Wednesday Crossword — July 29, 2009 - Answers & Solutions
Complete answers for this medium crossword puzzle (15x15 grid, 76 clues). Published 7/29/2009. By Tim Wescott.
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Across Answers
- 1 Across: Clinks (5)
- JAILS
- 6 Across: Way out (4)
- AFAR
- 10 Across: Baseball star in Senate steroid hearings (4)
- SOSA
- 14 Across: Sheltered water (5)
- INLET
- 15 Across: Repetitive routine (4)
- ROTE
- 16 Across: It may be pumped (4)
- IRON
- 17 Across: Argue forcibly (15)
- MAKEASTRONGCASE
- 20 Across: South American cruise stop (3)
- RIO
- 21 Across: Finish lacing up (8)
- TIEAKNOT
- 22 Across: ___ fly (run producer) (3)
- SAC
- 25 Across: Catch red-handed (3)
- NAB
- 27 Across: Royal Navy drink of old (4)
- GROG
- 28 Across: Pesticide spreader, e.g. (11)
- CROPSPRAYER
- 32 Across: Brian of ambient music (3)
- ENO
- 35 Across: Prefix with sphere (4)
- HEMI
- 36 Across: Arthurian times, say (4)
- YORE
- 37 Across: Name in 2001 bankruptcy news (5)
- ENRON
- 39 Across: Knoxville sch. (5)
- UTENN
- 41 Across: Grizzlies' org. (3)
- NBA
- 42 Across: "Call it!" call (5)
- TAILS
- 43 Across: Lehmann of opera (5)
- LOTTE
- 44 Across: Damage, so to speak (4)
- COST
- 46 Across: Con man? (4)
- ANTI
- 47 Across: Chaotic place (3)
- ZOO
- 48 Across: Terse (11)
- SHORTWINDED
- 51 Across: "Don't ___ me, bro!" (4)
- TASE
- 53 Across: Dark half of a Chinese circle (3)
- YIN
- 54 Across: G.P.S. heading (3)
- SSE
- 55 Across: Like a Möbius strip (8)
- ONESIDED
- 59 Across: Class with the periodic table on the wall, often: Abbr. (3)
- SCI
- 61 Across: Where Olaf I or Olaf II sat (15)
- NORWEGIANTHRONE
- 66 Across: "___ la Douce" (1963 film) (4)
- IRMA
- 67 Across: Fish-eating raptor (4)
- ERNE
- 68 Across: Moves gingerly (5)
- EASES
- 69 Across: Cold war propaganda disseminator (4)
- TASS
- 70 Across: Rink fake (4)
- DEKE
- 71 Across: Like Yogi Berra, physically (5)
- SQUAT
Down Answers
- 1 Down: Huck's raftmate (3)
- JIM
- 2 Down: Bibliophile's suffix (3)
- ANA
- 3 Down: Sort (3)
- ILK
- 4 Down: Lounge lizard's look (4)
- LEER
- 5 Down: Discolorations (6)
- STAINS
- 6 Down: Works in a gallery (3)
- ART
- 7 Down: Snow structure (4)
- FORT
- 8 Down: Yours, in Tours (4)
- ATOI
- 9 Down: Bridge no-no (6)
- RENEGE
- 10 Down: 2007 Michael Moore documentary (5)
- SICKO
- 11 Down: Juicer remnants (11)
- ORANGERINDS
- 12 Down: Eh (4)
- SOSO
- 13 Down: Work without ___ (be daring) (4)
- ANET
- 18 Down: Needing a rinse (5)
- SOAPY
- 19 Down: "La Bohème" setting (6)
- GARRET
- 22 Down: Charles who created Peppermint Patty (6)
- SCHULZ
- 23 Down: "Am not!" response (6)
- ARETOO
- 24 Down: Shake hands (11)
- COMETOTERMS
- 26 Down: It's most useful when it's broken (6)
- BRONCO
- 29 Down: Blood drive donation (4)
- PINT
- 30 Down: Shady retreat (5)
- ARBOR
- 31 Down: Like bread dough or beer (6)
- YEASTY
- 33 Down: Actor Nick and family (6)
- NOLTES
- 34 Down: Like some football kicks (6)
- ONSIDE
- 38 Down: Tandoor-baked bread (4)
- NAAN
- 40 Down: Storied monster, informally (6)
- NESSIE
- 45 Down: Dance for Chubby Checker (5)
- TWIST
- 49 Down: Counterbalanced, as bets (6)
- HEDGED
- 50 Down: What some races are won by (6)
- INCHES
- 52 Down: ___ the custom (traditionally) (5)
- ASWAS
- 55 Down: "Get ___!" ("Stop procrastinating!") (4)
- ONIT
- 56 Down: "The Thin Man" detective (4)
- NORA
- 57 Down: Mayo's land (4)
- EIRE
- 58 Down: Dungeonlike (4)
- DANK
- 60 Down: Modern home of ancient Ur (4)
- IRAQ
- 62 Down: Alumna bio word (3)
- NEE
- 63 Down: Columbus sch. (3)
- OSU
- 64 Down: Teachers' org. (3)
- NEA
- 65 Down: 1970s self-improvement program (3)
- EST
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