Thursday Crossword — March 31, 2005 - Answers & Solutions

Complete answers for this medium crossword puzzle (15x15 grid, 76 clues). Published 3/31/2005. By David Liben-Nowell.

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Across Answers

1 Across: "Whew!" (3)
MAN
4 Across: It trembles in the woods (5)
ASPEN
9 Across: Biblical pronoun (3)
THY
12 Across: Milo's title partner in a 1989 film (4)
OTIS
14 Across: Relate to (6)
BEARON
16 Across: Not act professionally? (3)
HAM
17 Across: Singer Mitchell (4)
JONI
18 Across: Fix (6)
SCRAPE
19 Across: Rocker Ocasek (3)
RIC
20 Across: Indications needing interpretation (5)
OMENS
22 Across: Fills up (5)
SATES
23 Across: Athenian vowel (3)
ETA
24 Across: Swiss vendor (4)
DELI
26 Across: See to details (8)
DOTTHEIS
28 Across: Become old enough for (8)
GROWINTO
31 Across: Something to go to (4)
SEED
32 Across: Detroit org. (3)
UAW
33 Across: Representative (5)
PROXY
35 Across: It comes from the kitchen (5)
AROMA
38 Across: Web site offering (4)
LINK
40 Across: Pioneering computer (5)
ENIAC
42 Across: McGregor of "Star Wars" films (4)
EWAN
43 Across: Barnstormer (5)
FLIER
45 Across: Substitute (5)
SCRUB
47 Across: Minor objection (3)
NIT
48 Across: Fix (4)
SPAY
50 Across: Some sci-fi villains (8)
ANDROIDS
52 Across: Cook, in a way, as eggs (8)
SOFTBOIL
55 Across: Without (4)
SANS
56 Across: Sound of a epiphany (3)
AHA
57 Across: Shocks testers (5)
BUMPS
59 Across: Irk (5)
GETAT
62 Across: Kilmer of "Batman Forever" (3)
VAL
63 Across: Paragons (6)
IDEALS
65 Across: Shoe part (4)
ARCH
66 Across: Speech interruptions (3)
ERS
67 Across: "Christ Before Pilate" artist (6)
TITIAN
68 Across: Tackle box item (4)
LURE
69 Across: Date (3)
SEE
70 Across: Famous recluse (5)
GARBO
71 Across: Poetic time of day (3)
EEN

Down Answers

1 Down: Magic charm (4)
MOJO
2 Down: Tiny bit (4)
ATOM
3 Down: See 6-Down (15)
NINEDOWNISFALSE
4 Down: They're crunched (3)
ABS
5 Down: Fractions of a deg. (4)
SECS
6 Down: 3- and 9-Down, e.g. (15)
PARADOXICALPAIR
7 Down: Inspiration for poets and musicians (5)
ERATO
8 Down: Hotel restriction (6)
NOPETS
9 Down: See 6-Down (15)
THREEDOWNISTRUE
10 Down: Where Columbus made landfall, 1492 (5)
HAITI
11 Down: Certain community centers (5)
YMCAS
13 Down: Toughness (5)
SINEW
15 Down: Coca-Cola Company beverage (6)
NESTEA
21 Down: Falter (4)
SLIP
25 Down: Concerning (4)
INRE
27 Down: Word said while raising one's hand (4)
HERE
28 Down: Chasm (4)
GULF
29 Down: Transportation option (4)
RAIL
30 Down: Gobs (4)
TONS
34 Down: Ball in a basket (4)
YARN
36 Down: Old ___ (4)
MAID
37 Down: Some colonists (4)
ANTS
39 Down: Didn't spoil (4)
KEPT
41 Down: They're chewed in the field (4)
CUDS
44 Down: One good at multiplying (6)
RABBIT
46 Down: Talk big (4)
BRAG
49 Down: "Savvy?" (6)
YOUDIG
51 Down: N.B.A. star who played at L.S.U. (5)
ONEAL
52 Down: Pitching stat (5)
SAVES
53 Down: Fighter pilot Edward for whom an airport is named (5)
OHARE
54 Down: "___ man who wasn't there" (5)
IMETA
58 Down: Thick slice (4)
SLAB
60 Down: Planar measure (4)
ACRE
61 Down: Consequently (4)
THEN
64 Down: ___-cone (3)
SNO

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