Thursday Crossword — July 31, 2008 - Answers & Solutions
Complete answers for this medium crossword puzzle (15x15 grid, 72 clues). Published 7/31/2008. By Allan E. Parrish.
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Across Answers
- 1 Across: Temple activity (7)
- WORSHIP
- 8 Across: Tex-Mex treats (7)
- TAMALES
- 15 Across: Wedding gown material (7)
- BROCADE
- 16 Across: Distinguished (7)
- EMINENT
- 17 Across: Dean Martin, for one (7)
- CROONER
- 18 Across: Bach work (7)
- CANTATA
- 19 Across: 1979 Bee Gees chart-topper (13)
- TOOMUCHHEAVEN
- 21 Across: Civvies (5)
- MUFTI
- 23 Across: ___ change (3)
- OIL
- 24 Across: QB's stat. (3)
- INT
- 25 Across: Great Plains tribe (3)
- OTO
- 26 Across: County of St. Andrews, Scotland (4)
- FIFE
- 28 Across: Part of a seal (5)
- MOTTO
- 30 Across: Professor Lupin in Harry Potter books, e.g. (8)
- WEREWOLF
- 33 Across: Creator of the Bennet family (6)
- AUSTEN
- 34 Across: Band with the 1970 hit "Get Ready" (9)
- RAREEARTH
- 36 Across: One of the four evangelists, briefly (6)
- STMARK
- 39 Across: Many Latin compositions (8)
- EPITAPHS
- 43 Across: Come up (5)
- ARISE
- 44 Across: Shot (off) (4)
- SPED
- 45 Across: Yes, in Yokohama (3)
- HAI
- 46 Across: Let go (3)
- CAN
- 47 Across: Author of a once-popular book of quotations (3)
- MAO
- 48 Across: Devil (5)
- SCAMP
- 50 Across: 1979 AC/DC seven-time platinum album (13)
- HIGHWAYTOHELL
- 55 Across: Blow up (7)
- ENLARGE
- 56 Across: Emit (7)
- RADIATE
- 59 Across: Smaller than small (7)
- TEENIER
- 60 Across: Where the buoys are? (7)
- CHANNEL
- 61 Across: Puts under (7)
- SEDATES
- 62 Across: Takes over (7)
- ANNEXES
Down Answers
- 1 Down: Fighters' org. (3)
- WBC
- 2 Down: 1967 N.H.L. rookie of the year (3)
- ORR
- 3 Down: Support, at a game (7)
- ROOTFOR
- 4 Down: Tear out (5)
- SCOOT
- 5 Down: Radio ___ (onetime propaganda source) (5)
- HANOI
- 6 Down: Footnote word (4)
- IDEM
- 7 Down: Locale for Che Guevara in "The Motorcycle Diaries" (4)
- PERU
- 8 Down: Computer whiz (6)
- TECHIE
- 9 Down: Menotti title character (5)
- AMAHL
- 10 Down: Harbor danger (4)
- MINE
- 11 Down: Architectural pier (4)
- ANTA
- 12 Down: Michael ___, Bush secretary of health and human services (7)
- LEAVITT
- 13 Down: Accord (7)
- ENTENTE
- 14 Down: Suffragist Elizabeth Cady ___ (7)
- STANTON
- 20 Down: One that's "perky" in the morning (9)
- COFFEEPOT
- 21 Down: Shorten, in a way (3)
- MOW
- 22 Down: Multipurpose truck (3)
- UTE
- 26 Down: Chess tactic that involves attacking two pieces at once (4)
- FORK
- 27 Down: Spot in la mer (3)
- ILE
- 28 Down: Half-and-half, maybe (4)
- MUTT
- 29 Down: Department of Labor agcy. (4)
- OSHA
- 31 Down: Post-Civil War Reconstruction and others (4)
- ERAS
- 32 Down: Pottery (4)
- WARE
- 33 Down: Unimaginative (4)
- ARID
- 35 Down: Koko who communicates through American Sign Language, e.g. (3)
- APE
- 36 Down: Lingerie drawer items (7)
- SACHETS
- 37 Down: Drill instructor's charge (7)
- TRAINEE
- 38 Down: Got around at a get-together (7)
- MINGLED
- 40 Down: Military wing (7)
- PHALANX
- 41 Down: Eggs Benedict ingredient (3)
- HAM
- 42 Down: Hardly a chug (3)
- SIP
- 44 Down: Football Hall-of-Famer Gale (6)
- SAYERS
- 47 Down: Patrick ___, 1996 Tony recipient for "Marat/Sade" (5)
- MAGEE
- 48 Down: Q45 or Grand Marquis (5)
- SEDAN
- 49 Down: "Walkin' After Midnight" hitmaker, 1957 (5)
- CLINE
- 51 Down: Mandlikova of tennis fame (4)
- HANA
- 52 Down: Judicial directive (4)
- WRIT
- 53 Down: Killer whale (4)
- ORCA
- 54 Down: Violin virtuoso Hilary (4)
- HAHN
- 57 Down: Gadget for 58-Down (3)
- TEE
- 58 Down: Golfer dubbed "the Big Easy" (3)
- ELS
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