Wednesday Crossword — December 20, 2006 - Answers & Solutions
Complete answers for this medium crossword puzzle (15x15 grid, 76 clues). Published 12/20/2006. By Nancy Salomon.
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Across Answers
- 1 Across: Madrid museum (5)
- PRADO
- 6 Across: Wear at the edges (4)
- FRAY
- 10 Across: Radio switch (4)
- AMFM
- 14 Across: Break of day (5)
- SUNUP
- 15 Across: Wrestling ring encloser (4)
- ROPE
- 16 Across: Shopaholic's delight (4)
- SALE
- 17 Across: Words of admiration — NOT! (15)
- ISNTTHATSPECIAL
- 20 Across: Hang around (4)
- STAY
- 21 Across: Architectural molding (4)
- OGEE
- 22 Across: Bookish sort, slangily (4)
- WONK
- 23 Across: Trucker on the air (4)
- CBER
- 25 Across: Shea squad (4)
- METS
- 26 Across: Company whose name is pig Latin for an insect (4)
- EBAY
- 28 Across: Hearth refuse (5)
- ASHES
- 31 Across: Item with a concave head (3)
- TEE
- 34 Across: Like this clue's answer, in five letters (5)
- SPELT
- 35 Across: Factory whistle time (4)
- NOON
- 36 Across: ___ brat (4)
- ARMY
- 37 Across: Words of apology — NOT! (15)
- WELLEXCUUUUSEME
- 40 Across: Slippery swimmers (4)
- EELS
- 41 Across: Seas of France (4)
- MERS
- 42 Across: Neuters (5)
- SPAYS
- 43 Across: Plus-or-minus fig. (3)
- EST
- 44 Across: Dated (5)
- PASSE
- 45 Across: Classic street liners (4)
- ELMS
- 46 Across: Managed care grps. (4)
- HMOS
- 48 Across: Creole vegetable (4)
- OKRA
- 50 Across: New driver, frequently (4)
- TEEN
- 51 Across: Fabled race loser (4)
- HARE
- 53 Across: Final Four org. (4)
- NCAA
- 57 Across: Words of congratulation — NOT! (15)
- NICEGOINGGENIUS
- 60 Across: Tuckered out (4)
- BEAT
- 61 Across: Boxer's annoyance (4)
- FLEA
- 62 Across: Ladies' men (5)
- GENTS
- 63 Across: Cultural doings (4)
- ARTS
- 64 Across: Burg (4)
- TOWN
- 65 Across: Popular theater name (5)
- ODEON
Down Answers
- 1 Down: Pitchfork-shaped letters (4)
- PSIS
- 2 Down: Reddish-brown (4)
- RUST
- 3 Down: Tolstoy's Karenina (4)
- ANNA
- 4 Down: "O.K., back to work" (9)
- DUTYCALLS
- 5 Down: Make a choice (3)
- OPT
- 6 Down: Frankincense and myrrh, but not gold (10)
- FRAGRANCES
- 7 Down: Memorization (4)
- ROTE
- 8 Down: Area that may have stained glass (4)
- APSE
- 9 Down: "Uh-huh" (3)
- YEP
- 10 Down: Racecourse since 1711 (5)
- ASCOT
- 11 Down: Hardly revolutionary (10)
- MAINSTREAM
- 12 Down: A lot of beef? (4)
- FLAK
- 13 Down: Funnyman Brooks (3)
- MEL
- 18 Down: Tiller's tool (3)
- HOE
- 19 Down: Lady bighorns (4)
- EWES
- 24 Down: Memory unit (4)
- BYTE
- 25 Down: Selection screen (4)
- MENU
- 26 Down: They're carried by people in masks (5)
- EPEES
- 27 Down: Pull off a high-risk feat (10)
- BELLTHECAT
- 29 Down: Goes bad (5)
- SOURS
- 30 Down: Company publication (10)
- HOUSEORGAN
- 32 Down: TV trophies (5)
- EMMYS
- 33 Down: Centers, of sorts (4)
- EYES
- 34 Down: ___' Pea (4)
- SWEE
- 36 Down: According to schedule (9)
- ASPLANNED
- 38 Down: Short holiday? (4)
- XMAS
- 39 Down: PC person (4)
- USER
- 44 Down: Early video game (4)
- PONG
- 47 Down: Gymnastics competitions (5)
- MEETS
- 49 Down: Something under the counter that puts people under the table (3)
- KEG
- 50 Down: Level (4)
- TIER
- 51 Down: Hawaii's ___ Bay (4)
- HILO
- 52 Down: From the top (4)
- ANEW
- 54 Down: French film (4)
- CINE
- 55 Down: Camera setting (4)
- AUTO
- 56 Down: Part of P.G.A.: Abbr. (4)
- ASSN
- 57 Down: Eddie Gottlieb Trophy org. (3)
- NBA
- 58 Down: Commonly (3)
- OFT
- 59 Down: Prima donna's problem (3)
- EGO
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