Wednesday Crossword — March 29, 2006 - Answers & Solutions

Complete answers for this medium crossword puzzle (15x15 grid, 78 clues). Published 3/29/2006. By Frances Hansen (1919-2004).

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Across Answers

1 Across: Baseball datum (5)
ATBAT
6 Across: Word after a sneeze (5)
SALUD
11 Across: TV part (3)
CRT
14 Across: Constellation next to Scorpius (5)
NORMA
15 Across: Gladiators' locale (5)
ARENA
16 Across: Stephen of "V for Vendetta" (3)
REA
17 Across: Something that's pitched (5)
TRASH
18 Across: Breezy "Of course!" (5)
NATCH
19 Across: School mo. (3)
APR
20 Across: Hunkpapa leader (11)
SITTINGBULL
22 Across: Proactiv target (3)
ZIT
23 Across: J.F.K. posting (3)
ETA
24 Across: Toledo-to-Columbus dir. (3)
SSE
25 Across: Talkative one (4)
MYNA
26 Across: The Big Easy, to Louisianans (7)
NAWLINS
30 Across: William Tell, e.g. (6)
ARCHER
32 Across: Biblical verb ending (3)
ETH
33 Across: Apache leader (8)
GERONIMO
36 Across: Cry of pride (5)
VOILA
39 Across: Matterhorn or Jungfrau (3)
ALP
40 Across: Graceful tree (5)
BIRCH
43 Across: Shawnee leader (8)
TECUMSEH
46 Across: Go after, in a way (3)
SUE
47 Across: Start of a doubleheader (6)
OPENER
49 Across: Del Monte facility (7)
CANNERY
52 Across: Opposite of pobre (4)
RICO
53 Across: Ceiling (3)
CAP
56 Across: Jimmy Durante's "Inka Dinka ___" (3)
DOO
57 Across: The works (3)
ALL
58 Across: Nez Percé leader (11)
CHIEFJOSEPH
63 Across: Company V.I.P. (3)
CEO
64 Across: Actress Anouk (5)
AIMEE
65 Across: Fiats (5)
DICTA
66 Across: Baseball's Gehrig (3)
LOU
67 Across: Jack (5)
KNAVE
68 Across: "The Merry Widow" composer (5)
LEHAR
69 Across: Tug-of-war position (3)
END
70 Across: ___ Park, Colo. (5)
ESTES
71 Across: Gnawed away (5)
EROSE

Down Answers

1 Down: Colonial workers (4)
ANTS
2 Down: Bagels, mathematically (4)
TORI
3 Down: Teacher's handful (4)
BRAT
4 Down: ___ Light (6)
AMSTEL
5 Down: Polynesian paradise (6)
TAHITI
6 Down: Warbled (4)
SANG
7 Down: Most Al Jazeera viewers (5)
ARABS
8 Down: "___ pray" (5)
LETUS
9 Down: Tref, in Judaism (7)
UNCLEAN
10 Down: Actress Arlene (4)
DAHL
11 Down: Oglala Sioux leader (10)
CRAZYHORSE
12 Down: Fret (6)
REPINE
13 Down: Kind of control (6)
TARTAR
21 Down: Da ___, Vietnam (4)
NANG
25 Down: Year Theodore Roosevelt took office (4)
MCMI
26 Down: Home of Eureka County: Abbr. (3)
NEV
27 Down: From ___ Z (3)
ATO
28 Down: Iowa leader (10)
WHITECLOUD
29 Down: Sewing juncture (4)
SEAM
31 Down: Josh (3)
RIB
34 Down: "Kidnapped" author's inits. (3)
RLS
35 Down: Grp. that has the world over a barrel? (4)
OPEC
37 Down: "Jaywalking" guy (4)
LENO
38 Down: Serve perfectly (3)
ACE
41 Down: Mongrel (3)
CUR
42 Down: "Listen!" (3)
HEY
44 Down: Gamins (7)
URCHINS
45 Down: Pilgrimage to Mecca (4)
HADJ
47 Down: Delphi forecaster (6)
ORACLE
48 Down: Keep adding to a heap (6)
PILEON
50 Down: Noggin (6)
NOODLE
51 Down: More prying (6)
NOSIER
54 Down: Draw a bead on (5)
AIMAT
55 Down: Annoy (5)
PEEVE
58 Down: Birthday order (4)
CAKE
59 Down: Lawyers' charges (4)
FEES
60 Down: Water well feature (4)
ECHO
61 Down: Frequent fund-raising grps. (4)
PTAS
62 Down: Tortoise racer (4)
HARE

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