Wednesday Crossword — July 9, 2003 - Answers & Solutions
Complete answers for this medium crossword puzzle (15x15 grid, 78 clues). Published 7/9/2003. By Patrick Merrell.
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Across Answers
- 1 Across: Fermentation receptacle (3)
- VAT
- 4 Across: Aromatic salves (5)
- BALMS
- 9 Across: Rough, as a car engine (5)
- JERKY
- 14 Across: Rabin's land: Abbr. (3)
- ISR
- 15 Across: Enjoyed immensely (5)
- ATEUP
- 16 Across: Loosen, as laces (5)
- UNTIE
- 17 Across: Long-ago battle protection (9)
- CHAINMAIL
- 19 Across: Klutzy (5)
- INEPT
- 20 Across: Annual July sports event with the world's largest live audience (12)
- TOURDEFRANCE
- 22 Across: Cookbook author Rombauer et al. (5)
- IRMAS
- 23 Across: ___ sauce (3)
- SOY
- 24 Across: Co. badges (3)
- IDS
- 27 Across: Playing dirty tricks (4)
- MEAN
- 28 Across: Should, with "to" (5)
- OUGHT
- 31 Across: Part of a parcel (4)
- ACRE
- 32 Across: "Peter Pan" dog (4)
- NANA
- 33 Across: Shortly (6)
- INABIT
- 35 Across: [Prediction:] Lance Armstrong, at the end of the 2003 20-Across (13)
- FIVETIMECHAMP
- 39 Across: Batman's home (6)
- GOTHAM
- 40 Across: Daredevil Knievel (4)
- EVEL
- 41 Across: End-of-the-week cry (4)
- TGIF
- 42 Across: Slowly merged (into) (5)
- EASED
- 44 Across: Moves it, informally (4)
- GITS
- 48 Across: Key futilely pushed after a computer freeze (3)
- ESC
- 49 Across: Kind of hand (3)
- PAT
- 50 Across: One must be quick to join it (5)
- MENSA
- 51 Across: Winner's prize, in 20-Across (12)
- YELLOWJERSEY
- 55 Across: Ruler of a hive (5)
- QUEEN
- 58 Across: "Janie's Got a Gun" rock band (9)
- AEROSMITH
- 59 Across: UPS shade (5)
- BROWN
- 60 Across: Catches (5)
- SNAGS
- 61 Across: From Okla. City to Houston (3)
- SSE
- 62 Across: Pantywaist (5)
- SISSY
- 63 Across: "Uncle Tom's Cabin" girl (5)
- TOPSY
- 64 Across: Novelist Josephine (3)
- TEY
Down Answers
- 1 Down: Muggee, e.g. (6)
- VICTIM
- 2 Down: Toward the beach (6)
- ASHORE
- 3 Down: Emotional damage (6)
- TRAUMA
- 4 Down: Cigar wraps (5)
- BANDS
- 5 Down: "Look ___!" (4)
- ATME
- 6 Down: Table extender (4)
- LEAF
- 7 Down: ___ Woods National Monument (4)
- MUIR
- 8 Down: Big media to-do (6)
- SPLASH
- 9 Down: Like good oranges (5)
- JUICY
- 10 Down: Feminine suffix (4)
- ENNE
- 11 Down: 31-Down plan: Abbr. (3)
- RTE
- 12 Down: Laotian money (3)
- KIP
- 13 Down: So far (3)
- YET
- 18 Down: Ayatollah's land (4)
- IRAN
- 21 Down: Saw (7)
- NOTICED
- 24 Down: SALT topic (4)
- ICBM
- 25 Down: Job for a plumber (4)
- DRIP
- 26 Down: Match unit (3)
- SET
- 28 Down: Hot bowlful (7)
- OATMEAL
- 29 Down: Prefix with sphere (3)
- UNI
- 30 Down: Pool and darts (5)
- GAMES
- 31 Down: Driver's aid: Abbr. (3)
- AAA
- 32 Down: Big lobby in D.C. (3)
- NEA
- 34 Down: Montreal is in it: Abbr. (3)
- NHL
- 35 Down: Frequent San Francisco conditions (4)
- FOGS
- 36 Down: Related to: Suffix (4)
- ITIC
- 37 Down: Like some TV channels, briefly (3)
- VHF
- 38 Down: Last moment to prepare (3)
- EVE
- 39 Down: Old inits. in telecommunications (3)
- GTE
- 43 Down: Cry after a long wait (6)
- ATLAST
- 44 Down: Start of an idea (4)
- GERM
- 45 Down: More than urge (6)
- INSIST
- 46 Down: Sub-Saharan pest (6)
- TSETSE
- 47 Down: Willie Mays phrase (6)
- SAYHEY
- 49 Down: Copper (5)
- PENNY
- 50 Down: Unkempt (5)
- MESSY
- 51 Down: Fir trees (4)
- YEWS
- 52 Down: Wine: Prefix (4)
- OENO
- 53 Down: Shawl, e.g. (4)
- WRAP
- 54 Down: Bends, as in a river (4)
- JOGS
- 55 Down: Gridiron V.I.P.'s (3)
- QBS
- 56 Down: Mentalist Geller (3)
- URI
- 57 Down: Canon camera model (3)
- EOS
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