Monday Crossword — July 25, 2005 - Answers & Solutions

Complete answers for this easy crossword puzzle (15x15 grid, 78 clues). Published 7/25/2005. By Lynn Lempel.

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Across Answers

1 Across: Be in harmony (4)
JIBE
5 Across: Lewis with Lamb Chop (5)
SHARI
10 Across: ___ out (barely made) (4)
EKED
14 Across: Functions (4)
USES
15 Across: Poison (5)
TOXIN
16 Across: Editor's strikeout (4)
DELE
17 Across: Removed as with a wave of the hand (10)
SWEPTASIDE
19 Across: Altar area (4)
APSE
20 Across: Asian New Year's festival (3)
TET
21 Across: Forever and a day (4)
AGES
22 Across: Bother (6)
PESTER
24 Across: Upstream swimmer (6)
SALMON
26 Across: Chicken of the Sea product (4)
TUNA
27 Across: Popular sandwich cookie (4)
OREO
28 Across: Gung-ho (4)
AVID
32 Across: Backward-looking (5)
RETRO
35 Across: Field of flowers? (6)
BOTANY
37 Across: Jong who wrote "Fear of Flying" (5)
ERICA
38 Across: Downs' opposite (3)
UPS
41 Across: Coach's encouraging words (7)
PEPTALK
43 Across: Nicotine's partner (3)
TAR
44 Across: R & B singer LaBelle (5)
PATTI
46 Across: Tough time (6)
ORDEAL
48 Across: Santa ___, Calif. (5)
CLARA
49 Across: Santa ___, Calif. (4)
ROSA
50 Across: Every one (4)
EACH
54 Across: Fly catcher? (4)
MITT
56 Across: Baby's noisemaker (6)
RATTLE
58 Across: Robert ___ ? believe him, or not! (6)
RIPLEY
60 Across: Tailless cat (4)
MANX
62 Across: Wee bit (3)
TAD
63 Across: Savvy about (4)
ONTO
64 Across: Mom-and-pop event ? and a hint to the insides of 17- and 41-Across and 11- and 40-Down (10)
PTAMEETING
67 Across: Blow one's horn (4)
BRAG
68 Across: Champing at the bit (5)
EAGER
69 Across: Hankering (4)
URGE
70 Across: Alluring (4)
SEXY
71 Across: Twirls (5)
SPINS
72 Across: First lady before Mamie (4)
BESS

Down Answers

1 Down: Precisely (6)
JUSTSO
2 Down: "Honest!" (6)
ISWEAR
3 Down: Classic Volkswagen (6)
BEETLE
4 Down: Psychic ability, for short (3)
ESP
5 Down: Remain in a rut (8)
STAGNATE
6 Down: Hydrant attachment (4)
HOSE
7 Down: Base line on a graph (4)
AXIS
8 Down: Free (of) (3)
RID
9 Down: All thumbs (5)
INEPT
10 Down: Mary Tyler Moore co-star (7)
EDASNER
11 Down: Persisted (8)
KEPTATIT
12 Down: Otherwise (4)
ELSE
13 Down: Does and bucks (4)
DEER
18 Down: Confucian path (3)
TAO
23 Down: "I got it!" (6)
EUREKA
25 Down: Mafia (3)
MOB
29 Down: Water in the air (5)
VAPOR
30 Down: Foreword (5)
INTRO
31 Down: Twosomes (5)
DYADS
33 Down: Major TV maker (3)
RCA
34 Down: Boat mover (3)
OAR
36 Down: Narcotic (6)
OPIATE
38 Down: It's scanned at checkout: Abbr. (3)
UPC
39 Down: Chum (3)
PAL
40 Down: Major irritant for American colonists (8)
STAMPTAX
42 Down: Students (8)
LEARNERS
45 Down: Three-part work (7)
TRILOGY
47 Down: Tennis umpire's cry (3)
LET
51 Down: Garb (6)
ATTIRE
52 Down: Gong sounds (6)
CLANGS
53 Down: Bushes between yards (6)
HEDGES
55 Down: Varieties (5)
TYPES
57 Down: Tree feller (3)
AXE
58 Down: Burglarizes (4)
ROBS
59 Down: Regarding (4)
INRE
60 Down: Visitors to Jesus (4)
MAGI
61 Down: "___, brother!" (4)
AMEN
65 Down: Listening-in device (3)
TAP
66 Down: Where you may get a soaking (3)
TUB

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