Friday Crossword — May 25, 2007 - Answers & Solutions

Complete answers for this hard crossword puzzle (15x15 grid, 72 clues). Published 5/25/2007. By Mike Nothnagel.

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Across Answers

1 Across: Actor with an L.A.P.D. auditorium named after him (8)
JACKWEBB
9 Across: Sell for (5)
BRING
14 Across: Words that often follow sweet offers? (9)
IMONADIET
16 Across: One not mingling much (5)
LONER
17 Across: Flunkies (9)
HIRELINGS
18 Across: Vienna State Opera music director starting in 2002 (5)
OZAWA
19 Across: It can have its charms (6)
ANKLET
20 Across: "Born from jets" sloganeer (4)
SAAB
22 Across: One's native land (3)
SOD
23 Across: Fights (5)
DUELS
24 Across: Key letters (4)
CTRL
25 Across: Simple (4)
MERE
26 Across: Erstwhile grp. of 15 (4)
SSRS
27 Across: Bowl booster (3)
RAH
28 Across: Part of convention planning (6)
AGENDA
30 Across: Hurt (5)
AILED
32 Across: Relief providers (5)
OASES
33 Across: Subject of a financial report (13)
FISCALQUARTER
37 Across: Kind of port (5)
MODEM
38 Across: Snide challenge (5)
SUEME
39 Across: Guitarists, slangily (6)
AXEMEN
41 Across: Shrink (3)
EBB
42 Across: Prayer opener (4)
LORD
46 Across: Starbucks option (4)
CHAI
47 Across: Skill level option (4)
EASY
49 Across: Hamlet in 1969 headlines (5)
MYLAI
50 Across: Part of AIM (3)
AOL
51 Across: Look down (4)
POUT
52 Across: Source of sulfuric acid (6)
PYRITE
53 Across: World's second-highest capital (5)
QUITO
55 Across: Feline gift (9)
NINELIVES
57 Across: Open, in a way (5)
UNZIP
58 Across: Way of turning (9)
TOONESIDE
59 Across: They're perfect (5)
EDENS
60 Across: Jazz greats, e.g. (8)
NBASTARS

Down Answers

1 Down: Crusades (6)
JIHADS
2 Down: It's less than perfect (6)
AMINUS
3 Down: Lulu (6)
CORKER
4 Down: Sounds ominously (6)
KNELLS
5 Down: Its flag has a large red dragon (5)
WALES
6 Down: Mark up (4)
EDIT
7 Down: Wood holder (3)
BIN
8 Down: Commits a logical fallacy (15)
BEGSTHEQUESTION
9 Down: Mass (4)
BLOB
10 Down: "Shoe" waitress (3)
ROZ
11 Down: Not fully (8)
INASENSE
12 Down: Government reorganization (8)
NEWORDER
13 Down: Good eggs (7)
GRADEAS
15 Down: Plot target of the Decembrists (4)
TSAR
21 Down: Like (3)
ALA
24 Down: Secretaries often hold them (5)
CALLS
25 Down: Chuck, say (4)
MEAT
27 Down: Relative of a fjord (3)
RIA
29 Down: 2006 Oscar winner for his first film (4)
GORE
30 Down: Height (4)
ACME
31 Down: Expected before (5)
DUEBY
33 Down: One followed on horseback (8)
FOXHOUND
34 Down: Put on a pedestal (8)
IDEALIZE
35 Down: Interstate sight (4)
SEMI
36 Down: Pres. appointee (3)
AMB
37 Down: Monkey with cheek pouches (7)
MACAQUE
40 Down: Marxist leader? (3)
NEO
42 Down: Many a minstrel (6)
LYRIST
43 Down: Title pig of Ian Falconer kids' books (6)
OLIVIA
44 Down: Like "The Godfather" (6)
RATEDR
45 Down: Double daggers, in printing (6)
DIESES
48 Down: Volunteer baby sitter, sometimes (4)
AUNT
49 Down: "Black Velvet" singer Alannah ___ (5)
MYLES
51 Down: Daddy-o (4)
POPS
52 Down: Tony who was the 2003 A.L. Manager of the Year (4)
PENA
54 Down: Kind of soldier (3)
TIN
56 Down: Cribbage jack (3)
NOB

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