Thursday Crossword — April 24, 2008 - Answers & Solutions

Complete answers for this medium crossword puzzle (15x15 grid, 76 clues). Published 4/24/2008. By Michael Langwald.

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Across Answers

1 Across: Cleanse (3)
RID
4 Across: Former New York governor (5)
CUOMO
9 Across: Trayful of cookies (5)
BATCH
14 Across: Alicia Keys #1 album "___ Am" (3)
ASI
15 Across: Big name in pest control (5)
ORKIN
16 Across: ___ Bowl (5)
ALOHA
17 Across: Denials (3)
NOS
18 Across: Summer arctic phenomenon (11)
MIDNIGHTSUN
20 Across: Bad off, after "up" (5)
ATREE
22 Across: G (3)
SOL
23 Across: Predecessor of Romans (4)
ACTS
24 Across: 1890 battle site that's now a memorial (11)
WOUNDEDKNEE
28 Across: Mayo can be found in it (3)
ANO
29 Across: Try to get in (7)
APPLYTO
30 Across: In addition (3)
YET
31 Across: "Solaris" author Stanislaw ___ (3)
LEM
32 Across: Mysterious creature (4)
YETI
33 Across: Turnabout, in slang (3)
UIE
35 Across: Follows (5)
OBEYS
37 Across: Grandmother of Jesus (9)
SAINTANNE
41 Across: Hamilton who wrote "Mythology" (5)
EDITH
44 Across: Approximately (3)
SAY
45 Across: Pool accessory (4)
RACK
49 Across: From, in some names (3)
VON
50 Across: It'll never fly (3)
EMU
53 Across: "Ghostbusters" director Ivan (7)
REITMAN
55 Across: Petition (3)
ASK
56 Across: Measure of a company's dominance (11)
MARKETSHARE
58 Across: Sound (4)
SANE
60 Across: Secretive org. (3)
NSA
61 Across: "Sanford and Son" setting (5)
WATTS
62 Across: 1965 hit by the performers suggested phonetically by the ends of 18-, 24-, 37- and 56-Across (11)
IGOTYOUBABE
66 Across: Daybreak deity (3)
EOS
67 Across: Classic sportster, for short (5)
VETTE
68 Across: Mucho (5)
LOTSA
69 Across: French article (3)
UNE
70 Across: City NW of Frankfurt (5)
ESSEN
71 Across: Cross as ___ (annoyed) (5)
ABEAR
72 Across: Alphabet trio (3)
RST

Down Answers

1 Down: Escaped (7)
RANAWAY
2 Down: Elemental form (7)
ISOTOPE
3 Down: Shake up (7)
DISRUPT
4 Down: Field for Fields (6)
COMEDY
5 Down: The Rams of the Atlantic 10: Abbr. (3)
URI
6 Down: Initialed (3)
OKD
7 Down: European capital (5)
MINSK
8 Down: Like some bagels (6)
ONIONY
9 Down: Cross word (3)
BAH
10 Down: Baja's opposite (4)
ALTA
11 Down: Proportionately (7)
TOSCALE
12 Down: Condiment made with a mortar and pestle (7)
CHUTNEY
13 Down: Two-wheeled carriages (7)
HANSOMS
19 Down: "Yippee!" feeling (4)
GLEE
21 Down: Prepare to serve (6)
ENLIST
25 Down: Item for a travel bag (4)
ETUI
26 Down: Off (4)
DOIN
27 Down: Education provider since 1440 (4)
ETON
34 Down: Foreign visitors? (3)
ETS
36 Down: Mother of Charlemagne (6)
BERTHA
38 Down: Attention getter (4)
AHEM
39 Down: River to the Rhine (4)
AARE
40 Down: Vote in the Duma (4)
NYET
41 Down: Slippery (7)
EVASIVE
42 Down: Recommendations on bottles (7)
DOSAGES
43 Down: Tied up (7)
INKNOTS
46 Down: Hobbyist (7)
AMATEUR
47 Down: Smokes in bulk (7)
CARTONS
48 Down: Israeli parliament (7)
KNESSET
51 Down: War preceder (4)
MANO
52 Down: Actress Andress (6)
URSULA
54 Down: "Honest!" (6)
ISWEAR
57 Down: Cookout offering (5)
KABOB
59 Down: Suffix with novel (4)
ETTE
63 Down: Itch (3)
YEN
64 Down: Put away (3)
ATE
65 Down: Youth org. (3)
BSA

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