Thursday Crossword — October 16, 2008 - Answers & Solutions
Complete answers for this medium crossword puzzle (15x15 grid, 74 clues). Published 10/16/2008. By Ian Tullis.
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Across Answers
- 1 Across: Joshua's companion, in the Old Testament (5)
- CALEB
- 6 Across: Historic mansion in Newport, R.I., with "the" (4)
- ELMS
- 10 Across: Stone at a stream crossing (4)
- STEP
- 14 Across: Done to death (5)
- TRITE
- 15 Across: Flood survivor (4)
- NOAH
- 16 Across: Former currency of Vatican City (4)
- LIRA
- 17 Across: Curl the hair of (5)
- SCARE
- 18 Across: Holey things (4)
- TORI
- 19 Across: What some use to ply their craft? (4)
- OARS
- 20 Across: Some Cubans in Texas? (14)
- HOUSTONCASTROS
- 23 Across: Took a dip (4)
- SWAM
- 24 Across: Western end of I-190 near I-294 (5)
- OHARE
- 25 Across: Where hot jazz developed? (12)
- CHICAGOCLUBS
- 31 Across: Untighten (5)
- RELAX
- 32 Across: Untight (5)
- LOOSE
- 33 Across: Have ___ at (3)
- AGO
- 36 Across: "The emerald of Europe" (4)
- ERIN
- 37 Across: "Go, and catch a falling star" poet (5)
- DONNE
- 38 Across: Put one's foot down (4)
- TROD
- 39 Across: Heartbreak (3)
- WOE
- 40 Across: International Olympics chief Jacques (5)
- ROGGE
- 41 Across: Up (5)
- AHEAD
- 42 Across: Broadway deli offerings? (12)
- NEWYORKMEATS
- 44 Across: Japanese immigrant's child (5)
- NISEI
- 47 Across: Ends (4)
- AIMS
- 48 Across: 20-, 25- and 42-Across, so to speak (14)
- EXPANSIONTEAMS
- 54 Across: Without ___ (unsafely) (4)
- ANET
- 55 Across: How some quarterbacks go (4)
- LONG
- 56 Across: Floated downstream, in a way (5)
- TUBED
- 58 Across: Wrapper weight (4)
- TARE
- 59 Across: Start a hand, maybe (4)
- ANTE
- 60 Across: Greeting in an in-box (5)
- ECARD
- 61 Across: "Day Is Dying in the West," for one (4)
- HYMN
- 62 Across: Heath (4)
- MOOR
- 63 Across: Zero out (5)
- RESET
Down Answers
- 1 Down: Part of a price: Abbr. (3)
- CTS
- 2 Down: Cunning (4)
- ARCH
- 3 Down: Ancient dynasty of northern China (4)
- LIAO
- 4 Down: Pre-Roman Roman (8)
- ETRUSCAN
- 5 Down: Affairs, slangily (7)
- BEESWAX
- 6 Down: Buggy field? (10)
- ENTOMOLOGY
- 7 Down: Wacko (4)
- LOON
- 8 Down: Playwright Connelly (4)
- MARC
- 9 Down: Division of Islam (4)
- SHIA
- 10 Down: They often go out on a limb (6)
- SLOTHS
- 11 Down: Piece among the crown jewels (5)
- TIARA
- 12 Down: Unwanted computer message (5)
- ERROR
- 13 Down: So last week (5)
- PASSE
- 21 Down: Follow (along) (3)
- TAG
- 22 Down: Beverage brand whose logo is two lizards (4)
- SOBE
- 25 Down: Rowers (4)
- CREW
- 26 Down: Purple Heart recipient (4)
- HERO
- 27 Down: "Would ___?" (4)
- ILIE
- 28 Down: River below the Boyoma Falls (5)
- CONGO
- 29 Down: Silver topper? (10)
- LONERANGER
- 30 Down: Practice (3)
- USE
- 33 Down: Measurement with square units (4)
- AREA
- 34 Down: Billy, e.g. (4)
- GOAT
- 35 Down: They may be even, ironically (4)
- ODDS
- 37 Down: Daily news quote, with "the" (3)
- DOW
- 38 Down: Alcohol, slangily (8)
- THESAUCE
- 40 Down: Pull back (in) (4)
- REIN
- 41 Down: Current measurer (7)
- AMMETER
- 42 Down: Put in order (6)
- NEATEN
- 43 Down: Black bag, maybe (3)
- KIT
- 44 Down: Under, to a poet (5)
- NEATH
- 45 Down: "Uh-uh" (5)
- IXNAY
- 46 Down: Kind of whale (5)
- SPERM
- 49 Down: Dis (4)
- SLAM
- 50 Down: Prefix with sphere (4)
- IONO
- 51 Down: "I'm ___ you!" (4)
- ONTO
- 52 Down: Wharton degs. (4)
- MBAS
- 53 Down: Desiccated (4)
- SERE
- 57 Down: Banned pesticide (3)
- DDT
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