Wednesday Crossword — January 24, 2007 - Answers & Solutions

Complete answers for this medium crossword puzzle (15x15 grid, 76 clues). Published 1/24/2007. By Gary Steinmehl.

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Across Answers

1 Across: Mecca trek (4)
HADJ
5 Across: Easy mark, in cards (4)
FISH
9 Across: Pale hue (4)
AQUA
13 Across: Like the verb "to be": Abbr. (5)
IRREG
15 Across: Story starter (4)
ONCE
16 Across: Done for (4)
SUNK
17 Across: Pittsburgh Hall-of-Fame third baseman (10)
PIETRAYNOR
19 Across: Old platter player (4)
HIFI
20 Across: Number before neuf (4)
HUIT
21 Across: Bylaw, briefly (3)
REG
23 Across: Perfect rating (3)
TEN
24 Across: Let go (6)
SPARED
27 Across: Wild (7)
UNTAMED
29 Across: The man from U.N.C.L.E. (12)
NAPOLEONSOLO
31 Across: Bermuda hrs. (3)
AST
32 Across: Turn-of-the-century year (3)
DCC
33 Across: Sesame Street denizen (5)
OSCAR
37 Across: Provocative pic (15)
CHEESECAKEPHOTO
42 Across: Actress DeVito of "Modern Love" (5)
KARLA
43 Across: Thumbs-down (3)
NAY
44 Across: Jersey call (3)
MOO
45 Across: Credit of a sort (12)
BROWNIEPOINT
50 Across: June commemoration (7)
FLAGDAY
52 Across: Obstacles (6)
FENCES
53 Across: Bill's partner (3)
COO
54 Across: California river named for a common sight in it (3)
EEL
55 Across: Button on a remote (4)
MUTE
56 Across: Book ascribed to Luke (4)
ACTS
58 Across: Make light of (10)
TRIFLEWITH
63 Across: Spouse (4)
MATE
64 Across: ___ salad (4)
TUNA
65 Across: Dashboard feature (5)
RADIO
66 Across: Team's burden (4)
PLOW
67 Across: Sets, as a price (4)
ASKS
68 Across: Masculine side (4)
YANG

Down Answers

1 Down: In the groove (3)
HIP
2 Down: "Exodus" hero (3)
ARI
3 Down: Rap's Dr. ___ (3)
DRE
4 Down: Elly May's TV cousin (6)
JETHRO
5 Down: Four-time Indy winner (4)
FOYT
6 Down: Night spot (3)
INN
7 Down: Looks down on (6)
SCORNS
8 Down: Contractual adverb (6)
HERETO
9 Down: Workable wood (3)
ASH
10 Down: "Indubitably!" (5)
QUITE
11 Down: Starving (5)
UNFED
12 Down: Blood-related (4)
AKIN
14 Down: Fare for Oliver Twist (5)
GRUEL
18 Down: With 53-Down, officer's helper (6)
AIDEDE
22 Down: Lively round dance (5)
GALOP
24 Down: Chips, maybe (5)
SNACK
25 Down: Turkish V.I.P. of old (5)
PASHA
26 Down: More likely (5)
APTER
27 Down: Like some close likenesses (7)
UNCANNY
28 Down: Dance violently (4)
MOSH
30 Down: Infrequent: Abbr. (3)
OCC
34 Down: One with one-liners (5)
COMIC
35 Down: Make up (5)
ATONE
36 Down: 1976 best seller that opens "four days upriver from the coast of The Gambia" (5)
ROOTS
38 Down: Site of a notable exile (4)
ELBA
39 Down: Beetle Bailey's tormentor (5)
SARGE
40 Down: China's Chiang ___-shek (3)
KAI
41 Down: Real looker (6)
EYEFUL
46 Down: Folk singer from Birmingham (6)
ODETTA
47 Down: Bewhiskered beast (6)
WALRUS
48 Down: Fizzle, with "out" (5)
PETER
49 Down: Arrow words (6)
ONEWAY
50 Down: The "f" in f-number (5)
FOCAL
51 Down: Numbers game (5)
LOTTO
53 Down: See 18-Down (4)
CAMP
55 Down: Degs. for curators (4)
MFAS
57 Down: Be in a bee (3)
SEW
59 Down: Pen filler (3)
INK
60 Down: TV's Mrs. Morgenstern (3)
IDA
61 Down: Pewter ingredient (3)
TIN
62 Down: Pen filler? (3)
HOG

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