Crossword Answers For: Thursday, December 21, 2023

Across Clues and Answers:

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1 Across: Amazon Prime series that drops on January 26; it stars 12-Across as an American living in Hong Kong => EXPATS
7 Across: Hosp. area => ICU
10 Across: No longer interested in something that's too much trouble => OVERIT
11 Across: Neither here ___ there => NOR
12 Across: With 27-Across, movie star born in Honolulu => NICOLE
13 Across: Major airport => HUB
14 Across: "Give ___ break!" => MEA
15 Across: "Riverdale" actor KJ ___ => APA
16 Across: Airport org. => TSA
18 Across: Cantaloupe or casaba, e.g. => MELON
20 Across: Ashton Kutcher's role on "That '70s Show" => KELSO
22 Across: Kylo ___ (Adam Driver role) => REN
23 Across: Brian who sings "There Were Bells" => ENO
24 Across: "Who am ___ judge?" => ITO
26 Across: Verb suffix => ING
27 Across: See 12-Across => KIDMAN
31 Across: Carrere in "Wayne's World" => TIA
32 Across: Texas city named for a Ukrainian city => ODESSA
33 Across: QVC competitor => HSN
34 Across: Largest city in Australia, where both 12-Across and 20-Down hold citizenship (and where the screening was held) => SYDNEY

Down Clues and Answers:

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1 Down: Billion-year period => EON
2 Down: 16, in Ancient Rome => XVI
3 Down: Arm muscle, casually => PEC
4 Down: Scents => AROMAS
5 Down: Scrabble piece => TILE
6 Down: Prepare asparagus, maybe => STEAM
7 Down: Get a few lungfuls of, as fresh air => INHALE
8 Down: Money-saving offer => COUPON
9 Down: See 20-Down => URBAN
16 Down: Sport for Ons Jabeur and Qinweng Zheng => TENNIS
17 Down: Advertising line => SLOGAN
19 Down: Undermined, as support => ERODED
20 Down: With 9-Down: husband of 12-Across, who accompanied her at a screening of 1-Across yesterday => KEITH
21 Down: Greek yogurt brand => OIKOS
25 Down: Very neat and clean => TIDY
28 Down: Popular portal => MSN
29 Down: Chemistry suffix => ASE
30 Down: Rejection heard in Shakespeare => NAY

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This crossword has 20 across clues and 19 down clues. In total 39 clues are solved in the section above.
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