Monday Crossword — December 31, 2007 - Answers & Solutions

Complete answers for this easy crossword puzzle (15x15 grid, 78 clues). Published 12/31/2007. By Lynn Lempel.

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Across Answers

1 Across: Oodles (5)
SCADS
6 Across: Wide as the ocean (4)
VAST
10 Across: Huffed and puffed (4)
BLEW
14 Across: Seoul's land (5)
KOREA
15 Across: Diva's song (4)
ARIA
16 Across: Jacob's first wife (4)
LEAH
17 Across: A magnet attracts it in a physics experiment (10)
IRONFILING
19 Across: Between twice and never (4)
ONCE
20 Across: Grand Coulee, e.g. (3)
DAM
21 Across: County seat NNW of Oklahoma City (4)
ENID
22 Across: Relieve (6)
SOOTHE
24 Across: At a tilt (7)
SLANTED
26 Across: Praise (4)
LAUD
27 Across: Tire filler (3)
AIR
28 Across: Divorces (8)
SPLITSUP
32 Across: Locale for a New York diva (6)
THEMET
35 Across: What the number of birthday candles signifies (3)
AGE
36 Across: Olden times (4)
YORE
37 Across: Jinxes (5)
HEXES
38 Across: Snooper's org. (3)
CIA
39 Across: Tomato-hitting-the-floor sound (5)
SPLAT
40 Across: Speed skater Heiden (4)
ERIC
41 Across: Bamboozle (3)
CON
42 Across: Sales pitches (6)
SPIELS
43 Across: Zilch (8)
NOTAWHIT
45 Across: Carry the day (3)
WIN
46 Across: Crazy-sounding bird (4)
LOON
47 Across: Freighters' freights (7)
CARGOES
51 Across: One with a hook, line and sinker (6)
ANGLER
54 Across: Stuporous sleep (4)
COMA
55 Across: Doc's picture producer (3)
MRI
56 Across: Java neighbor (4)
BALI
57 Across: Star's marquee position (10)
TOPBILLING
60 Across: Genesis garden (4)
EDEN
61 Across: Tall tale teller (4)
LIAR
62 Across: Have a meal at home (5)
EATIN
63 Across: Orange-flavored powdered drink (4)
TANG
64 Across: "Born Free" lioness (4)
ELSA
65 Across: Medicinal amounts (5)
DOSES

Down Answers

1 Down: On the ___ (going to pot) (5)
SKIDS
2 Down: Deep pink (5)
CORAL
3 Down: Enticing smell (5)
AROMA
4 Down: TV room (3)
DEN
5 Down: Two-point plays in football (8)
SAFETIES
6 Down: Legitimate (5)
VALID
7 Down: Parched (4)
ARID
8 Down: Envy or gluttony (3)
SIN
9 Down: Event before moving (7)
TAGSALE
10 Down: Pre-transfusion procedure (11)
BLOODTYPING
11 Down: Gave for a while (4)
LENT
12 Down: "To ___ his own" (4)
EACH
13 Down: Amusement park shout (4)
WHEE
18 Down: Lifeless (5)
INERT
23 Down: "Yes, madame" (3)
OUI
25 Down: Some verbal abuse (11)
NAMECALLING
26 Down: Women's links org. (4)
LPGA
28 Down: Paragon of virtue (5)
SAINT
29 Down: One and only (4)
SOLE
30 Down: ___ Mountains, Europe/Asia separator (4)
URAL
31 Down: Four-footed friends (4)
PETS
32 Down: Next (4)
THEN
33 Down: Medal winner for bravery (4)
HERO
34 Down: Escape route (4)
EXIT
38 Down: Nickel or dime (4)
COIN
39 Down: Shot up, as inflation (8)
SPIRALED
41 Down: Gleeful laugh (7)
CHORTLE
42 Down: Hindu teacher (5)
SWAMI
44 Down: Misery (3)
WOE
47 Down: King ___ (dangerous snake) (5)
COBRA
48 Down: Skips (5)
OMITS
49 Down: Old TV comic Kovacs (5)
ERNIE
50 Down: Leo and Libra (5)
SIGNS
51 Down: Help illegally (4)
ABET
52 Down: Zilch (4)
NADA
53 Down: "Galveston" crooner Campbell (4)
GLEN
54 Down: Inspectors of fin. books (4)
CPAS
58 Down: "Black gold" (3)
OIL
59 Down: Neighbor of a Vietnamese (3)
LAO

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