Wednesday Crossword — May 31, 2006 - Answers & Solutions
Complete answers for this medium crossword puzzle (15x15 grid, 78 clues). Published 5/31/2006. By Trip Payne.
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Across Answers
- 1 Across: Emcee's need (4)
- MIKE
- 5 Across: Opponent in blackjack (6)
- DEALER
- 11 Across: Hip-hop compliment (3)
- DEF
- 14 Across: Like paperless exams (4)
- ORAL
- 15 Across: Altogether (6)
- INTOTO
- 16 Across: Rock's ___ Rose (3)
- AXL
- 17 Across: M.A. in Literature? (11)
- MAYAANGELOU
- 19 Across: Org. formerly headed by Porter Goss (3)
- CIA
- 20 Across: "I won't touch that!" (3)
- ICK
- 21 Across: In a bumbling manner (7)
- INEPTLY
- 23 Across: The first Mrs. Trump (5)
- IVANA
- 26 Across: Took a load off (3)
- SAT
- 28 Across: Dark loaves (4)
- RYES
- 29 Across: B.A. in History? (14)
- BENEDICTARNOLD
- 33 Across: Mohawked TV star of the 1980's (3)
- MRT
- 34 Across: Positioned (3)
- PUT
- 35 Across: Set one's sights (3)
- AIM
- 36 Across: B.S. in Medicine? (13)
- BENJAMINSPOCK
- 42 Across: Exceedingly long time (3)
- EON
- 43 Across: It shows the way (3)
- MAP
- 44 Across: When lunch hour ends, often (3)
- ONE
- 46 Across: M.S. in Biology? (14)
- MARGARETSANGER
- 51 Across: Gone (4)
- SOLD
- 52 Across: Not waste (3)
- USE
- 53 Across: Word with pointer or printer (5)
- LASER
- 54 Across: Hunts for food (7)
- PREYSON
- 57 Across: Lid for a laddie (3)
- TAM
- 58 Across: Bobby of the Bruins (3)
- ORR
- 59 Across: Ph.D. in Communications? (11)
- PHILDONAHUE
- 65 Across: Model airplane's package (3)
- KIT
- 66 Across: Poor (6)
- INNEED
- 67 Across: Curve (4)
- TURN
- 68 Across: Double curve (3)
- ESS
- 69 Across: Slept restlessly (6)
- TOSSED
- 70 Across: Feathered females (4)
- HENS
Down Answers
- 1 Down: "Go to your room!" sayer (3)
- MOM
- 2 Down: Songwriter Gershwin (3)
- IRA
- 3 Down: Sen. ___ Bailey Hutchison (3)
- KAY
- 4 Down: "Seinfeld" gal (6)
- ELAINE
- 5 Down: Soft shot in tennis (4)
- DINK
- 6 Down: Chang's conjoined twin (3)
- ENG
- 7 Down: Scarfed down (3)
- ATE
- 8 Down: Controversial 1950's novel (6)
- LOLITA
- 9 Down: Prep school that's over 500 years old (4)
- ETON
- 10 Down: Casanova (4)
- ROUE
- 11 Down: "Poetry," in poetry (6)
- DACTYL
- 12 Down: Like Napoleon on Elba (6)
- EXILED
- 13 Down: Whips (5)
- FLAYS
- 18 Down: Part of U.S.N.A.: Abbr. (4)
- ACAD
- 22 Down: Teaser (5)
- PROMO
- 23 Down: "Think" sloganeer (3)
- IBM
- 24 Down: It might be irregular (4)
- VERB
- 25 Down: Pay to play (4)
- ANTE
- 26 Down: Soap ___ (shower buildup) (4)
- SCUM
- 27 Down: Occasionally (7)
- ATTIMES
- 30 Down: Bucky Beaver's toothpaste (5)
- IPANA
- 31 Down: Filing tools (5)
- RASPS
- 32 Down: Small bite (3)
- NIP
- 37 Down: Uncool (5)
- NERDY
- 38 Down: Runner's pace (3)
- JOG
- 39 Down: Former Celtic Archibald (4)
- NATE
- 40 Down: Unimportant workers (4)
- COGS
- 41 Down: Body part with a cap (4)
- KNEE
- 45 Down: Fumble (3)
- ERR
- 46 Down: Finicky animal of ads (6)
- MORRIS
- 47 Down: Color-coded government announcements (6)
- ALERTS
- 48 Down: Encounters (6)
- RUNINS
- 49 Down: President Arthur's middle name (4)
- ALAN
- 50 Down: 1974 N.F.L. Comeback Player of the Year (6)
- NAMATH
- 51 Down: Wheel part (5)
- SPOKE
- 55 Down: BBQ aid (4)
- SPIT
- 56 Down: "Whatever shall we do?!" (4)
- OHNO
- 57 Down: "Sweeney ___" (4)
- TODD
- 60 Down: French article (3)
- LES
- 61 Down: Barely passing grade (3)
- DEE
- 62 Down: Shade (3)
- HUE
- 63 Down: Coffee holder (3)
- URN
- 64 Down: Printers' measures (3)
- ENS
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