Puzzle Constructed by: Susy Christiansen & Doug Peterson
Edited by: Inam Khan
Today theme answers are NUTS and BOLTS:
- Across 66A. Essentials, or what the first words of the answers to the starred clues are: NUTS AND BOLTS.
- 18A-Gift basket retailer known for cheese and smoked sausage : HICKORY FARMS (hickory nut)
- 27A-Oktoberfest venues : BEER GARDENS (beer nut)
- 42A-Robin Williams drama set at a prep school : DEAD POETS SOCIETY (dead bolt)
- 54A-Classic Ford model : THUNDERBIRD (thunderbolt)
CrossWord Clue’s with Answers November 22, 2022
Across
| Across Hints | Answers |
|---|---|
| 1 Oktoberfest mugs | : STEINS |
| 7 Possessed | : OWNED |
| 12 Battleship letters | : USS |
| 15 Sit-up kin | : CRUNCH |
| 16 Letter-shaped violin opening | : F-HOLE |
| 17 “Picked” complaint | : NIT |
| 18 *Gift basket retailer known for cheese and smoked sausage | : HICKORY FARMS (hickory nut) |
| 20 __-la-la | : TRA |
| 21 Director Brooks | : MEL |
| 22 Soccer family rides | : SUVS |
| 23 More frigid | : ICIER |
| 25 Lyrical | : ODIC |
| 27 *Oktoberfest venues | : BEER GARDENS (beer nut) |
| 31 “What’s up, __?” | : DOC |
| 33 Unlike Bond’s martini | : STIRRED |
| 34 Wunderkind | : PHENOM |
| 37 Highchair fashion | : BIB |
| 38 Seehorn of “Better Call Saul” | : RHEA |
| 42 *Robin Williams drama set at a prep school | : DEAD POETS SOCIETY (dead bolt) |
| 46 Actress Hathaway | : ANNE |
| 47 Texter’s caveat | : IMO |
| 48 Edit | : REVISE |
| 49 Xylophone kin | : MARIMBA |
| 53 Went first | : LED |
| 54 *Classic Ford model | : THUNDERBIRD (thunderbolt) |
| 58 Window ledge | : SILL |
| 61 Low voice | : BASSO |
| 62 Hammer target | : NAIL |
| 64 Campground chain HQ’d in Billings, MT | : KOA |
| 65 Natural resource | : ORE |
| 66 Essentials, or what the first words of the answers to the starred clues are | : NUTS AND BOLTS |
| 71 Broadcaster with regular pledge drives | : NPR |
| 72 Deep-seated | : INNER |
| 73 Military gesture | : SALUTE |
| 74 Shaved head? | : ESS |
| 75 Skewered appetizer served with peanut sauce | : SATAY |
| 76 Seismic event | : TREMOR |
Down
| Down Clue’s | Answers |
| 1 Hard-to-like person | : SCHMO |
| 2 Did one’s best | : TRIED |
| 3 Type of geometry | : EUCLIDEAN |
| 4 Ballpoint pen filler | : INK |
| 5 GIs with chevrons | : NCOS |
| 6 Landscaping bush | : SHRUB |
| 7 Compensate for | : OFFSET |
| 8 “Huh … ?” | : WHA …? |
| 9 Fin. Neighbor | : NOR |
| 10 Stately tree | : ELM |
| 11 Long for | : DESIRE |
| 12 Disentangle | : UNTIE |
| 13 Warning signal | : SIREN |
| 14 Plays the lead | : STARS |
| 19 First name in fashion | : YVES |
| 24 Outmoded data readers on PCs | : CD DRIVES |
| 26 Denounces | : CONDEMNS |
| 28 Corduroy ridges | : RIBS |
| 29 Pinot __: white wine grape | : GRIS |
| 30 Ann __, Michigan | : ARBOR |
| 32 Arresting figure? | : COP |
| 34 Couple’s indiscretion, for short | : PDA |
| 35 Female lobster | : HEN |
| 36 Rippled pattern | : MOIRE |
| 39 Judge on “America’s Got Talent” | : HEIDI KLUM |
| 40 Sci-fi aviators | : ETS |
| 41 Nautical “yes” | : AYE |
| 43 Mideast leader | : EMIR |
| 44 “Lara Croft: __ Raider” | : TOMB |
| 45 Animation collectible | : CEL |
| 50 Aphrodite’s love | : ADONIS |
| 51 Consisting of two parts | : BINARY |
| 52 Galway Bay island group | : ARAN |
| 54 Steakhouse order | : T-BONE |
| 55 Pluckable instruments | : HARPS |
| 56 Computer operators | : USERS |
| 57 Quaint “performed” | : DIDST |
| 59 State drawing | : LOTTO |
| 60 __ pointer | : LASER |
| 63 Letter-shaped brace | : L-BAR |
| 67 Spanish “a” | : UNA |
| 68 Blasting material | : TNT |
| 69 Aquaman’s realm | : SEA |
| 70 Fútbol fan’s cry | : OLE! |