Wednesday Crossword — February 4, 2009 - Answers & Solutions
Complete answers for this medium crossword puzzle (15x15 grid, 76 clues). Published 2/4/2009. By Paula Gamache.
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Across Answers
- 1 Across: Rubberneck (4)
- GAWK
- 5 Across: Digital signal receiver (4)
- HDTV
- 9 Across: Bailout button (5)
- EJECT
- 14 Across: Down from the deck (4)
- ALOW
- 15 Across: 16-Across's "La donna è mobile," e.g. (4)
- ARIA
- 16 Across: See 15-Across (5)
- VERDI
- 17 Across: 16th-century Florentine food? (15)
- RENAISSANCEFARE
- 20 Across: Show compassion (6)
- BEKIND
- 21 Across: Nereid sister of Galatea (4)
- IONE
- 22 Across: Stopper of things (6)
- KIBOSH
- 25 Across: Supermarket chain (3)
- IGA
- 28 Across: Support staffer: Abbr. (4)
- ASST
- 32 Across: Reason the tortoise won the race? (10)
- BADHAREDAY
- 35 Across: A ring bearer may go down it (8)
- THEAISLE
- 37 Across: Commonwealth country in Central America (6)
- BELIZE
- 38 Across: Pennies (5)
- CENTS
- 39 Across: Clairvoyant's claim (3)
- ESP
- 41 Across: Half of a 45 with more airplay (5)
- SIDEA
- 42 Across: Turn toward the east (6)
- ORIENT
- 44 Across: "Alas" (8)
- SADTOSAY
- 46 Across: Baseballs, footballs and basketballs? (10)
- SPORTSWARE
- 48 Across: Shopping bag (4)
- TOTE
- 49 Across: Blacken (3)
- TAR
- 50 Across: Like some sausages and Web sites (6)
- LINKED
- 52 Across: Air condition (4)
- SMOG
- 54 Across: Entree from the frozen food department (6)
- POTPIE
- 59 Across: Freedom from the requirement of having long sleeves? (15)
- RIGHTTOBAREARMS
- 64 Across: Thai or Chinese (5)
- ASIAN
- 65 Across: Craving (4)
- URGE
- 66 Across: Spree (4)
- TOOT
- 67 Across: Ice bucket accessory (5)
- TONGS
- 68 Across: Disgusting one (4)
- TOAD
- 69 Across: Queries (4)
- ASKS
Down Answers
- 1 Down: Shirts and skirts (4)
- GARB
- 2 Down: Salt's direction (4)
- ALEE
- 3 Down: Policy ___ (4)
- WONK
- 4 Down: River in a Best Picture title (4)
- KWAI
- 5 Down: Lays a claim (on) (7)
- HASDIBS
- 6 Down: Patient observers: Abbr. (3)
- DRS
- 7 Down: Padre's sister (3)
- TIA
- 8 Down: Dematerialize (6)
- VANISH
- 9 Down: Drawn (4)
- EVEN
- 10 Down: Baja boss (4)
- JEFE
- 11 Down: Time to remember (3)
- ERA
- 12 Down: Mil. leader (3)
- CDR
- 13 Down: Draw (3)
- TIE
- 18 Down: Press coverage (3)
- INK
- 19 Down: Housemate, informally (5)
- COHAB
- 23 Down: Bundle in a barn (4)
- BALE
- 24 Down: Comedian Yakov Smirnoff, by birth (7)
- ODESSAN
- 25 Down: Emphatic confirmation of action (6)
- IDIDSO
- 26 Down: Eye intently (6)
- GAZEAT
- 27 Down: Naval affirmative (6)
- AYEAYE
- 28 Down: Without profit (6)
- ATCOST
- 29 Down: Guide for Hillary (6)
- SHERPA
- 30 Down: ___ moment (6)
- SENIOR
- 31 Down: Spud (5)
- TATER
- 33 Down: Put one's feet up (4)
- REST
- 34 Down: Poet who wrote "Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats" (5)
- ELIOT
- 36 Down: Ain't as it should be? (4)
- ISNT
- 40 Down: Part of PRNDL (4)
- PARK
- 43 Down: Groove for a letter-shaped bolt (5)
- TSLOT
- 45 Down: Ruby (7)
- DEEPRED
- 47 Down: Freak (6)
- WIGOUT
- 51 Down: Anonymous John (3)
- DOE
- 52 Down: Farrah Fawcett's signature do (4)
- SHAG
- 53 Down: Rockies, e.g.: Abbr. (4)
- MTNS
- 55 Down: "Ciao!" (4)
- TATA
- 56 Down: Old hands (4)
- PROS
- 57 Down: "Don't worry about me" (4)
- IMOK
- 58 Down: Figs. like "a million or so" (4)
- ESTS
- 59 Down: Fink (3)
- RAT
- 60 Down: Equal: Prefix (3)
- ISO
- 61 Down: ___ and tonic (3)
- GIN
- 62 Down: "Yo" man? (3)
- BRO
- 63 Down: Ottoman V.I.P. (3)
- AGA
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