Thursday Crossword — August 21, 2008 - Answers & Solutions
Complete answers for this medium crossword puzzle (15x15 grid, 74 clues). Published 8/21/2008. By Gary J. Whitehead.
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Across Answers
- 1 Across: Capital on Lake Victoria (7)
- KAMPALA
- 8 Across: Morrow and Murrow, e.g. (7)
- TVSTARS
- 15 Across: Part of a floor décor (7)
- AREARUG
- 16 Across: War movie sound effect (7)
- RATATAT
- 17 Across: Innards (7)
- VISCERA
- 18 Across: Hostility (7)
- ICINESS
- 19 Across: Musical group that stays together? (12)
- ADHESIVEBAND
- 21 Across: Bulldogger's event (5)
- RODEO
- 22 Across: Herd : buffalo :: knot : ___ (5)
- TOADS
- 26 Across: Part of Eastern Europe, once: Abbr. (4)
- SSRS
- 29 Across: Cryptanalysis org. (3)
- NSA
- 32 Across: Ancient theaters (4)
- ODEA
- 33 Across: Mountain West Conference player (3)
- UTE
- 34 Across: Faith healing service? (11)
- MASSTHERAPY
- 38 Across: Iowa county named for an Indian tribe (3)
- SAC
- 39 Across: Death on the Nile cause? (3)
- ASP
- 40 Across: Thurman of the "Kill Bill" films (3)
- UMA
- 41 Across: Frolicsome (3)
- GAY
- 42 Across: Stadium's dome? (11)
- SPORTSCOVER
- 45 Across: Home of Samuel Beckett: Abbr. (3)
- IRE
- 46 Across: Designer Saab (4)
- ELIE
- 47 Across: Beach shade (3)
- TAN
- 48 Across: Red Cross supply (4)
- COTS
- 49 Across: City near Dayton (5)
- XENIA
- 51 Across: Infatuation (5)
- CRUSH
- 55 Across: Donation to the Salvation Army? (12)
- GARBDISPOSAL
- 61 Across: 1960s sitcom title role (7)
- JEANNIE
- 64 Across: Three-dimensional scene (7)
- DIORAMA
- 65 Across: Played the role of (7)
- ACTEDAS
- 66 Across: Ready to blow (7)
- ENRAGED
- 67 Across: Most brazen (7)
- BOLDEST
- 68 Across: Eternal ... and a hint to 19-, 34-, 42- and 55-Across (7)
- AGELESS
Down Answers
- 1 Down: Intoxicating Polynesian drink (4)
- KAVA
- 2 Down: Parched (4)
- ARID
- 3 Down: Jersey material (4)
- MESH
- 4 Down: Conseco Fieldhouse team (6)
- PACERS
- 5 Down: "Am not!" rejoinder (5)
- ARESO
- 6 Down: Shocking (5)
- LURID
- 7 Down: Tequila source (5)
- AGAVE
- 8 Down: Chi-town daily, with "the" (4)
- TRIB
- 9 Down: Cow: Sp. (4)
- VACA
- 10 Down: Tour of duty (5)
- STINT
- 11 Down: It's hot in an Indian restaurant (7)
- TANDOOR
- 12 Down: Put away (3)
- ATE
- 13 Down: Univ. dorm supervisors (3)
- RAS
- 14 Down: G.P.S. data: Abbr. (3)
- STS
- 20 Down: Stretches of history (4)
- EONS
- 23 Down: How "Moon River" is played (6)
- ADAGIO
- 24 Down: Take off (6)
- DEPART
- 25 Down: Give permission (6)
- SAYYES
- 26 Down: Northernmost county in New Jersey (6)
- SUSSEX
- 27 Down: Chase scenes, in action films (6)
- STAPLE
- 28 Down: Bring back, as silver dollars (6)
- RECOIN
- 30 Down: String before W (4)
- STUV
- 31 Down: "Whatever shall I do?!" (4)
- AHME
- 34 Down: Ring surface (3)
- MAT
- 35 Down: Entry-level position: Abbr. (4)
- ASST
- 36 Down: Pet lovers' org. (4)
- SPCA
- 37 Down: Plug place (3)
- EAR
- 43 Down: Held sway (7)
- REIGNED
- 44 Down: One way to store data (4)
- ONCD
- 48 Down: Beethoven's ___ Symphony (6)
- CHORAL
- 50 Down: Former "Biography" channel (5)
- AANDE
- 52 Down: "___ cock-horse to Banbury Cross" (5)
- RIDEA
- 53 Down: Not abstaining (5)
- USING
- 54 Down: Germ (5)
- SPORE
- 56 Down: Narrow inlets (4)
- RIAS
- 57 Down: Oscar superlative (4)
- BEST
- 58 Down: Brush material? (4)
- SAGE
- 59 Down: ___ Building, first skyscraper in Boston (4)
- AMES
- 60 Down: Schoolboys (4)
- LADS
- 61 Down: Boxer's setup (3)
- JAB
- 62 Down: Prefix with -cide (3)
- ECO
- 63 Down: U.S./U.K. divider (3)
- ATL
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