Saturday Crossword — December 9, 2006 - Answers & Solutions

Complete answers for this hard crossword puzzle (15x15 grid, 58 clues). Published 12/9/2006. By Robert H. Wolfe.

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Across Answers

1 Across: Mathematical grouping (5)
COSET
6 Across: Is dishonest with (6)
LIESTO
12 Across: Climbers' goals (6)
APEXES
14 Across: Illinois home of Rotary International (8)
EVANSTON
16 Across: Friend you may never have met (6)
PENPAL
17 Across: Write seperately, say (8)
MISSPELL
18 Across: Cinch (6)
ENSURE
19 Across: Altogether (8)
ENTIRELY
20 Across: Russian writer Andreyev famous for his horrific tales (6)
LEONID
21 Across: Creepy crawler? (7)
REPTILE
22 Across: Some pizzas (6)
LARGES
23 Across: Mason, at times (7)
GROUTER
24 Across: It's a sign (5)
ARIES
25 Across: Chaplet relatives (4)
LEIS
26 Across: "Le Mur" writer (6)
SARTRE
28 Across: Goya, for one (6)
ETCHER
33 Across: Connectors (4)
ANDS
35 Across: Some vertical lines (5)
YAXES
37 Across: Peaceful place (7)
ARCADIA
41 Across: Row (6)
SCRAPE
42 Across: Bull ___ (7)
TERRIER
43 Across: Appellation for winter (6)
OLDMAN
44 Across: Shade provider (8)
COLORANT
45 Across: Somewhat green (6)
NEWISH
46 Across: Note (8)
EMINENCE
47 Across: Rejoinder to a doubter (6)
ICANSO
48 Across: Dark (8)
SINISTER
49 Across: It can be carved out (6)
CAREER
50 Across: Things found by hounds (6)
SCENTS
51 Across: Orchestra section (5)
REEDS

Down Answers

1 Down: Auriga's brightest star (7)
CAPELLA
2 Down: Full attention (8)
OPENEARS
3 Down: Stimuli-perceiving brain parts (8)
SENSORIA
4 Down: One who strikes out (8)
EXPUNGER
5 Down: Least joyful (8)
TEARIEST
6 Down: Taps, in the British military (8)
LASTPOST
7 Down: Unmoved (6)
INSITU
8 Down: Wit (6)
ESPRIT
9 Down: Knighted essayist (6)
STEELE
10 Down: Quasimodo, notably (6)
TOLLER
11 Down: But (4)
ONLY
13 Down: Winter Olympics equipment (5)
SLEDS
14 Down: Surface (6)
EMERGE
15 Down: Locales for trellises (8)
VINERIES
25 Down: Sentencing judge's prerogative (8)
LENIENCE
27 Down: Points from which light emanates (8)
RADIANTS
29 Down: Light hybrid vehicle of the 1910's (8)
CYCLECAR
30 Down: Trophies in a tournament, informally (8)
HARDWARE
31 Down: Patient at a doctor's office (8)
EXAMINEE
32 Down: Lapped again (8)
REPASSED
34 Down: Freshwater fish of the perch family (6)
DARTER
36 Down: Men of Manáos (7)
SENHORS
37 Down: Minute (6)
ATOMIC
38 Down: Fix, as an old swimming pool (6)
RELINE
39 Down: Baseball Hall-of-Famer Joe (6)
CRONIN
40 Down: Undesirable part of a record (6)
ARREST
41 Down: Kind of barrier (5)
SONIC
44 Down: Tax, in Tottenham (4)
CESS

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