Wednesday Crossword — January 23, 2008 - Answers & Solutions
Complete answers for this medium crossword puzzle (15x15 grid, 72 clues). Published 1/23/2008. By Henry Hook.
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Across Answers
- 1 Across: "And ___ bed" (4)
- SOTO
- 5 Across: Personification of desire (4)
- EROS
- 9 Across: Some Spanish Surrealist paintings (5)
- MIROS
- 14 Across: Like some traffic, for short (4)
- THRU
- 15 Across: Delete (4)
- XOUT
- 16 Across: Call off, as in an emergency (5)
- ABORT
- 17 Across: Not an orig. (4)
- IMIT
- 18 Across: Field unit (4)
- ACRE
- 19 Across: Perilous (5)
- RISKY
- 20 Across: "She's Like the Wind" singer, 1988 (13)
- PATRICKSWAYZE
- 23 Across: Understanding (7)
- ENTENTE
- 24 Across: C's in shop class? (6)
- CLAMPS
- 27 Across: Something detested (8)
- ANATHEMA
- 30 Across: Ginger ___ (3)
- ALE
- 31 Across: ___ and Span (4)
- SPIC
- 34 Across: Square (4)
- EVEN
- 35 Across: Soul singer Corinne Bailey ___ (3)
- RAE
- 36 Across: Aster (15)
- MICHAELMASDAISY
- 41 Across: Raiser of Tarzan (3)
- APE
- 42 Across: Half-oz. (4)
- TBSP
- 43 Across: Part of the Dept. of Homeland Security since 2003 (4)
- FEMA
- 44 Across: Agent, for short (3)
- REP
- 45 Across: Tabby (8)
- HOUSECAT
- 49 Across: Hadrian's predecessor (6)
- TRAJAN
- 51 Across: Musical based on a T. H. White novel (7)
- CAMELOT
- 55 Across: Like some days of summer, in song (13)
- LAZYHAZYCRAZY
- 58 Across: She said "Don't get mad, get everything!" (5)
- IVANA
- 60 Across: Attention getter (4)
- AHEM
- 61 Across: Any minute now (4)
- ANON
- 62 Across: To say in Spanish? (5)
- DECIR
- 63 Across: La Città Eterna (4)
- ROMA
- 64 Across: Superboy's girlfriend (4)
- LANA
- 65 Across: Spirited mount (5)
- STEED
- 66 Across: Cannon of "Heaven Can Wait" (4)
- DYAN
- 67 Across: Property attachment (4)
- LIEN
Down Answers
- 1 Down: Michael of R.E.M. (5)
- STIPE
- 2 Down: "Jeez!" (5)
- OHMAN
- 3 Down: Travis who sang "T-R-O-U-B-L-E" (5)
- TRITT
- 4 Down: Public relations effort (8)
- OUTREACH
- 5 Down: Bettor's option (6)
- EXACTA
- 6 Down: Rise rapidly (6)
- ROCKET
- 7 Down: Willa Cather's "One of ___" (4)
- OURS
- 8 Down: Hasenpfeffer, for one (4)
- STEW
- 9 Down: Its motto is "Manly deeds, womanly words" (8)
- MARYLAND
- 10 Down: Resort island near Majorca (5)
- IBIZA
- 11 Down: Longtime "Hollywood Squares" regular (9)
- ROSEMARIE
- 12 Down: TV planet (3)
- ORK
- 13 Down: What a mess! (3)
- STY
- 21 Down: Wayfarer's refuge (3)
- INN
- 22 Down: High spots (5)
- ACMES
- 25 Down: Cellular biology material (5)
- PLASM
- 26 Down: "Bye" (5)
- SEEYA
- 28 Down: Rope fibers (5)
- HEMPS
- 29 Down: Mendes or Longoria (3)
- EVA
- 31 Down: Stylish (5)
- SMART
- 32 Down: Tootler (5)
- PIPER
- 33 Down: Winter carnival structure (9)
- ICEPALACE
- 37 Down: On the line (8)
- ATHAZARD
- 38 Down: Sister magazine of Jet (5)
- EBONY
- 39 Down: Fighting Tigers' sch. (3)
- LSU
- 40 Down: Despite expectations (8)
- AFTERALL
- 46 Down: Dermatologist's case (6)
- ECZEMA
- 47 Down: Caribbean's ___ Islands (6)
- CAYMAN
- 48 Down: Film lover's cable choice (3)
- AMC
- 50 Down: Title girl with a gun in a 1989 Aerosmith hit (5)
- JANIE
- 52 Down: Veranda (5)
- LANAI
- 53 Down: A high flier may fly in it (5)
- OZONE
- 54 Down: English drama critic Kenneth (5)
- TYNAN
- 56 Down: Obdurate (4)
- HARD
- 57 Down: Sailor hailer (4)
- AHOY
- 58 Down: Employee cards and such, briefly (3)
- IDS
- 59 Down: Dog doc (3)
- VET
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