Crossword clues and answers

By Eric Rollfing

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Across

37 clues
  1. 1Scarecrow stuffingSTRAW
  2. 11Some HP productsPCS
  3. 14EbbABATE
  4. 15Top-tier groupELITE
  5. 17On/off deviceLIGHTSWITCH
  6. 26Small orchardGROVE
  7. 33RegretRUE
  8. 34PursueSEEK
  9. 36Better halvesSPOUSES
  10. 40Blue state?WOE
  11. 41GPS guessesETAS
  12. 59Chicken ___ kingALA
  13. 63Rapper Tone ___LOC
  14. 64Reef materialCORAL
  15. 66Had dinner, sayATE
  16. 67TransmitsSENDS
  17. 68Hockey feintsDEKES

Down

39 clues
  1. 3Wild partyRAGER
  2. 4Faith no more?ATHEISM
  3. 5More than dampWET
  4. 13Drinks daintilySIPS
  5. 18PrognosticatorSEER
  6. 23Young 'unsTOTS
  7. 26Utter delightGLEE
  8. 35Get-up-and-goPEP
  9. 39Very wiseSAGE
  10. 4232-card card gameSKAT
  11. 45LiberateSETFREE
  12. 48Bikini and othersATOLLS
  13. 52"Frida" star SalmaHAYEK
  14. 53Slowly chip away atERODE
  15. 54Fancy partyGALA
  16. 55Gull relativeTERN
  17. 56Lettuce unitHEAD
  18. 58"No ___, no fuss!"MUSS
  19. 61OpponentFOE
  20. 62UnfamiliarODD

Every clue links to a dedicated answer page. Use the list below to scan the complete fill without opening the interactive board.

  1. 14. Ebb

    Answer: ABATE

  2. 15. Top-tier group

    Answer: ELITE

  3. 17. On/off device

    Answer: LIGHTSWITCH

  4. 26. Small orchard

    Answer: GROVE

  5. 33. Regret

    Answer: RUE

  6. 34. Pursue

    Answer: SEEK

  7. 36. Better halves

    Answer: SPOUSES

  8. 40. Blue state?

    Answer: WOE

  9. 41. GPS guesses

    Answer: ETAS

  10. 64. Reef material

    Answer: CORAL

  11. 67. Transmits

    Answer: SENDS

  12. 68. Hockey feints

    Answer: DEKES

  1. 3. Wild party

    Answer: RAGER

  2. 4. Faith no more?

    Answer: ATHEISM

  3. 18. Prognosticator

    Answer: SEER

  4. 23. Young 'uns

    Answer: TOTS

  5. 26. Utter delight

    Answer: GLEE

  6. 39. Very wise

    Answer: SAGE

  7. 45. Liberate

    Answer: SETFREE

  8. 48. Bikini and others

    Answer: ATOLLS

  9. 54. Fancy party

    Answer: GALA

  10. 55. Gull relative

    Answer: TERN

  11. 56. Lettuce unit

    Answer: HEAD

  12. 61. Opponent

    Answer: FOE

  13. 62. Unfamiliar

    Answer: ODD

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