Crossword Answers For: Thursday, August 19, 2021

Across Clues and Answers:

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1 Across: Food whose consistency is measured by how many fingers are needed to scoop it up => POI
4 Across: Essential aspect => DNA
7 Across: The Green Dragon in The Lord of the Rings, e.g. => INN
8 Across: Verb that, when its first letter is removed, becomes the body part that does it => HEAR
9 Across: Discipline that may involve practicing hua tou => ZEN
10 Across: Distribute, with out => METE
11 Across: Disney movie featuring Shakira as Gazelle => ZOOTOPIA
13 Across: Many an ofrenda dedicatee => ANCESTOR
14 Across: Profession that, when its last letter is removed, becomes the surname of a noted practitioner => POET
15 Across: Shiba ___ (dog breed often featured in memes) => INU
16 Across: 14-Across Carson => ANNE
17 Across: Pub like The Harvard Lampoon => MAG
18 Across: Lepidopterist's tool => NET
19 Across: 2011 World Golf Hall of Fame inductee => ELS

Down Clues and Answers:

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1 Down: Flat kitchen implement that's an alternative to a stone => PIZZAPAN
2 Down: Court battle without any support? => ONEONONE
3 Down: Without a sentence, hopefully => INNOCENT
4 Down: Term for the full, vast span of the world's history => DEEPTIME
5 Down: Country style? => NATIONAL
6 Down: Throws on the floor? => AREARUGS
8 Down: GPs' gps. => HMOS
12 Down: Head of Rodin's The Thinker? => TETE

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This crossword has 14 across clues and 9 down clues. In total 23 clues are solved in the section above.
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