Wednesday Crossword — October 4, 2006 - Answers & Solutions

Complete answers for this medium crossword puzzle (15x15 grid, 74 clues). Published 10/4/2006. By Adam Cohen.

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Across Answers

1 Across: ___ Strip (4)
GAZA
5 Across: Fight off (5)
REPEL
10 Across: Magic charm (4)
MOJO
14 Across: Wows (4)
AWES
15 Across: Slip away, as support (5)
ERODE
16 Across: Go up against (4)
ABUT
17 Across: Headline? (4)
PART
18 Across: Thumb, e.g. (5)
DIGIT
19 Across: "Little ___ in Slumberland" (early comic) (4)
NEMO
20 Across: Breakup line from a data inputter? (14)
YOURENOTMYTYPE
23 Across: Scottish river (3)
DEE
24 Across: Canal locale (3)
EAR
25 Across: Breakup line from an astronaut? (14)
INEEDMORESPACE
33 Across: Mountain lakes (5)
TARNS
34 Across: Tarzan's transportation (5)
VINES
35 Across: Pick, with "for" (3)
OPT
37 Across: Afr. or Eur. (4)
CONT
38 Across: Ice hockey game interruption (5)
MELEE
39 Across: Noted tower site (4)
PISA
40 Across: Initials on the high seas (3)
HMS
41 Across: Less sportsmanlike (5)
SORER
42 Across: Round dance (5)
GALOP
43 Across: Breakup line from a grammarian? (14)
ITSNOTYOUITSME
46 Across: Steno's need (3)
PAD
47 Across: Modern navigation aid, for short (3)
GPS
48 Across: Breakup line from a farmer? (14)
WEVEGROWNAPART
56 Across: "Anything ___?" (4)
ELSE
57 Across: What "audio" means in Latin (5)
IHEAR
58 Across: Curse (4)
JINX
60 Across: In (4)
AMID
61 Across: Dusk to dawn (5)
NIGHT
62 Across: "___ walks into a bar ?" (4)
AGUY
63 Across: ___ Music of 1970's-80's rock (4)
ROXY
64 Across: Stimulate (5)
GOOSE
65 Across: ___ v. United States, 1967 decision limiting wiretapping (4)
KATZ

Down Answers

1 Down: Breach (3)
GAP
2 Down: "Shoo!" (4)
AWAY
3 Down: Complete drip (4)
ZERO
4 Down: Candidate for valedictorian (8)
ASTUDENT
5 Down: Turn in (6)
REDEEM
6 Down: Actress Moran of "Happy Days" (4)
ERIN
7 Down: "We have met the enemy and he is us" speaker (4)
POGO
8 Down: Tweak, say (4)
EDIT
9 Down: "Hmmm ?" (8)
LETMESEE
10 Down: Oft-repeated phrase (6)
MANTRA
11 Down: Word removed from many modern wedding vows (4)
OBEY
12 Down: Parachutist's act (4)
JUMP
13 Down: Cornhusker State tribe (4)
OTOE
21 Down: Cold war side (4)
REDS
22 Down: Sounds in pounds (4)
YAPS
25 Down: Wanderlust, e.g. (4)
ITCH
26 Down: One of the Judds (5)
NAOMI
27 Down: Surrealist Max (5)
ERNST
28 Down: Manifest (5)
OVERT
29 Down: "Home-Folks" poet (5)
RILEY
30 Down: First page of a calendario (5)
ENERO
31 Down: Mattress layer (5)
COILS
32 Down: ___ salts (5)
EPSOM
36 Down: Wiretapping evidence (4)
TAPE
38 Down: 1970's fad item (8)
MOODRING
39 Down: Man of letters? (8)
PATSAJAK
41 Down: Unforeseen difficulty (4)
SNAG
42 Down: Notre Dame footballer coached by Rockne (4)
GIPP
44 Down: Express (6)
SPEEDY
45 Down: Lorre's "Casablanca" character (6)
UGARTE
48 Down: Sport (4)
WEAR
49 Down: "Redhead" on "Sesame Street" (4)
ELMO
50 Down: Midsize motor (4)
VSIX
51 Down: Miami River's outlet (4)
OHIO
52 Down: "___ Together" (song from "Grease") (4)
WEGO
53 Down: Casual denials (4)
NAHS
54 Down: Baltic capital (4)
RIGA
55 Down: Letter-shaped hardware item (4)
TNUT
59 Down: End of kindergarten? (3)
XYZ

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