Monday Crossword — June 30, 2008 - Answers & Solutions

Complete answers for this easy crossword puzzle (15x15 grid, 78 clues). Published 6/30/2008. By Lynn Lempel.

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Across Answers

1 Across: Like students in the Head Start program (4)
PREK
5 Across: Nonplayer's spot in the dugout (5)
BENCH
10 Across: "Out!" or "Safe!" (4)
CALL
14 Across: Sharpen, as a knife (4)
HONE
15 Across: Meat-contaminating bacteria (5)
ECOLI
16 Across: Double Stuf cookie (4)
OREO
17 Across: British pop group with a repetitive name (10)
DURANDURAN
19 Across: This-and-that dish (4)
STEW
20 Across: ___ quo (6)
STATUS
21 Across: Reagan antimissile plan, for short (3)
SDI
23 Across: Geller who claims paranormal ability (3)
URI
24 Across: The Lord (3)
GOD
25 Across: Kurdistan city on the Tigris (9)
MOSULIRAQ
28 Across: Traveler's route (9)
ITINERARY
31 Across: Pillages (5)
LOOTS
32 Across: ___ Francisco (3)
SAN
33 Across: Termination (3)
END
34 Across: Filming site (3)
SET
35 Across: On-ramp (15)
HIGHWAYENTRANCE
42 Across: Gratuity (3)
TIP
43 Across: Nipper the dog's company (3)
RCA
44 Across: "Now I get it!" (3)
AHA
45 Across: Mark who was a swimming phenom at the 1972 Olympics (5)
SPITZ
48 Across: Lipton employee (9)
TEATASTER
51 Across: Welch's soft drink (9)
GRAPESODA
53 Across: ___ polloi (3)
HOI
54 Across: Dangler on an item for sale (3)
TAG
55 Across: Pen point (3)
NIB
56 Across: Signify (6)
DENOTE
59 Across: Spanish artist Joan (4)
MIRO
61 Across: Unexpected wallet fattener ... and what the circled words are (10)
FOUNDMONEY
64 Across: Far from land (4)
ASEA
65 Across: Cavaradossi's love in a Puccini opera (5)
TOSCA
66 Across: Few and far between (4)
RARE
67 Across: Mock (4)
JEER
68 Across: Tale (5)
STORY
69 Across: Donations for the poor (4)
ALMS

Down Answers

1 Down: Grad school achievements (4)
PHDS
2 Down: Defeat decisively (4)
ROUT
3 Down: Maddening (8)
ENRAGING
4 Down: Buster on the silent screen (6)
KEATON
5 Down: Mattress sites (4)
BEDS
6 Down: Bygone French coin (3)
ECU
7 Down: "... ___ a lender be" (3)
NOR
8 Down: Chic (6)
CLASSY
9 Down: Worshiper of Brahma (5)
HINDU
10 Down: Trig ratio: Abbr. (3)
COS
11 Down: Conductor Toscanini (6)
ARTURO
12 Down: Regard with lust (6)
LEERAT
13 Down: Reasons for special ed (6)
LOWIQS
18 Down: Like the upper half of the Venus de Milo (4)
NUDE
22 Down: In worse health (5)
ILLER
25 Down: Umpteen (4)
MANY
26 Down: Chose from the menu, say (7)
ORDERED
27 Down: Smidgen (4)
IOTA
28 Down: Sort of: Suffix (3)
ISH
29 Down: Mai ___ (rum cocktail) (3)
TAI
30 Down: Harvest (4)
REAP
34 Down: Rebounds or assists (4)
STAT
36 Down: URL starter (4)
HTTP
37 Down: Shrink from age (5)
WIZEN
38 Down: March Madness org. (4)
NCAA
39 Down: Not local or state (8)
NATIONAL
40 Down: Fighter with Fidel (3)
CHE
41 Down: Audiologist's concern (3)
EAR
45 Down: High-ranking noncom (6)
SGTMAJ
46 Down: Kudos (6)
PRAISE
47 Down: "That's my opinion, too" (6)
IAGREE
48 Down: As well (6)
TOBOOT
49 Down: "Uh, excuse me" (4)
AHEM
50 Down: Mexican state bordering Arizona (6)
SONORA
52 Down: Looks (through), as for information (5)
SIFTS
56 Down: June 6, 1944 (4)
DDAY
57 Down: Six years, for a senator (4)
TERM
58 Down: Peepers (4)
EYES
60 Down: Crew implement (3)
OAR
62 Down: Support grp. for the troops (3)
USO
63 Down: Big maker of checkout devices (3)
NCR

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