Wednesday Crossword — March 1, 2006 - Answers & Solutions
Complete answers for this medium crossword puzzle (15x15 grid, 78 clues). Published 3/1/2006. By Richard Silvestri.
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Across Answers
- 1 Across: Mighty bit (4)
- ATOM
- 5 Across: Blackguards (4)
- CADS
- 9 Across: Caribbean island (5)
- ARUBA
- 14 Across: Collar neighbor (4)
- NAPE
- 15 Across: From the top (4)
- ANEW
- 16 Across: Humdrum (5)
- BANAL
- 17 Across: Lower 10 (4)
- TOES
- 18 Across: Oven window material (4)
- MICA
- 19 Across: Like a tumbler (5)
- AGILE
- 20 Across: Get away from the director of "Ishtar"? (9)
- ESCAPEMAY
- 22 Across: Midsized soda bottle (5)
- LITER
- 23 Across: Letter from Greece (3)
- ETA
- 24 Across: "No kidding!" (6)
- HONEST
- 25 Across: Top greengrocer? (12)
- ESCAROLEKING
- 31 Across: Fowl place (5)
- ROOST
- 32 Across: Repellent (4)
- VILE
- 33 Across: Jurist's reading (3)
- LAW
- 36 Across: Unwanted buildup (4)
- GUNK
- 37 Across: Sister of Urania (5)
- ERATO
- 39 Across: Ritzy (4)
- POSH
- 40 Across: Something to slag (3)
- ORE
- 41 Across: Somewhat (4)
- ATAD
- 42 Across: Be bombastic (5)
- ORATE
- 43 Across: Emulate Jack Sprat? (12)
- ESCHEWTHEFAT
- 46 Across: Option at the launderer's (6)
- STARCH
- 49 Across: ___ exchange (3)
- ION
- 50 Across: "M" star, 1931 (5)
- LORRE
- 51 Across: Saloon held in trust? (9)
- ESCROWBAR
- 57 Across: Siamese or Persian (5)
- ASIAN
- 58 Across: ___ George (4)
- LAKE
- 59 Across: Part of a diamond (4)
- HOME
- 60 Across: Track (5)
- SCENT
- 61 Across: Declare (4)
- AVER
- 62 Across: Common supplement (4)
- IRON
- 63 Across: Brings to a close (5)
- HALTS
- 64 Across: Franco of film (4)
- NERO
- 65 Across: Gusto (4)
- ZEST
Down Answers
- 1 Down: Requirement in a game of dealer's choice (4)
- ANTE
- 2 Down: Sun Belt art colony (4)
- TAOS
- 3 Down: Fuel grp. (4)
- OPEC
- 4 Down: Big butte (4)
- MESA
- 5 Down: Totaled (6)
- CAMETO
- 6 Down: 20 Questions category (6)
- ANIMAL
- 7 Down: Numerical prefix (4)
- DECA
- 8 Down: Dominion (4)
- SWAY
- 9 Down: Mother-of-pearl source (7)
- ABALONE
- 10 Down: Infuriated, and showing it (6)
- RAGING
- 11 Down: Go from two to one (5)
- UNITE
- 12 Down: Barn bundles (5)
- BALES
- 13 Down: At the ready (5)
- ALERT
- 21 Down: Sassy (4)
- PERT
- 24 Down: Big Island port (4)
- HILO
- 25 Down: For this reason (4)
- ERGO
- 26 Down: Go bad (4)
- SOUR
- 27 Down: Highway marker (4)
- CONE
- 28 Down: Set a price of (3)
- ASK
- 29 Down: Skirt (5)
- EVADE
- 30 Down: Do-it-yourselfer's purchase (3)
- KIT
- 33 Down: Take it easy (4)
- LOAF
- 34 Down: Hammett canine (4)
- ASTA
- 35 Down: Put an edge on (4)
- WHET
- 37 Down: Make some plates (4)
- ETCH
- 38 Down: Root word? (3)
- RAH
- 39 Down: Grand ___, Nova Scotia (3)
- PRE
- 41 Down: Assaults on Everest, e.g. (7)
- ASCENTS
- 42 Down: "Horrors!" (4)
- OHNO
- 43 Down: Traveling (6)
- ERRANT
- 44 Down: Chair material (6)
- WICKER
- 45 Down: Corrida figure (6)
- TORERO
- 46 Down: Virgule (5)
- SLASH
- 47 Down: Opera set in 1800 Rome (5)
- TOSCA
- 48 Down: Shakespearean sprite (5)
- ARIEL
- 51 Down: Flair (4)
- ELAN
- 52 Down: Set aside (4)
- SAVE
- 53 Down: Phenom (4)
- WHIZ
- 54 Down: Ear bender (4)
- BORE
- 55 Down: "Murder, She Wrote" sheriff ___ Tupper (4)
- AMOS
- 56 Down: Monthly money (4)
- RENT
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