Crossword Answers For: Tuesday, December 26, 2023

Across Clues and Answers:

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1 Across: ___ of laughs (funny person, show, movie, etc.) => BARREL
7 Across: "Can't believe it," when texting => SMH
10 Across: Recent Harvard grad, usually => ALUMNA
11 Across: Body part you can wiggle => TOE
12 Across: Taraji P. ___ (she plays Shug Avery in the new musical version of "The Color Purple," which premiered on Christmas Day) => HENSON
13 Across: Three-point line => ARC
14 Across: Best Supporting Actress nominee for 1985's original "The Color Purple" (who's also the co-producer of the new musical version) => OPRAH
16 Across: Brooks who plays Sofia in the new movie => DANIELLE
19 Across: ___ Barrino (former "American Idol" champ who plays the lead role of Celie in the movie) => FANTASIA
21 Across: Amy who's played Lois Lane four times => ADAMS
22 Across: Palindrome in rappers' names => LIL
23 Across: Domingo who plays Mister Johnson in the new musical => COLMAN
29 Across: Seydoux in "The French Dispatch" => LEA
30 Across: Grande with 381 million Insta followers => ARIANA
31 Across: Jersey Mike's order, typically => SUB
32 Across: Talking like a lunatic => RAVING

Down Clues and Answers:

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1 Down: Scrooge's dismissal => BAH
2 Down: Ginger ___ => ALE
3 Down: Part of ERA => RUN
4 Down: Hotel offerings (abbr.) => RMS
5 Down: Brian in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame => ENO
6 Down: Frequent U2 producer Daniel => LANOIS
7 Down: Rex's wife, in "Napoleon Dynamite" => STARLA
8 Down: "And the ___ of the story is..." => MORAL
9 Down: Anne who co-starred in "Cedar Rapids" => HECHE
15 Down: I.M. who designed the Louvre Pyramid => PEI
16 Down: Where paternity tests may be performed => DNALAB
17 Down: Cash source => ATM
18 Down: Athletic org. in "Talladega Nights" => NASCAR
19 Down: Bedford ___ (city in "It's a Wonderful Life") => FALLS
20 Down: Dramatic goodbye => ADIEU
24 Down: Rita who sings "Praising You" => ORA
25 Down: Ullmann or Tyler => LIV
26 Down: "Boo'd Up" singer Ella => MAI
27 Down: ___ Arbor, Mich. => ANN
28 Down: Old horse => NAG

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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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