Tuesday Crossword — October 3, 2006 - Answers & Solutions
Complete answers for this easy crossword puzzle (15x15 grid, 78 clues). Published 10/3/2006. By Ed Stein.
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Across Answers
- 1 Across: Blast maker, informally (5)
- HBOMB
- 6 Across: Basketball position (5)
- GUARD
- 11 Across: Opening word usually skipped in alphabetizing (3)
- THE
- 14 Across: Interstate interchange establishment (5)
- MOTEL
- 15 Across: Zhou ___ (5)
- ENLAI
- 16 Across: Squeal (on) (3)
- RAT
- 17 Across: Former Portuguese territory in China (5)
- MACAU
- 18 Across: "Hasta la vista, baby!," e.g. (9)
- SPANGLISH
- 20 Across: Tivoli's Villa ___ (5)
- DESTE
- 22 Across: ___-car (5)
- RENTA
- 23 Across: Boar's mate (3)
- SOW
- 26 Across: Bad economic situation (11)
- STAGFLATION
- 29 Across: Gleeful laugh (7)
- CHORTLE
- 31 Across: Cup part (3)
- RIM
- 32 Across: Jibe (5)
- AGREE
- 33 Across: "Oh yeah? ___ who?" (3)
- SEZ
- 34 Across: "Get outta here!" (4)
- SHOO
- 38 Across: Description of 14-, 18-, 26-, 29-, 46-, 48-, 57- or 66-Across (15)
- PORTMANTEAUWORD
- 42 Across: Ice cream brand (4)
- EDYS
- 43 Across: Lad (3)
- BOY
- 44 Across: Grandmothers, affectionately (5)
- NANAS
- 45 Across: Strong and healthy (3)
- FIT
- 46 Across: Citrus fruit (7)
- TANGELO
- 48 Across: Seat-of-the-pants figure (11)
- GUESSTIMATE
- 53 Across: ID for the I.R.S. (3)
- SSN
- 54 Across: Dark (5)
- UNLIT
- 55 Across: "Aunt ___ Cope Book" (5)
- ERMAS
- 57 Across: Home movie maker (9)
- CAMCORDER
- 60 Across: Unfreezes (5)
- THAWS
- 64 Across: U.S.N. noncom (3)
- CPO
- 65 Across: Stop for a second (5)
- PAUSE
- 66 Across: Big, tough cat (5)
- LIGER
- 67 Across: "For what ___ worth ?" (3)
- ITS
- 68 Across: Amphetamines, slangily (5)
- SPEED
- 69 Across: Belgian city in W.W. I fighting (5)
- YPRES
Down Answers
- 1 Down: "Well, let me think ?" (3)
- HMM
- 2 Down: Wrapper that's hard to remove? (3)
- BOA
- 3 Down: Like some stocks, briefly (3)
- OTC
- 4 Down: Honeyed drink (4)
- MEAD
- 5 Down: Prairie grass used for forage (8)
- BLUESTEM
- 6 Down: Res ___ (deeds) (6)
- GESTAE
- 7 Down: Release to float, as a currency price (5)
- UNPEG
- 8 Down: Pie ___ mode (3)
- ALA
- 9 Down: Did a marathon (3)
- RAN
- 10 Down: Two-letter combination (6)
- DIGRAM
- 11 Down: Singer Lopez (5)
- TRINI
- 12 Down: Must (5)
- HASTO
- 13 Down: Actor Hawke (5)
- ETHAN
- 19 Down: Tennis official's call (3)
- LET
- 21 Down: The Cardinals, on a scoreboard (3)
- STL
- 23 Down: Outdoor scene in a painting (5)
- SCAPE
- 24 Down: George Burns film (5)
- OHGOD
- 25 Down: Fret (5)
- WORRY
- 27 Down: Gratis (4)
- FREE
- 28 Down: Oscar winner Minnelli (4)
- LIZA
- 30 Down: Soaks, as flax (4)
- RETS
- 33 Down: Place to wallow in mud (3)
- STY
- 34 Down: Loot (4)
- SWAG
- 35 Down: Sharpens, as a knife (5)
- HONES
- 36 Down: Tests for Ph.D. candidates (5)
- ORALS
- 37 Down: Takes way too much, briefly (5)
- ODSON
- 39 Down: Somewhat (4)
- ABIT
- 40 Down: Answer to the Little Red Hen (4)
- NOTI
- 41 Down: Sloppily (8)
- UNNEATLY
- 45 Down: Lens settings (6)
- FSTOPS
- 46 Down: Blackened (6)
- TARRED
- 47 Down: Place to enter a PIN (3)
- ATM
- 48 Down: Haute couture name (5)
- GUCCI
- 49 Down: Not suitable (5)
- UNAPT
- 50 Down: St. ___ fire (5)
- ELMOS
- 51 Down: [Not my mistake] (3)
- SIC
- 52 Down: Reagan cabinet member Edwin (5)
- MEESE
- 56 Down: She, at sea (4)
- SHIP
- 58 Down: Popular music category (3)
- RAP
- 59 Down: Owed (3)
- DUE
- 61 Down: Cabinet post: Abbr. (3)
- AGR
- 62 Down: "___ Willie Winkie" (3)
- WEE
- 63 Down: H.S. prom attendees (3)
- SRS
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