Friday Crossword — August 18, 2006 - Answers & Solutions
Complete answers for this hard crossword puzzle (15x15 grid, 72 clues). Published 8/18/2006. By Joe DiPietro.
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Across Answers
- 1 Across: Predicament (4)
- SPOT
- 5 Across: Tots' pops (5)
- DADAS
- 10 Across: See 12-Down (4)
- PLAY
- 14 Across: Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference team (4)
- IONA
- 15 Across: Rice/Lloyd Webber work (5)
- EVITA
- 16 Across: It's part of P.R. (4)
- RICO
- 17 Across: Backup troops (10)
- RELIEFARMY
- 19 Across: Dying words (4)
- ETTU
- 20 Across: Sweet German bread (7)
- STOLLEN
- 21 Across: Its use might leave you out of gas (6)
- SIPHON
- 23 Across: Old computer networking protocol (13)
- OPENTRANSPORT
- 26 Across: One way to be repaid (6)
- INKIND
- 28 Across: Torment (5)
- AGONY
- 29 Across: Tiptop, in hip-hop (5)
- SOOPA
- 30 Across: Steve ___, 1980 Olympic gold-medalist runner (5)
- OVETT
- 31 Across: "Fat chance!" (3)
- HAH
- 34 Across: Musical instruction (4)
- ADUE
- 35 Across: Where "Aida" debuted (5)
- CAIRO
- 36 Across: Captured, after "on" (4)
- TAPE
- 37 Across: In addition (3)
- YET
- 38 Across: Starch sources (5)
- TAROS
- 39 Across: Provide food for (5)
- CATER
- 40 Across: Overseas carrier (5)
- CAMEL
- 41 Across: Wags (6)
- JOKERS
- 42 Across: Lincoln's description of pre-Civil War America ? or a hint to the circled letters (13)
- AHOUSEDIVIDED
- 46 Across: Brown v. Board of Education city (6)
- TOPEKA
- 47 Across: Movable belonging (7)
- CHATTEL
- 50 Across: "___ charmant!" (4)
- TRES
- 51 Across: Turn up on the beach (10)
- WASHASHORE
- 54 Across: Religious inscription (4)
- INRI
- 55 Across: Bypass (5)
- AVOID
- 56 Across: Enthralled (4)
- AGOG
- 57 Across: Shade of blue (4)
- CYAN
- 58 Across: Cries out (5)
- YELPS
- 59 Across: Junk (4)
- TOSS
Down Answers
- 1 Down: Paul McCartney and others (4)
- SIRS
- 2 Down: Foot specialist? (4)
- POET
- 3 Down: Watching (9)
- ONLOOKOUT
- 4 Down: Engine attachment (8)
- TAILPIPE
- 5 Down: Stand up for (6)
- DEFEND
- 6 Down: Opposite of après (5)
- AVANT
- 7 Down: Board member: Abbr. (3)
- DIR
- 8 Down: Bill holder (3)
- ATM
- 9 Down: Refuses (8)
- SAYSNOTO
- 10 Down: Lacoste-wearing, maybe (6)
- PREPPY
- 11 Down: Affordable artwork, perhaps (5)
- LITHO
- 12 Down: One in a 10-Across (5)
- ACTOR
- 13 Down: Baseball Hall-of-Famer Robin (5)
- YOUNT
- 18 Down: Actress Verdugo (5)
- ELENA
- 22 Down: Fails to be (4)
- ISNT
- 24 Down: Literally, "little turnips" (7)
- RAVIOLI
- 25 Down: New ___ (certain occultists) (5)
- AGERS
- 26 Down: "Well, well," to Wellington (4)
- ISAY
- 27 Down: Knot (4)
- NODE
- 30 Down: Four-___ boat (5)
- OARED
- 31 Down: Didn't like leaving (9)
- HATEDTOGO
- 32 Down: Little, e.g. (4)
- APER
- 33 Down: One of a matched set (4)
- HERS
- 35 Down: Left (8)
- CAMEAWAY
- 36 Down: Words of defiance (8)
- TAKETHAT
- 38 Down: Mission (4)
- TASK
- 39 Down: Notes at the end? (5)
- CODAS
- 40 Down: Makes aware (6)
- CUESIN
- 41 Down: Crusades (6)
- JIHADS
- 42 Down: Where Christmas decorations go up in summer? (5)
- ATTIC
- 43 Down: Ceratoid (5)
- HORNY
- 44 Down: Word with light or horse (5)
- OPERA
- 45 Down: Screening device (5)
- VCHIP
- 48 Down: "Aeneid" figure (4)
- EROS
- 49 Down: Endurance (4)
- LEGS
- 52 Down: Greetings from Galba (3)
- AVE
- 53 Down: Staff note (3)
- SOL
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