Crossword Answers For: Tuesday, December 19, 2023

Across Clues and Answers:

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1 Across: Bands often play in them => BARS
5 Across: Identity ___ (part of the plot to "The Talented Mr. Ripley") => THEFT
10 Across: "___ Your Heart" (Madonna hit) => OPEN
11 Across: One of the Great Lakes => HURON
12 Across: "___: A Star Wars Story" (2018 movie) => SOLO
13 Across: T.S. who inspired "Cats" => ELIOT
14 Across: Kansas City Chiefs owner who gave Taylor Swift a funny birthday gift at the game on Sunday => CLARKHUNT
16 Across: Daisy variety named for an animal => OXEYE
17 Across: When repeated, Jennifer Garner animated series based on a children's book by Anna Dewdney => LLAMA
21 Across: Taylor's gift was a Judith Lieber clutch, valued at $4,995, shaped like one of these => MICROPHONE
26 Across: He'll headline the Super Bowl Halftime Show in February => USHER
27 Across: Church or Cartman => ERIC
28 Across: ___ guitar => SLIDE
29 Across: Regarding => ASTO
30 Across: Touch lightly, as a window pane => TAPON
31 Across: Cain who played Superman => DEAN

Down Clues and Answers:

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1 Down: Pear type => BOSC
2 Down: ___ Anton Ohno (Olympic gold medalist who won "Dancing with the Stars" in 2007) => APOLO
3 Down: "Just chill out" => RELAX
4 Down: Sleep loudly => SNORE
5 Down: 2011 drama for which Octavia Spencer won Best Supporting Actress => THEHELP
6 Down: "Black Cake" streamer => HULU
7 Down: "The Office" role => ERIN
8 Down: "My Left ___" (drama for which Daniel Day-Lewis won his first Oscar) => FOOT
9 Down: "Law & Order" airer => TNT
15 Down: Adam Driver role => KYLOREN
18 Down: Winning => AHEAD
19 Down: David in "Disturbia" and "The Hurt Locker" => MORSE
20 Down: Baker who sings "Giving You the Best That I Got" => ANITA
21 Down: "___ Love Dogs" (2005 romcom) => MUST
22 Down: Fisher in 2020's "Godmothered" => ISLA
23 Down: "___ 'n Dale: Rescue Rangers" (2022 comedy) => CHIP
24 Down: Second try => REDO
25 Down: Milton Friedman's field, for short => ECON

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This crossword has 16 across clues and 19 down clues. In total 35 clues are solved in the section above.
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