Wednesday Crossword — October 19, 2005 - Answers & Solutions
Complete answers for this medium crossword puzzle (15x15 grid, 78 clues). Published 10/19/2005. By Levi Denham.
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Across Answers
- 1 Across: Flipper, e.g. (4)
- LIMB
- 5 Across: Butting heads (6)
- ATODDS
- 11 Across: W.W. II spy org. (3)
- OSS
- 14 Across: Fit to serve (4)
- ONEA
- 15 Across: Stick together (6)
- COHERE
- 16 Across: Some drops (3)
- DEW
- 17 Across: Spot in the top tier (11)
- BALCONYSEAT
- 19 Across: ___ de France (3)
- ILE
- 20 Across: Hot spot (5)
- STOVE
- 21 Across: "Nova" network (3)
- PBS
- 22 Across: Not fresh (3)
- OLD
- 23 Across: Without support (5)
- ALONE
- 24 Across: Up to, quickly (3)
- TIL
- 26 Across: Rope fiber (4)
- JUTE
- 27 Across: "Ben-___" (3)
- HUR
- 28 Across: When wadis fill (11)
- RAINYSEASON
- 32 Across: Pellets, e.g. (4)
- AMMO
- 34 Across: Speed (up) (3)
- REV
- 35 Across: Accidental occurrence (3)
- HAP
- 36 Across: 1941 Cary Grant tearjerker (13)
- PENNYSERENADE
- 41 Across: It may have periods (3)
- ERA
- 42 Across: Capek play (3)
- RUR
- 43 Across: Church part (4)
- NAVE
- 45 Across: Letterhead feature (11)
- COMPANYSEAL
- 50 Across: Burden (3)
- TAX
- 51 Across: Hoodwink (4)
- SCAM
- 52 Across: Poetic contraction (3)
- EER
- 53 Across: Ill-suited (5)
- INAPT
- 55 Across: Cabinet dept. since 1965 (3)
- HUD
- 56 Across: Host of an annual convention attended by publishers: Abbr. (3)
- ABA
- 58 Across: Hut material (5)
- ADOBE
- 59 Across: Public-house offering (3)
- ALE
- 60 Across: Measure of a company's dominance (and a literal hint to 17-, 28-, 36- and 45-Across) (11)
- MARKETSHARE
- 64 Across: Circle meas. (3)
- RAD
- 65 Across: Cause of weird weather (6)
- ELNINO
- 66 Across: "The heat ___!" (4)
- ISON
- 67 Across: Master hand (3)
- PRO
- 68 Across: Lie atop (6)
- RESTON
- 69 Across: Backpack item, maybe (4)
- TENT
Down Answers
- 1 Down: Court ploy (3)
- LOB
- 2 Down: Struggling, as a pitcher (8)
- INASLUMP
- 3 Down: The Velvet Fog (8)
- MELTORME
- 4 Down: He said "Knowledge is power" (5)
- BACON
- 5 Down: Retin-A treats it (4)
- ACNE
- 6 Down: Poodle, perhaps (3)
- TOY
- 7 Down: Startled cries (3)
- OHS
- 8 Down: With all one's heart (6)
- DEEPLY
- 9 Down: Evoking an "eh" (4)
- DRAB
- 10 Down: Lot sights (4)
- SETS
- 11 Down: Rotten to the core (6)
- ODIOUS
- 12 Down: Deal with commercially (6)
- SELLTO
- 13 Down: It touches the Gulf of Bothnia (6)
- SWEDEN
- 18 Down: Recovered from (4)
- OVER
- 23 Down: Brainstormer's cry (3)
- AHA
- 24 Down: Haberdashery stock (4)
- TIES
- 25 Down: 2, to 1/2 (7)
- INVERSE
- 26 Down: Where "besuboru" is played (5)
- JAPAN
- 29 Down: Indo-___ languages (5)
- ARYAN
- 30 Down: He-Man's toon sister (5)
- SHERA
- 31 Down: Caesar's end? (3)
- EAN
- 33 Down: Time to get back to work, maybe (5)
- ONEPM
- 37 Down: Big D.C. lobby (3)
- NRA
- 38 Down: One kicking oneself (4)
- RUER
- 39 Down: Record collection (8)
- DATABASE
- 40 Down: 1996 Madonna role (8)
- EVAPERON
- 44 Down: Tel. no. add-on (3)
- EXT
- 45 Down: Black key (6)
- CSHARP
- 46 Down: Eyepiece (6)
- OCULAR
- 47 Down: Got by (6)
- MADEDO
- 48 Down: Pines (6)
- YEARNS
- 49 Down: Spending restraints (4)
- LIDS
- 54 Down: Like a rare baseball game (5)
- NOHIT
- 56 Down: Part of VISTA: Abbr. (4)
- AMER
- 57 Down: Bundle up (4)
- BALE
- 58 Down: Oodles (4)
- ATON
- 61 Down: Emergency ___ (3)
- KIT
- 62 Down: Musician Brian (3)
- ENO
- 63 Down: Tolkien creature (3)
- ENT
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