Wednesday Crossword — March 12, 2008 - Answers & Solutions
Complete answers for this medium crossword puzzle (15x15 grid, 78 clues). Published 3/12/2008. By Larry Shearer.
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Across Answers
- 1 Across: Convenience store sign (3)
- ATM
- 4 Across: "Coming soon" messages (6)
- PROMOS
- 10 Across: Churls lack it (4)
- TACT
- 14 Across: Constrictor (3)
- BOA
- 15 Across: Convincing, as an argument (6)
- COGENT
- 16 Across: Confess openly (4)
- AVOW
- 17 Across: C (10)
- CARSTARTER
- 19 Across: Cosmos legend (4)
- PELE
- 20 Across: Celebrity biographer Hawes (4)
- ESME
- 21 Across: Charlotte of "The Facts of Life" (3)
- RAE
- 23 Across: Canapé topping (3)
- ROE
- 24 Across: Coleridge, for one (4)
- POET
- 27 Across: Curved motorcycle part (8)
- MUDGUARD
- 29 Across: Criticizes harshly (4)
- RIPS
- 30 Across: Concluding appearance (8)
- SWANSONG
- 32 Across: Clive Cussler's "___ Gold" (4)
- INCA
- 33 Across: Coal scuttle (3)
- HOD
- 34 Across: Conked out for good (4)
- DEAD
- 37 Across: Completely wowed (4)
- AGOG
- 38 Across: Columnist Hopper (5)
- HEDDA
- 41 Across: Comedy series award, maybe (4)
- EMMY
- 42 Across: Con ___ (animatedly, in music) (4)
- MOTO
- 43 Across: Countless years (3)
- EON
- 44 Across: Commuter's choice (4)
- RAIL
- 45 Across: Collects one's winnings (8)
- CASHESIN
- 49 Across: Creature at SeaWorld (4)
- ORCA
- 50 Across: Clarify (8)
- SPELLOUT
- 52 Across: Closely related (4)
- AKIN
- 53 Across: Comic strip prince's son (3)
- ARN
- 54 Across: Civil rights org. that became a governing party (3)
- ANC
- 55 Across: Clerk, to a bus. owner (4)
- ASST
- 58 Across: Cole Porter's "___ Do It" (4)
- LETS
- 60 Across: C (10)
- CLAMPSHAPE
- 65 Across: Critic James (4)
- AGEE
- 66 Across: Come aboard, in a way (6)
- HIREON
- 67 Across: Comfy retreat (3)
- DEN
- 68 Across: Cartoon explorer (4)
- DORA
- 69 Across: Cowley and Keats (6)
- ODISTS
- 70 Across: Coach in Little League, often (3)
- DAD
Down Answers
- 1 Down: "Charlie's Angels" airer (3)
- ABC
- 2 Down: Come ___ head (3)
- TOA
- 3 Down: Cause damage to (3)
- MAR
- 4 Down: Cuts for agts. (4)
- PCTS
- 5 Down: Circumambulate (4)
- ROAM
- 6 Down: Cruel person (4)
- OGRE
- 7 Down: Coloratura's home, with "the" (3)
- MET
- 8 Down: Consequence of a solo homer (6)
- ONERUN
- 9 Down: Cremona collectibles, for short (6)
- STRADS
- 10 Down: Choose (3)
- TAP
- 11 Down: C (11)
- AVERAGEMARK
- 12 Down: Crayon choice (5)
- COLOR
- 13 Down: Coarse wool fabric (5)
- TWEED
- 18 Down: Concentrates on specific achievement (9)
- SETSAGOAL
- 22 Down: Conceit (3)
- EGO
- 24 Down: Cassandra's father (5)
- PRIAM
- 25 Down: "Capitalism" rock group ___ Boingo (5)
- OINGO
- 26 Down: C (11)
- EPCOTCENTER
- 27 Down: Crossest (7)
- MADDEST
- 28 Down: Committed to the truth, in court (9)
- UNDEROATH
- 30 Down: "Can it!" (3)
- SHH
- 31 Down: Cry of grief (3)
- WOE
- 35 Down: Capua friends (5)
- AMICI
- 36 Down: "Chimes of Freedom" songwriter (5)
- DYLAN
- 39 Down: Crosby's "So ___" (3)
- DOI
- 40 Down: Cape ___ (3)
- ANN
- 46 Down: Captors of Patty Hearst: Abbr. (3)
- SLA
- 47 Down: Chief (6)
- HONCHO
- 48 Down: City near Cleveland (6)
- EUCLID
- 50 Down: Course before an entree (5)
- SALAD
- 51 Down: Competitor of Ragú (5)
- PREGO
- 55 Down: C.I.A. betrayer Aldrich (4)
- AMES
- 56 Down: Catch sight of (4)
- SPOT
- 57 Down: Credit application figs. (4)
- SSNS
- 59 Down: Coral ___ (3)
- SEA
- 61 Down: Cardinals, on scoreboards (3)
- ARI
- 62 Down: Count up (3)
- ADD
- 63 Down: Casserole morsel (3)
- PEA
- 64 Down: Close (3)
- END
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