Wednesday Crossword — June 6, 2007 - Answers & Solutions

Complete answers for this medium crossword puzzle (15x15 grid, 78 clues). Published 6/6/2007. By Richard Silvestri.

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Across Answers

1 Across: Slightly (4)
ATAD
5 Across: Got rid of a chaw (4)
SPAT
9 Across: Perfume from petals (5)
ATTAR
14 Across: Formal fabric (4)
LAME
15 Across: Corrida creature (4)
TORO
16 Across: Pleasant Island, today (5)
NAURU
17 Across: Kelly Clarkson or Taylor Hicks (4)
IDOL
18 Across: Broadway's ___ Jay Lerner (4)
ALAN
19 Across: Like unfortunate bullfighters (5)
GORED
20 Across: Stealing some computer memory? (11)
TAKINGABYTE
23 Across: Roll-call vote (3)
NAY
24 Across: Go off course (4)
VEER
25 Across: "Too bad!" (4)
ALAS
27 Across: Squeegees' kin (6)
WIPERS
30 Across: Homework assignments (7)
REPORTS
33 Across: Stash away (5)
HOARD
34 Across: Jackknife, for one (4)
DIVE
35 Across: Tale of the gods (4)
MYTH
37 Across: Stateside Ltd. (3)
INC
38 Across: Narrow pieces (7)
SLIVERS
41 Across: Kung fu star (3)
LEE
42 Across: Most of I-76 across Pennsylvania (4)
PIKE
44 Across: Word of agreement (4)
AMEN
45 Across: Lincoln Center offering (5)
OPERA
47 Across: Beermat, e.g. (7)
COASTER
49 Across: Drank slowly (6)
NURSED
50 Across: Sig Chi, e.g. (4)
FRAT
51 Across: Where Fermi went to university (4)
PISA
52 Across: Queasy (3)
ILL
54 Across: Always use the term "coloring agent"? (11)
NEVERSAYDYE
60 Across: Sent out beams (5)
RAYED
62 Across: Graph line (4)
AXIS
63 Across: Tiger club (4)
IRON
64 Across: Where the action is (5)
ARENA
65 Across: Bean town? (4)
LIMA
66 Across: Maritime: Abbr. (4)
NAUT
67 Across: Twangy (5)
NASAL
68 Across: School in Berkshire, England (4)
ETON
69 Across: Sandwich from a sidewalk stand (4)
GYRO

Down Answers

1 Down: Found a perch (4)
ALIT
2 Down: Vocal fanfare (4)
TADA
3 Down: Running ___ (4)
AMOK
4 Down: Come through (7)
DELIVER
5 Down: Puts on (6)
STAGES
6 Down: Arctic (5)
POLAR
7 Down: Djellaba wearer (4)
ARAB
8 Down: "West Side Story" role (4)
TONY
9 Down: San ___, Tex. (6)
ANGELO
10 Down: Chinese cosmic order (3)
TAO
11 Down: Ways to make lefts and rights? (10)
TURNSTYLES
12 Down: Realtor's calculation (4)
AREA
13 Down: Basketball's Tomjanovich (4)
RUDY
21 Down: "Revenge of the ___" (5)
NERDS
22 Down: Get to the point? (5)
TAPER
26 Down: Outfielder's asset (3)
ARM
27 Down: Senate figure (4)
WHIP
28 Down: Ancient Greek dialect (5)
IONIC
29 Down: Assorted hydroxides? (10)
PACKOFLYES
30 Down: Don or Lena (5)
RIVER
31 Down: Square (4)
EVEN
32 Down: Cordwood measure (5)
STERE
34 Down: Makeshift screwdriver (4)
DIME
36 Down: John, at sea (4)
HEAD
39 Down: Coffeehouse order (5)
LATTE
40 Down: "El Capitan" composer (5)
SOUSA
43 Down: Audio receiver (3)
EAR
46 Down: Saying grace (7)
PRAYING
48 Down: Huarache (6)
SANDAL
49 Down: Toyota rival (6)
NISSAN
51 Down: First-rate (5)
PRIMO
52 Down: Where Farsi is spoken (4)
IRAN
53 Down: 1965 Julie Christie role (4)
LARA
55 Down: Lowland (4)
VALE
56 Down: Take off (4)
EXIT
57 Down: Sledge (4)
DRAY
58 Down: Part of B.Y.O.B. (4)
YOUR
59 Down: Inner, in combinations (4)
ENTO
61 Down: Faline's mother, in "Bambi" (3)
ENA

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