Friday Crossword — September 26, 2008 - Answers & Solutions
Complete answers for this hard crossword puzzle (15x15 grid, 70 clues). Published 9/26/2008. By Barry C. Silk.
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Across Answers
- 1 Across: Reversion to an earlier type (7)
- ATAVISM
- 8 Across: Shout after a knock (7)
- ITSOPEN
- 15 Across: King's honor (15)
- NOBELPEACEPRIZE
- 17 Across: Where moles may try to dig? (15)
- CIAHEADQUARTERS
- 18 Across: Hamburger's course? (4)
- ELBE
- 19 Across: Xbox 360 competitor (3)
- WII
- 20 Across: Attempt to make out (6)
- PEERAT
- 21 Across: Actress Suvari (4)
- MENA
- 23 Across: Den ___, Nederland (4)
- HAAG
- 24 Across: Ones at home on the range? (6)
- BAKERS
- 27 Across: Victory celebration, of sorts (8)
- WARDANCE
- 31 Across: Integrated (5)
- ASONE
- 32 Across: Muralist José María ___ (4)
- SERT
- 33 Across: Understanding responses (3)
- OHS
- 34 Across: An artificial satellite may have one (15)
- STATIONARYORBIT
- 38 Across: Before, briefly (3)
- TIL
- 39 Across: Modulate (4)
- VARY
- 40 Across: Yield (5)
- WAIVE
- 41 Across: "Friends" who aren't really being helpful (8)
- ENABLERS
- 44 Across: Basis of some discrimination (6)
- GENDER
- 45 Across: Exceptional (4)
- RARE
- 46 Across: Bits (4)
- TADS
- 47 Across: Stout (6)
- HEROIC
- 50 Across: Halo tarnisher? (3)
- SIN
- 51 Across: Follow (4)
- HEED
- 55 Across: Film about an aristocrat captured by the Sioux (15)
- AMANCALLEDHORSE
- 58 Across: Dish named for the queen consort of Italy's Umberto I (15)
- PIZZAMARGHERITA
- 59 Across: Ready for the bad news (7)
- STEELED
- 60 Across: It's a square (7)
- SIXTEEN
Down Answers
- 1 Down: Clear conclusion? (4)
- ANCE
- 2 Down: Sweat (4)
- TOIL
- 3 Down: Like many of Shakespeare's rhymes (4)
- ABAB
- 4 Down: Very strong (8)
- VEHEMENT
- 5 Down: Ithaque, e.g. (3)
- ILE
- 6 Down: Generates (6)
- SPAWNS
- 7 Down: ___ circus (5)
- MEDIA
- 8 Down: People in this are watched closely: Abbr. (3)
- ICU
- 9 Down: Occasion to serve light refreshments (8)
- TEAPARTY
- 10 Down: Roll top? (6)
- SPREAD
- 11 Down: Katherine ___, 1983-89 Treasurer of the United States (6)
- ORTEGA
- 12 Down: Place for loading and unloading (4)
- PIER
- 13 Down: Book concerned with the end of the Babylonian captivity (4)
- EZRA
- 14 Down: Kite flying destination? (4)
- NEST
- 16 Down: Smog stat. (3)
- AQI
- 22 Down: "A special laurel ___ go": Whitman (4)
- EREI
- 23 Down: Plague (5)
- HARRY
- 24 Down: Beat badly (5)
- BASTE
- 25 Down: John of "Freaky Friday" (5)
- ASTIN
- 26 Down: Sluggish tree-dweller (5)
- KOALA
- 27 Down: Models (5)
- WEARS
- 28 Down: Passing remark (5)
- NOBID
- 29 Down: Vichyssoise garnish (5)
- CHIVE
- 30 Down: Vegetable oil, e.g. (5)
- ESTER
- 32 Down: Game stopper? (5)
- SNARE
- 35 Down: Mastered (8)
- OVERCAME
- 36 Down: Was shy (4)
- OWED
- 37 Down: Was shy (8)
- RANSHORT
- 42 Down: Like the Colossus of Rhodes (6)
- BRONZE
- 43 Down: Flock-related (6)
- LAICAL
- 44 Down: Leader who said "There is no god higher than truth" (6)
- GANDHI
- 46 Down: Model who wrote "The Way to Natural Beauty" (5)
- TIEGS
- 47 Down: Occurrences (4)
- HAPS
- 48 Down: Release (4)
- EMIT
- 49 Down: Deconstruct? (4)
- RAZE
- 50 Down: Shooting option, briefly (3)
- SLR
- 52 Down: War of 1812 siege site (4)
- ERIE
- 53 Down: City SW of Padua (4)
- ESTE
- 54 Down: One doing school work? (4)
- DEAN
- 56 Down: Sprout (3)
- LAD
- 57 Down: Curse (3)
- HEX
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