Wednesday Crossword — June 21, 2006 - Answers & Solutions
Complete answers for this medium crossword puzzle (15x15 grid, 78 clues). Published 6/21/2006. By Barry C. Silk.
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Across Answers
- 1 Across: Lid growth (4)
- LASH
- 5 Across: Let go (5)
- FREED
- 10 Across: Elder, e.g. (4)
- TREE
- 14 Across: It may prey on seals (4)
- ORCA
- 15 Across: Romance or sci-fi (5)
- GENRE
- 16 Across: Modern Maturity org. (4)
- AARP
- 17 Across: Mellow brass (10)
- FRENCHHORN
- 19 Across: ___ B'rith (4)
- BNAI
- 20 Across: Fiji neighbor (5)
- TONGA
- 21 Across: Baseball family name (4)
- ALOU
- 22 Across: Doesn't dilly-dally (4)
- ACTS
- 23 Across: Take three of three, say (5)
- SWEEP
- 24 Across: Showing signs of recession? (7)
- BALDISH
- 26 Across: "Frasier" character (3)
- ROZ
- 28 Across: Makes aquatints (6)
- ETCHES
- 31 Across: Sunday seats (4)
- PEWS
- 34 Across: City near Santa Barbara (4)
- OJAI
- 38 Across: Rest on one's laurels (5)
- COAST
- 39 Across: 2001 Will Smith biopic (3)
- ALI
- 40 Across: This puzzle's theme (7)
- DOUBLEH
- 42 Across: Fort Meade org. (3)
- NSA
- 43 Across: Jackpot game (5)
- LOTTO
- 45 Across: Legendary archer (4)
- TELL
- 46 Across: Mideast's Gulf of ___ (4)
- ADEN
- 47 Across: Models smaller than minis (6)
- MICROS
- 49 Across: Cake material? (3)
- MUD
- 51 Across: Cigar holder (7)
- HUMIDOR
- 55 Across: It's debatable (5)
- TOPIC
- 59 Across: Cologne cries (4)
- ACHS
- 61 Across: Show worry (4)
- PACE
- 62 Across: Combat venue (5)
- ARENA
- 63 Across: Delete (4)
- XOUT
- 64 Across: One hoping to get picked up (10)
- HITCHHIKER
- 66 Across: Like an eremite (4)
- LONE
- 67 Across: Deliver a keynote, say (5)
- ORATE
- 68 Across: "I don't think so" (4)
- NOPE
- 69 Across: Kitchen extension? (4)
- ETTE
- 70 Across: Hose material (5)
- NYLON
- 71 Across: Understands (4)
- GETS
Down Answers
- 1 Down: Places reached by ladders (5)
- LOFTS
- 2 Down: Keyboard quartet member (5)
- ARROW
- 3 Down: Public to-do (5)
- SCENE
- 4 Down: They hold up your pants (7)
- HANGERS
- 5 Down: I may follow these (3)
- FGH
- 6 Down: Kind of center (5)
- REHAB
- 7 Down: Gay leader? (5)
- ENOLA
- 8 Down: The Weasley family owl, in "Harry Potter" (5)
- ERROL
- 9 Down: Strip bare (6)
- DENUDE
- 10 Down: Hot stuff (7)
- TABASCO
- 11 Down: Worker in jeans (9)
- RANCHHAND
- 12 Down: Q.E.D. part (4)
- ERAT
- 13 Down: Certain Prot. (4)
- EPIS
- 18 Down: Family head (4)
- CAPO
- 25 Down: Rash reaction? (4)
- ITCH
- 27 Down: Madhouse (3)
- ZOO
- 29 Down: To be, to Brutus (4)
- ESSE
- 30 Down: Asian nation suffix (4)
- STAN
- 31 Down: Date producer (4)
- PALM
- 32 Down: "The Time Machine" race (4)
- ELOI
- 33 Down: McCarthy's pursuit of Reds, e.g. (9)
- WITCHHUNT
- 35 Down: Protrude (3)
- JUT
- 36 Down: Jurist Fortas (3)
- ABE
- 37 Down: Off one's feed (3)
- ILL
- 40 Down: Banish to Hades (4)
- DOOM
- 41 Down: Massachusetts' state tree (3)
- ELM
- 44 Down: College bigwig (7)
- TRUSTEE
- 46 Down: Reverent (7)
- ADORING
- 48 Down: Gas thief's aid (6)
- SIPHON
- 50 Down: Bryce Canyon locale (4)
- UTAH
- 52 Down: Supermarket section (5)
- DAIRY
- 53 Down: Of base 8 (5)
- OCTAL
- 54 Down: Odd-numbered page (5)
- RECTO
- 56 Down: Tea variety (5)
- PEKOE
- 57 Down: Klutzy (5)
- INEPT
- 58 Down: Gives a fig (5)
- CARES
- 59 Down: Cotter pin's place (4)
- AXLE
- 60 Down: Geezer (4)
- COOT
- 65 Down: Female lobster (3)
- HEN
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