbr.) => DST
31 Across: Kirstie who was on Veronica's Closet => ALLEY

Down Clues and Answers:

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1 Down: I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do quartet => ABBA
2 Down: Cracklin' Oat ___ (Kellogg's cereal) => BRAN
3 Down: Alanis Morissette's ___ in Pocket => HAND
4 Down: Sounds reasonable => OKAY
5 Down: Kylo ___ (role for Adam Driver) => REN
6 Down: Speech feature for Forrest Gump => DRAWL
7 Down: ___ + Juliet (1996 drama starring Claire Danes and Leonardo DiCaprio) => ROMEO
8 Down: Party Down actor Martin ___ => STARR
10 Down: Tabbouleh or tossed => SALAD
13 Down: Wood Jr. who hosted the 2023 White House Correspondents' Dinner => ROY
16 Down: Make a very short putt => TAPIN
17 Down: That ___! (How strange!) => ISODD
18 Down: ___ from the Crypt => TALES
19 Down: See 16-Across => SWIFT
20 Down: Porsche Cayenne or Chevy Tahoe, e.g. => SUV
22 Down: Dr. ___ (daytime talk fixture) => PHIL
23 Down: Sit around on the couch, e.g. => LOLL
24 Down: Saab or Mystal => ELIE
25 Down: She-Hulk's job title (abbr.) => ATTY
27 Down: Small battery => AAA

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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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