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 |
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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! |