Thursday Crossword — March 6, 2008 - Answers & Solutions

Complete answers for this medium crossword puzzle (15x15 grid, 76 clues). Published 3/6/2008. By Pamela Amick Klawitter.

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Across Answers

1 Across: York successor (5)
TUDOR
6 Across: Country addresses, for short (4)
RFDS
10 Across: Part of an Einstein equation (4)
MASS
14 Across: It might start "By the way ..." (5)
ASIDE
15 Across: Lake ___, south of London (4)
ERIE
16 Across: Word with black or fire (4)
OPAL
17 Across: Twig broom (5)
BESOM
18 Across: Turner of "Somewhere I'll Find You," 1942 (4)
LANA
19 Across: Not yet final, in a way (4)
BETA
20 Across: "American Idol" judge who wastes money? (13)
PRODIGALSIMON
23 Across: ___-d'Oise (French department) (3)
VAL
25 Across: Directly (3)
DUE
26 Across: Eskimo-___ language family (5)
ALEUT
27 Across: Nodding picture? (14)
IMAGEOFCONSENT
32 Across: The anesthetic lidocaine, e.g. (5)
LOCAL
33 Across: Obligation (4)
ONUS
34 Across: Barely makes, with "out" (4)
EKES
35 Across: George who once led the C.I.A. (5)
TENET
37 Across: Part of the foot (4)
BALL
41 Across: Prefix with normal (4)
PARA
42 Across: ___ feed (5)
AUDIO
43 Across: Geologist? (14)
SEDIMENTARYJOB
48 Across: D'___ (according to: Fr.) (5)
APRES
49 Across: Jon Stewart asset (3)
WIT
50 Across: Spanish 30-Down (3)
UNO
51 Across: Moment after a bad pun? (13)
GRIMACEPERIOD
56 Across: Affluent, in Acapulco (4)
RICO
57 Across: Poker cry ... or an apt title for this puzzle (4)
IMIN
58 Across: Some family histories (5)
SAGAS
61 Across: Quaint exclamation (4)
EGAD
62 Across: "___ No Sunshine" (1971 Grammy-winning song) (4)
AINT
63 Across: Fraternity letter (5)
THETA
64 Across: Start of North Carolina's motto (4)
ESSE
65 Across: Binge (4)
ORGY
66 Across: "Lazy" one (5)
SUSAN

Down Answers

1 Down: Pop-top feature (3)
TAB
2 Down: Consume (3)
USE
3 Down: Bump (8)
DISPLACE
4 Down: Cause for opening a window (4)
ODOR
5 Down: Fix up (7)
REMODEL
6 Down: Late-inning pitching, maybe (6)
RELIEF
7 Down: Assault with a grenade, as a superior officer (4)
FRAG
8 Down: Actress Merrill of "Desk Set" (4)
DINA
9 Down: Diploma feature (4)
SEAL
10 Down: Crib plaything (6)
MOBILE
11 Down: Sci-fi figures (6)
APEMEN
12 Down: Didn't play (6)
SATOUT
13 Down: Italicize, say (5)
SLANT
21 Down: Rap's OutKast, e.g. (3)
DUO
22 Down: Mouthing off (4)
SASS
23 Down: Reprehensible (4)
VILE
24 Down: Out of control (4)
AMOK
28 Down: Empty talk (3)
GAS
29 Down: First name in late-night (5)
CONAN
30 Down: Primary figure (3)
ONE
31 Down: Fruitcake (3)
NUT
35 Down: Mary Tyler Moore headwear (3)
TAM
36 Down: Poetic conjunction (3)
ERE
37 Down: Bullish order on Wall Street (3)
BUY
38 Down: Deems in court (8)
ADJUDGES
39 Down: Horoscope figure (4)
LION
40 Down: Animal that howls (4)
LOBO
41 Down: Home of Galileo Galilei International Airport (4)
PISA
42 Down: Some colony members (7)
ARTISTS
43 Down: Small shoots (6)
SPRIGS
44 Down: Heath plants (6)
ERICAS
45 Down: Out of fashion (6)
DEMODE
46 Down: "Jackson" (6)
TWENTY
47 Down: Draft contents (3)
AIR
48 Down: What nouns and verbs must do (5)
AGREE
52 Down: Farewell in 41-Down (4)
CIAO
53 Down: Ruler in a kaffiyeh (4)
EMIR
54 Down: Pinball sound (4)
PING
55 Down: Home of Pearl City (4)
OAHU
59 Down: ___ loss (3)
ATA
60 Down: Start of many Latin American city names (3)
SAN

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