Wednesday Crossword — December 15, 2004 - Answers & Solutions
Complete answers for this medium crossword puzzle (15x15 grid, 78 clues). Published 12/15/2004. By Zach Jesse.
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Across Answers
- 1 Across: To the rear (3)
- AFT
- 4 Across: Cold war winner (4)
- NATO
- 8 Across: Raft wood (5)
- BALSA
- 13 Across: For (3)
- PRO
- 14 Across: "You ___ kiddin'!" (4)
- AINT
- 15 Across: Attach, in a way (6)
- GLUEON
- 16 Across: With 38-Across, a punny riddle (15)
- HOWDIDTHEOAKASK
- 19 Across: Points in a lofty speech (6)
- IDEALS
- 20 Across: Long tale (4)
- EPIC
- 21 Across: Simpson exclamation (3)
- DOH
- 22 Across: Dummy (4)
- DOLT
- 23 Across: Short-sheeting and others (6)
- PRANKS
- 25 Across: Slightly open (4)
- AJAR
- 28 Across: SeaWorld attraction (5)
- SHAMU
- 32 Across: Things that are burned nowadays (3)
- CDS
- 35 Across: Cousin of a bassoon (4)
- OBOE
- 37 Across: Moon of Mars (6)
- PHOBOS
- 38 Across: See 16-Across (15)
- OUTTHEMAPLETREE
- 41 Across: Partner of above (6)
- BEYOND
- 42 Across: Set straight (4)
- TRUE
- 43 Across: Dummy (3)
- ASS
- 44 Across: Tobacconist's offering (5)
- BLEND
- 45 Across: "Baseball Tonight" channel (4)
- ESPN
- 47 Across: Fake (6)
- ERSATZ
- 51 Across: Like ripe cheeses (4)
- AGED
- 55 Across: Each (3)
- PER
- 58 Across: Bush's alma mater (4)
- YALE
- 59 Across: Designer Pucci (6)
- EMILIO
- 61 Across: Answer to the riddle (15)
- IWOODPINEFIRYEW
- 64 Across: Cajoles (6)
- COAXES
- 65 Across: PBS matters (4)
- ARTS
- 66 Across: Word with rolling or bowling (3)
- PIN
- 67 Across: City whose daily newspaper is the Beacon Journal (5)
- AKRON
- 68 Across: Come together (4)
- MASS
- 69 Across: Today, in Tijuana (3)
- HOY
Down Answers
- 1 Down: Ladybug's prey (5)
- APHID
- 2 Down: Tolkien ring bearer (5)
- FRODO
- 3 Down: Sauna attire (5)
- TOWEL
- 4 Down: Get exactly right (4)
- NAIL
- 5 Down: Pitches in (4)
- AIDS
- 6 Down: Explosive stuff (3)
- TNT
- 7 Down: None of the above (5)
- OTHER
- 8 Down: Family pariah (10)
- BLACKSHEEP
- 9 Down: Diving bird (3)
- AUK
- 10 Down: Extraction from galena ore (4)
- LEAD
- 11 Down: Hardly thrilling (4)
- SOSO
- 12 Down: Pharaoh's symbol (4)
- ANKH
- 15 Down: Enter (4)
- GOIN
- 17 Down: Numbers to crunch (4)
- DATA
- 18 Down: Ecol. watchdog (3)
- EPA
- 23 Down: Where a queen may be crowned (4)
- PROM
- 24 Down: Title chance (4)
- SHOT
- 26 Down: Restoration poet (10)
- JOHNDRYDEN
- 27 Down: In the sack (4)
- ABED
- 29 Down: Start of an incantation (4)
- ABRA
- 30 Down: Tavern in "The Simpsons" (4)
- MOES
- 31 Down: Plays for a fool (4)
- USES
- 32 Down: Baseball's "Georgia Peach" (4)
- COBB
- 33 Down: Pacers' contest? (4)
- DUEL
- 34 Down: Eye problem (4)
- STYE
- 36 Down: "Dig in!" (3)
- EAT
- 37 Down: And (4)
- PLUS
- 39 Down: Muscle ___ (4)
- TONE
- 40 Down: White House resident, informally (4)
- PREZ
- 46 Down: Depilatory brand (4)
- NAIR
- 48 Down: Con artists' prey (4)
- SAPS
- 49 Down: Will Smith title role (3)
- ALI
- 50 Down: Coffee break time, maybe (5)
- TENAM
- 52 Down: Informational symbol (5)
- GLYPH
- 53 Down: Children's song refrain (5)
- EIEIO
- 54 Down: Soft, like cotton (5)
- DOWNY
- 55 Down: Typewriter type (4)
- PICA
- 56 Down: "Star Wars" critter (4)
- EWOK
- 57 Down: Not just chuckle (4)
- ROAR
- 59 Down: Young newts (4)
- EFTS
- 60 Down: Fail to make (4)
- MISS
- 62 Down: Useless tic-tac-toe row (3)
- OXO
- 63 Down: Big time (3)
- ERA
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