Thursday Crossword — August 11, 2005 - Answers & Solutions
Complete answers for this medium crossword puzzle (15x15 grid, 72 clues). Published 8/11/2005. By Michael Shteyman.
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Across Answers
- 1 Across: Minuteman, e.g.: Abbr. (4)
- ICBM
- 5 Across: Windows may have them, briefly (3)
- ACS
- 8 Across: ___-Seltzer (4)
- ALKA
- 12 Across: Massenet opera (5)
- THAIS
- 14 Across: Speed: Abbr. (3)
- MPH
- 15 Across: Northern Indians (5)
- ERIES
- 16 Across: Father Junipero ___ (5)
- SERRA
- 17 Across: New pedometer reading (3)
- OOO
- 18 Across: Shots at a dentist's office (5)
- XRAYS
- 19 Across: "All God's Children Need Traveling Shoes" writer (7)
- ANGELOU
- 21 Across: Caesar salad base (7)
- ROMAINE
- 23 Across: Masseur's command (7)
- LIEDOWN
- 24 Across: Pant (7)
- TROUSER
- 25 Across: French pronoun (3)
- ILS
- 26 Across: Home of Pukaskwa National Park (7)
- ONTARIO
- 28 Across: Baltic land: Abbr. (3)
- EST
- 29 Across: Gertrude ___, 1988 Medicine Nobelist (5)
- ELION
- 31 Across: The writer Saki's real name (5)
- MUNRO
- 33 Across: Rock's Brian (3)
- ENO
- 34 Across: Flashy jewelry, informally (5)
- BLING
- 36 Across: Stick in the water (3)
- OAR
- 39 Across: Awards for Edward Albee (5)
- OBIES
- 41 Across: Improved (5)
- HONED
- 43 Across: Chinese tea (3)
- CHA
- 46 Across: Busy (7)
- ONTHEGO
- 49 Across: "You're All ___ Got Tonight" (3)
- IVE
- 50 Across: Mini poodles and toy terriers (7)
- LAPDOGS
- 52 Across: Follows dentists' orders (7)
- FLOSSES
- 54 Across: One passing a course with flying colors? (7)
- AVIATOR
- 55 Across: Coercers (7)
- FORCERS
- 56 Across: Teacher's summons (5)
- SEEME
- 57 Across: Hugs, symbolically (3)
- OOO
- 59 Across: Big Band musician Shaw (5)
- ARTIE
- 60 Across: Measured on foot (5)
- PACED
- 61 Across: Env. contents (3)
- LTR
- 62 Across: Intolerant type (5)
- HATER
- 63 Across: Fr. holy women (4)
- STES
- 64 Across: D-Day carrier: Abbr. (3)
- LST
- 65 Across: D-Con target (4)
- PEST
Down Answers
- 1 Down: "Not true!" (7)
- ITSALIE
- 2 Down: Bedspread fabric (8)
- CHENILLE
- 3 Down: Enters abruptly (8)
- BARGESIN
- 4 Down: Stuck (5)
- MIRED
- 5 Down: Line on a money order (6)
- AMOUNT
- 6 Down: U.S.N. rank (3)
- CPO
- 7 Down: Near future (8)
- SHORTRUN
- 8 Down: Pianist Claudio (5)
- ARRAU
- 9 Down: Be a go-between (6)
- LIAISE
- 10 Down: "A Tract on Monetary Reform" author (6)
- KEYNES
- 11 Down: Posit (6)
- ASSERT
- 13 Down: Place for chaps in chaps (6)
- SALOON
- 15 Down: English breed of sheep (6)
- EXMOOR
- 20 Down: Have (3)
- OWN
- 22 Down: Certain NASA equipment ? shown literally in the solution to this puzzle (5)
- ORING
- 27 Down: Plain folk (5)
- AMISH
- 30 Down: Tic-tac-toe winner (3)
- OOO
- 32 Down: Queenside castle, in chess notation (3)
- OOO
- 34 Down: "You got it!" (5)
- BINGO
- 35 Down: "Time to get started" (8)
- LETSROLL
- 37 Down: Clear liqueur (8)
- ANISETTE
- 38 Down: Musings (8)
- REVERIES
- 40 Down: Ousted (6)
- BOOTED
- 41 Down: "Way to go!" (6)
- HOORAH
- 42 Down: Split, e.g. (7)
- DESSERT
- 43 Down: Holds (6)
- CLASPS
- 44 Down: Attack (6)
- HAVEAT
- 45 Down: Not together (6)
- APIECE
- 47 Down: Push (6)
- EFFORT
- 48 Down: Day-___ (3)
- GLO
- 51 Down: Damon Runyon characters (5)
- DAMES
- 53 Down: Annul (5)
- SCRAP
- 58 Down: Exciting periods, for short (3)
- OTS
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