Tuesday Crossword — June 20, 2006 - Answers & Solutions

Complete answers for this easy crossword puzzle (15x15 grid, 78 clues). Published 6/20/2006. By Steve Salmon.

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Across Answers

1 Across: " ? and the ___ shall be first": Matthew (4)
LAST
5 Across: Singer Ives (4)
BURL
9 Across: Place for a boutonniere (5)
LAPEL
14 Across: 2-Down, for example (4)
AUTO
15 Across: French political division (4)
ETAT
16 Across: Bicker (5)
ARGUE
17 Across: Prefix with graphic (4)
IDEO
18 Across: Told all (4)
SANG
19 Across: ___ shoppers (5)
KMART
20 Across: Safecrackers' noise? (12)
DINOFTHIEVES
23 Across: Pharmaceutical facility (3)
LAB
24 Across: Zero (3)
NIL
25 Across: One in the plus column (3)
WIN
28 Across: Cherish (8)
HOLDDEAR
33 Across: Wordsmith William (6)
SAFIRE
35 Across: Hydrocarbon suffix (3)
ANE
36 Across: Glutton's before and after pics? (10)
THINANDNOW
38 Across: Criticizes and how! (5)
SLAMS
41 Across: In the past (3)
AGO
42 Across: Stingless bee (5)
DRONE
43 Across: The art of wrestling? (10)
PINMANSHIP
46 Across: Former 64-Across capital (3)
NIS
47 Across: Full (6)
ENTIRE
48 Across: Carry on (8)
TRANSACT
51 Across: "Gloria in excelsis ___" (3)
DEO
52 Across: ___ good deed (3)
DOA
54 Across: Former Portuguese colony in India (3)
GOA
55 Across: Cheap racing cycle? (12)
TINSPEEDBIKE
61 Across: Washbowl (5)
BASIN
64 Across: Certain Slav (4)
SERB
65 Across: Mideast flier (4)
ELAL
66 Across: Together (5)
ASONE
67 Across: Roughly (4)
ORSO
68 Across: Small stream (4)
RILL
69 Across: Spars (5)
MASTS
70 Across: Half a gas mileage rating (4)
CITY
71 Across: Kemo ___ (4)
SABE

Down Answers

1 Down: Deposited (4)
LAID
2 Down: Popular German import (4)
AUDI
3 Down: W.W. II gun (4)
STEN
4 Down: Over the hill (6)
TOOOLD
5 Down: Strongest possibility (7)
BESTBET
6 Down: Great Salt Lake state (4)
UTAH
7 Down: Indian royal (4)
RANI
8 Down: Three-star V.I.P.: Abbr. (5)
LTGEN
9 Down: Stop between Tampa and Orlando (8)
LAKELAND
10 Down: Jacket parts (4)
ARMS
11 Down: Holder of a Grand Slam event, for short (3)
PGA
12 Down: It's east of the Atl. (3)
EUR
13 Down: Tennis call (3)
LET
21 Down: Craze (3)
FAD
22 Down: MasterCard rival (4)
VISA
25 Down: A Ryder (6)
WINONA
26 Down: Like many O. Henry stories (6)
IRONIC
27 Down: Most recent (6)
NEWEST
28 Down: Like some locked gates (6)
HASPED
29 Down: Over the Internet (6)
ONLINE
30 Down: Simple shed (6)
LEANTO
31 Down: Cries of insight (4)
AHAS
32 Down: Starboard (5)
RIGHT
34 Down: New Deal inits. (3)
FDR
37 Down: Pinot ___ (4)
NOIR
39 Down: Start of the 21st century (3)
MMI
40 Down: Ones closely packed in (8)
SARDINES
44 Down: Glass gas (4)
NEON
45 Down: Shoulder-length hairdo (7)
PAGEBOY
49 Down: Doze (off) (3)
NOD
50 Down: Cavalry weapons (6)
SABERS
53 Down: Org. (5)
ASSOC
55 Down: Windshield feature (4)
TINT
56 Down: Persian spirit (4)
PERI
57 Down: Once, once (4)
ERST
58 Down: Hip bones (4)
ILIA
59 Down: Former "Meet the Press" host Marvin (4)
KALB
60 Down: Fashion magazine (4)
ELLE
61 Down: "Pow!" (3)
BAM
62 Down: Simile center (3)
ASA
63 Down: Morse Mayday (3)
SOS

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