Friday Crossword — September 8, 2006 - Answers & Solutions

Complete answers for this hard crossword puzzle (15x15 grid, 70 clues). Published 9/8/2006. By David Bunker.

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Across Answers

1 Across: Manly attribute (9)
SQUAREJAW
10 Across: Sailor's behind (5)
ABAFT
15 Across: It's frustrating not to get (9)
PUNCHLINE
16 Across: In again (5)
RETRO
17 Across: Like many an engine (9)
AIRCOOLED
18 Across: Troubles (5)
CARES
19 Across: Road sign no. (3)
RTE
20 Across: Copier, of sorts (10)
PLAGIARIST
22 Across: Correct à la a cobbler (6)
RESOLE
25 Across: Invoice abbr. (4)
RECD
26 Across: Mortgage org. (3)
FHA
27 Across: "The Three Burials of Melquiades ___" (2005 Tommy Lee Jones film) (7)
ESTRADA
29 Across: Followed closely (6)
HEELED
31 Across: Medicated (5)
DOSED
32 Across: Stretch for the stars? (4)
LIMO
35 Across: Dwarf planet in the outer reaches of the solar system (4)
XENA
36 Across: Candy jar classic (9)
LEMONDROP
39 Across: Copiers (4)
APES
42 Across: Cryptozoological topic (4)
YETI
43 Across: Hippie sign-off (5)
PEACE
47 Across: Hereditary (6)
LINEAL
49 Across: Basque, e.g. (7)
IBERIAN
51 Across: Dog show org. (3)
AKC
52 Across: "Lobster Telephone," e.g. (4)
DALI
55 Across: Belfast's county (6)
ANTRIM
56 Across: Like some sciences (10)
BEHAVIORAL
59 Across: Repeated bit in a song (3)
TRA
60 Across: Cremona artisan (5)
AMATI
61 Across: Enthusiastic supporters (9)
PARTISANS
64 Across: Wings, e.g. (5)
MAIMS
65 Across: Season openers? (9)
EQUINOXES
66 Across: Mars to mars, say (5)
ANNEE
67 Across: Sunscreen ingredient (9)
ZINCOXIDE

Down Answers

1 Down: Fought (7)
SPARRED
2 Down: "Rather" (7)
QUITESO
3 Down: Hostilities (7)
UNRESTS
4 Down: Duke's grp. (3)
ACC
5 Down: Density symbol (3)
RHO
6 Down: Were running mates? (6)
ELOPED
7 Down: One of two tumblers (4)
JILL
8 Down: Imminent, old-style (5)
ANEAR
9 Down: Doorstop, e.g. (5)
WEDGE
10 Down: Token place (6)
ARCADE
11 Down: Terribly tough task (4)
BEAR
12 Down: Slightly (7)
ATRIFLE
13 Down: Top off (7)
FRESHEN
14 Down: Dish with a side of guacamole (7)
TOSTADA
21 Down: Blood of the gods, in myth (5)
ICHOR
23 Down: Bully's final words (6)
ORELSE
24 Down: Put great weight on (4)
LADE
28 Down: Sunscreen ingredient (4)
ALOE
30 Down: Puzzle-solving level (6)
EXPERT
33 Down: Bank buildup: Abbr. (3)
INT
34 Down: Year of Columbus's last voyage (4)
MDII
37 Down: Hamlet in 1969 news (5)
MYLAI
38 Down: Available (4)
OPEN
39 Down: Where Enterprise is (7)
ALABAMA
40 Down: Soldier armed with a spear (7)
PIKEMAN
41 Down: Subjugate (7)
ENCHAIN
44 Down: Small plane service (7)
AIRTAXI
45 Down: Having a stone heap as a landmark (7)
CAIRNED
46 Down: As a body (7)
ENMASSE
48 Down: Steer (6)
ADVISE
50 Down: North sea (6)
BALTIC
53 Down: George with a self-titled ABC sitcom (5)
LOPEZ
54 Down: Many a Kurd (5)
IRAQI
57 Down: "Look ___!" (4)
ATME
58 Down: Score ___ (reach home) (4)
ARUN
62 Down: Rescuer of Odysseus, in myth (3)
INO
63 Down: One of two A.L. teams, informally (3)
SOX

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