Crossword Answers For: Sunday, December 10, 2023

Across Clues and Answers:

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1 Across: With 13-Across, TV show now in its 34th season => BEAT
5 Across: Bad roommate like Oscar Madison on "The Odd Couple" => SLOB
9 Across: Wristwatch brand => RADO
10 Across: Animal with tough skin => RHINO
11 Across: Couple that recently started dated, casually => ITEM
12 Across: Rufus Wainwright's "___ Morning Madness" => EARLY
13 Across: Chef who turns 59 today => BOBBYFLAY
15 Across: Tree creature in "The Lord of the Rings" => ENT
16 Across: "___ of Sight" (1999 crime caper starring George Clooney and Jennifer Lopez) => OUT
17 Across: The Clio Awards honor these => ADS
18 Across: "___ Came to Me" (2023 drama starring Peter Dinklage and Marisa Tomei) => SHE
21 Across: "___ to Open with [13-Across]" (2012 series featuring brand-new restaurants) => THREEDAYS
24 Across: Pat Sajak's show, casually => WHEEL
25 Across: Scary snakes => ASPS
26 Across: Works hard for, as one's success => EARNS
27 Across: Perlman of "Cheers" and "Barbie" => RHEA
28 Across: "Santa Clarita ___" => DIET
29 Across: "___ Rider" (classic 1969 road trip movie) => EASY

Down Clues and Answers:

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1 Down: Trade money for political favors => BRIBE
2 Down: Use, as a picnic table => EATON
3 Down: Settle ___ (pay money owed) => ADEBT
4 Down: "Lara Croft: ___ Raider" => TOMB
5 Down: "Thou ___ not steal" => SHALT
6 Down: Italy's monetary unit, before the euro => LIRA
7 Down: "___ Murders in the Building" => ONLY
8 Down: "The ___ and the Heron" (2023 Hayao Miyazaki film) => BOY
10 Down: Say no => REFUSE
14 Down: Sings like the Swiss => YODELS
17 Down: "Sebastian Maniscalo: ___ You Embarrassed?" (comedy special on Netflix) => ARENT
18 Down: Former WWE star ___ Banks => SASHA
19 Down: Gets people excited about, as a new act => HYPES
20 Down: Think piece => ESSAY
21 Down: Chicken pad ___ => THAI
22 Down: "___ Comes the Boom" (2012 comedy where Kevin James becomes an MMA fighter) => HERE
23 Down: Have the nerve (to) => DARE
24 Down: Take down the aisle => WED

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This crossword has 18 across clues and 19 down clues. In total 37 clues are solved in the section above.
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