Wednesday Crossword — May 10, 2006 - Answers & Solutions
Complete answers for this medium crossword puzzle (15x15 grid, 76 clues). Published 5/10/2006. By Kevan Choset.
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Across Answers
- 1 Across: Subj. of many conspiracy theories (3)
- CIA
- 4 Across: Lion in C. S. Lewis's "The Chronicles of Narnia" (5)
- ASLAN
- 9 Across: Woman with ___ (5)
- APAST
- 14 Across: Switch position (3)
- OFF
- 15 Across: Linen fabric (5)
- TOILE
- 16 Across: Mocha alternative (5)
- LATTE
- 17 Across: Bumbler (3)
- OAF
- 18 Across: What was won by the answer to each capitalized clue (11)
- TRIPLECROWN
- 20 Across: Ab ___ (from the start) (6)
- INITIO
- 22 Across: Onetime airport accoster (6)
- MOONIE
- 23 Across: Physicist Fermi (6)
- ENRICO
- 25 Across: Least fictional (7)
- REALEST
- 26 Across: Fail miserably (4)
- BOMB
- 27 Across: Amaze (5)
- FLOOR
- 30 Across: Guesses: Abbr. (4)
- ESTS
- 31 Across: Fortunate, old-style (5)
- BLEST
- 33 Across: Drink (6)
- IMBIBE
- 35 Across: Cover ground, in a way (3)
- SOD
- 36 Across: BATTERY'S PARTNER (7)
- ASSAULT
- 38 Across: ___-square test, in statistics (3)
- CHI
- 41 Across: Ends (6)
- DEATHS
- 42 Across: One side in labor negotiations (5)
- UNION
- 44 Across: Part of a Spanish play (4)
- ACTO
- 47 Across: Poet's "below" (5)
- NEATH
- 49 Across: School for William and Harry (4)
- ETON
- 50 Across: Cleared the throat (7)
- GARGLED
- 52 Across: World War marine menaces (6)
- UBOATS
- 54 Across: Fine fiddles (6)
- AMATIS
- 55 Across: "Guys and Dolls" song "Adelaide's ___" (6)
- LAMENT
- 57 Across: UNITED NATIONS BODY (11)
- SECRETARIAT
- 59 Across: Figs. averaging 100 (3)
- IQS
- 62 Across: Squelch (5)
- SITON
- 63 Across: Staffer on TV's "The West Wing" (5)
- DONNA
- 64 Across: Passé (3)
- OUT
- 65 Across: Schools for engrs. (5)
- INSTS
- 66 Across: Chips in chips (5)
- ANTES
- 67 Across: Senate vote (3)
- NAY
Down Answers
- 1 Down: Gentle sound (3)
- COO
- 2 Down: "___ tree falls..." (3)
- IFA
- 3 Down: TOOK AN OATH (8)
- AFFIRMED
- 4 Down: Where a stairway may lead (5)
- ATTIC
- 5 Down: Kinda (6)
- SORTOF
- 6 Down: Year Trajan was born (4)
- LIII
- 7 Down: Dinner that typically comes in a bowl (4)
- ALPO
- 8 Down: First word of Dante's "Inferno" (3)
- NEL
- 9 Down: Big name in kitchen foil (5)
- ALCOA
- 10 Down: One who gets out early (7)
- PAROLEE
- 11 Down: Performs a Yom Kippur ritual (6)
- ATONES
- 12 Down: Double curve, as in yarn (6)
- STWIST
- 13 Down: Beliefs (6)
- TENETS
- 19 Down: Cook with flavor? (6)
- EMERIL
- 21 Down: Quill points (4)
- NIBS
- 23 Down: Goes back (4)
- EBBS
- 24 Down: ___ contendere (4)
- NOLO
- 25 Down: Full of vigor (6)
- ROBUST
- 28 Down: On the stock exchange (6)
- LISTED
- 29 Down: WHERE CONAGRA IS HEADQUARTERED (5)
- OMAHA
- 32 Down: ___ kwon do (3)
- TAE
- 34 Down: A.C. measure (3)
- BTU
- 37 Down: Least loco (6)
- SANEST
- 38 Down: TICKET (8)
- CITATION
- 39 Down: Thigh-slapper (4)
- HOOT
- 40 Down: Cozy places to stay (4)
- INNS
- 41 Down: Gentle pace (7)
- DOGTROT
- 43 Down: Kind of light (4)
- NEON
- 44 Down: Sampras rival (6)
- AGASSI
- 45 Down: Entered (6)
- CAMEIN
- 46 Down: Plots (6)
- TRACTS
- 48 Down: Kind (6)
- HUMANE
- 51 Down: Legal claims (5)
- LIENS
- 53 Down: Test versions (5)
- BETAS
- 55 Down: ___ Hubbard (4)
- LRON
- 56 Down: "___ Misbehavin'" (4)
- AINT
- 58 Down: Liberal grp. on Capitol Hill (3)
- ADA
- 60 Down: Sine ___ non (3)
- QUA
- 61 Down: Farm pen (3)
- STY
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