Wednesday Crossword — November 15, 2006 - Answers & Solutions
Complete answers for this medium crossword puzzle (15x15 grid, 78 clues). Published 11/15/2006. By David Benkof.
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Across Answers
- 1 Across: Bulova alternative (5)
- OMEGA
- 6 Across: Hunt and peck, e.g. (4)
- TYPE
- 10 Across: Grabs 40 winks (4)
- NAPS
- 14 Across: Manicurist's expertise (5)
- NAILS
- 15 Across: Film vault holding (4)
- REEL
- 16 Across: Relative of butterine (4)
- OLEO
- 17 Across: Appeal to caprice (10)
- STRIKEONESFANCY
- 19 Across: When tripled, a war movie (4)
- TORA
- 20 Across: Gave the O.K. (6)
- SAIDSO
- 21 Across: Highway headache (5)
- TIEUP
- 22 Across: On the open deck (7)
- TOPSIDE
- 25 Across: Ponzi scheme, e.g. (4)
- SCAM
- 27 Across: You might put some money in it, briefly (3)
- IRA
- 28 Across: Viking Ericson (4)
- LEIF
- 30 Across: Kind of house (6)
- PREFAB
- 34 Across: Military jets' mission (4)
- AIRSTRIKE
- 36 Across: Show that inspired "30 Rock": Abbr. (3)
- SNL
- 37 Across: Roundabout (6)
- ROTARY
- 38 Across: Perch (5)
- ROOST
- 40 Across: Perch (3)
- SIT
- 42 Across: Musical Mel (5)
- TORME
- 43 Across: Draw in (6)
- ALLURE
- 45 Across: Calder Trophy org. (3)
- NHL
- 47 Across: Something usually eaten with sauce (4)
- SPARERIB
- 48 Across: Penetrate slowly (6)
- SEEPIN
- 49 Across: Cedar alternative (4)
- TEAK
- 51 Across: "___ luck?" (3)
- ANY
- 52 Across: Each (4)
- APOP
- 54 Across: Not caught (7)
- ATLARGE
- 56 Across: Pentagonal part of a diamond (5)
- PLATE
- 59 Across: High regard (6)
- ESTEEM
- 61 Across: Native Rwandan (4)
- HUTU
- 62 Across: Go all out for a party, say (10)
- SPARENOEXPENSE
- 66 Across: ___ a secret (4)
- INON
- 67 Across: "Don't Tell ___" ("Cabaret" song) (4)
- MAMA
- 68 Across: Fed. bill (5)
- TNOTE
- 69 Across: Site associated with this puzzle's theme (4)
- LANE
- 70 Across: Kind of sch. (4)
- ELEM
- 71 Across: Comparatively peculiar (5)
- ODDER
Down Answers
- 1 Down: Picketing, perhaps (3)
- ONSTRIKE
- 2 Down: Chinese revolutionary (3)
- MAO
- 3 Down: German "a" (3)
- EIN
- 4 Down: Sharon of "Cagney & Lacey" (5)
- GLESS
- 5 Down: Attack violently (6)
- ASSAIL
- 6 Down: Parts of some car deals (8)
- TRADEINS
- 7 Down: Aches (for) (4)
- YENS
- 8 Down: Zane Grey's "West of the ___" (5)
- PECOS
- 9 Down: Ron who played Tarzan (3)
- ELY
- 10 Down: "Hurry!" (9)
- NOTIMETOSPARE
- 11 Down: Soothing plant (4)
- ALOE
- 12 Down: Indiana town where Cole Porter was born (4)
- PERU
- 13 Down: Halloween prankster's aid (4)
- SOAP
- 18 Down: Bona ___ (5)
- FIDES
- 21 Down: The Sun, The Moon or The Emperor (5)
- TAROT
- 22 Down: Popes' headgear (6)
- TIARAS
- 23 Down: National rival (6)
- ORIOLE
- 24 Down: Conditional release (6)
- PAROLE
- 26 Down: E.M.T. specialty (3)
- CPR
- 29 Down: Longtime Buick plant site (5)
- FLINT
- 31 Down: ___, Straus and Giroux (6)
- FARRAR
- 32 Down: Turning plowshares into swords? (6)
- ARMING
- 33 Down: "Ta-ta!" (6)
- BYEBYE
- 35 Down: Begins to play (9)
- STRIKESUPATUNE
- 39 Down: Claptrap (5)
- TRIPE
- 41 Down: 1980's TV show with a stenciled logo (8)
- THEATEAM
- 44 Down: Musician Brian (3)
- ENO
- 46 Down: Glove material (5)
- LATEX
- 50 Down: Compulsive lifter (6)
- KLEPTO
- 53 Down: Kind of colony (5)
- PENAL
- 55 Down: Alter (5)
- AMEND
- 56 Down: TV's Dr. ___ (4)
- PHIL
- 57 Down: Roman moon goddess (4)
- LUNA
- 58 Down: Gobs (4)
- ATON
- 60 Down: Not all (4)
- SOME
- 62 Down: "Enough already!" (3)
- SPAREME
- 63 Down: Wink's partner (3)
- NOD
- 64 Down: Canonized mlle. (3)
- STE
- 65 Down: Suffix with auction (3)
- EER
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