Crossword Answers For: Wednesday, August 23, 2023

Across Clues and Answers:

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1 Across: Judd who directed The 40-Year-Old Virgin => APATOW
7 Across: Cat's petting spot => LAP
10 Across: Williams who gave birth to a newborn girl earlier this week, as announced on Instagram => SERENA
11 Across: Rita who celebrated husband Taika Waititi's birthday with him this week in Ibiza => ORA
12 Across: Name of 10-Across's (and papa Alexis Ohanian's) new bundle of joy => ADIRARIVER
14 Across: San Francisco sight => PIER
15 Across: Acting class exercise-ender => SCENE
16 Across: Sixth sense of sexuality => GAYDAR
17 Across: Tears on My ___ => PILLOW
21 Across: See ya, in Havana => ADIOS
22 Across: I got the ___! (actor's exultant cry) => PART
26 Across: Thanks to all the amazing medical staff who took care of my wife & our daughter -- I'll never forget the moment I introduced @olympiaohanian to her ___ (part of the Instagram post from 10-Across and Alexis) => BABYSISTER
28 Across: Kajagoogoo's Too ___ => SHY
29 Across: ___ Out 2 (sequel featuring Amy Poehler that will drop next year) => INSIDE
30 Across: Grind ___ halt (stop suddenly) => TOA
31 Across: Fun for a cat or dog => PETTOY

Down Clues and Answers:

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1 Down: ___ Rocky (Rihanna's beau) => ASAP
2 Down: Mani-___ => PEDI
3 Down: India.___ => ARIE
4 Down: Part of a country (abbr.) => TERR
5 Down: ___ roll (doing well) => ONA
6 Down: City whose airport is named for composer Frederic Chopin => WARSAW
7 Down: Rated four stars out of four, as a movie => LOVED
8 Down: Ball ___ (where the Denver Nuggets play) => ARENA
9 Down: Apple ___ (kitchen tool) => PARER
13 Down: Super-unfriendly => ICY
16 Down: ___ Girl (Blake Lively was on it) => GOSSIP
17 Down: Part of PBR => PABST
18 Down: My Own Private ___ (1991 Gus Van Sant movie) => IDAHO
19 Down: Neighbor of Egypt and Algeria => LIBYA
20 Down: Myrna of 1950's Cheaper by the Dozen => LOY
22 Down: Attention-getting hiss => PSST
23 Down: Working hard => ATIT
24 Down: Second try => REDO
25 Down: Songz or Parker => TREY
27 Down: Chemistry suffix => INE

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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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