Tuesday Crossword — October 27, 2009 - Answers & Solutions
Complete answers for this easy crossword puzzle (15x15 grid, 76 clues). Published 10/27/2009. By Chuck Deodene.
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Across Answers
- 1 Across: Mountains (5)
- PEAKS
- 6 Across: "Shall I compare thee to a summer's day?" has five of these (5)
- IAMBS
- 11 Across: "Spare" thing at a barbecue (3)
- RIB
- 14 Across: Eskimo (5)
- INUIT
- 15 Across: Instrument played with a bow (5)
- VIOLA
- 16 Across: Gate guess: Abbr. (3)
- ETA
- 17 Across: Solid with four triangular faces (11)
- TETRAHEDRON
- 19 Across: Scoundrel (3)
- CUR
- 20 Across: Lone Star Stater's northern neighbor (4)
- OKIE
- 21 Across: Unnamed person (7)
- SOMEONE
- 23 Across: Part of a word: Abbr. (3)
- SYL
- 25 Across: Chief of staff in the Obama White House (11)
- RAHMEMANUEL
- 28 Across: Alternative to an iron, in golf (4)
- WOOD
- 30 Across: Sword fight, e.g. (4)
- DUEL
- 31 Across: Midway between sober and drunk (5)
- TIPSY
- 32 Across: "Dies ___" (hymn) (4)
- IRAE
- 33 Across: Seat where people may sing 32-Across (3)
- PEW
- 34 Across: Knee's place (3)
- LEG
- 35 Across: Start of the Bible (7)
- GENESIS
- 37 Across: Post-W.W. II demographic, informally (7)
- BOOMERS
- 41 Across: Bit of wordplay (3)
- PUN
- 42 Across: Boar's mate (3)
- SOW
- 43 Across: x, y and z, in math (4)
- AXES
- 44 Across: Commercial writers (5)
- ADMEN
- 47 Across: 1958 sci-fi classic, with "The" (4)
- BLOB
- 48 Across: Population fig., e.g. (4)
- STAT
- 49 Across: High muck-a-muck (11)
- GRANDPOOBAH
- 52 Across: Lifesaving team, for short (3)
- EMS
- 53 Across: Most difficult (7)
- HARDEST
- 54 Across: Loretta who sang "Don't Come Home A' Drinkin' (With Lovin' on Your Mind)" (4)
- LYNN
- 56 Across: Cobbler's tool (3)
- AWL
- 57 Across: Shouter of this puzzle's circled sounds (11)
- CHEERLEADER
- 62 Across: "Didn't I tell you?" (3)
- SEE
- 63 Across: John Lennon's "Instant ___!" (5)
- KARMA
- 64 Across: Explosive (5)
- NITRO
- 65 Across: Word repeated after "If at first you don't succeed" (3)
- TRY
- 66 Across: Bird of prey's dip (5)
- SWOOP
- 67 Across: Previously, in poetry (5)
- AFORE
Down Answers
- 1 Down: Quarry (3)
- PIT
- 2 Down: Suffix with propyl (3)
- ENE
- 3 Down: Help in buying a car (8)
- AUTOLOAN
- 4 Down: Captain for Spock and McCoy (4)
- KIRK
- 5 Down: Series of steps between floors (5)
- STAIR
- 6 Down: "___ been there" (3)
- IVE
- 7 Down: Reinforcements (3)
- AID
- 8 Down: Tiny bit to eat (6)
- MORSEL
- 9 Down: Flower (5)
- BLOOM
- 10 Down: Redwood City's county (8)
- SANMATEO
- 11 Down: Win back, as losses (6)
- RECOUP
- 12 Down: Online music mart (6)
- ITUNES
- 13 Down: By a hair (6)
- BARELY
- 18 Down: First thing usually hit by a bowling ball (7)
- HEADPIN
- 22 Down: Riddles (7)
- ENIGMAS
- 23 Down: Big swallow (4)
- SWIG
- 24 Down: Days of ___ (4)
- YORE
- 26 Down: Colors (4)
- HUES
- 27 Down: Kitten's plaint (3)
- MEW
- 29 Down: Part of a pool for diving (7)
- DEEPEND
- 34 Down: Like an offer that's under actual value (7)
- LOWBALL
- 36 Down: Places for tanning (8)
- SUNDECKS
- 37 Down: Idiot (4)
- BOOB
- 38 Down: Reach as far as (8)
- EXTENDTO
- 39 Down: 500 sheets (4)
- REAM
- 40 Down: Old trans-Atlantic speedsters (4)
- SSTS
- 42 Down: Driver's caution to reduce speed (3)
- SLO
- 44 Down: Shocked (6)
- AGHAST
- 45 Down: Bureau part (6)
- DRAWER
- 46 Down: Jacob whose ghost appears to Scrooge (6)
- MARLEY
- 47 Down: Fernando ___, painter of plump figures (6)
- BOTERO
- 50 Down: "Nonsense!" (5)
- PSHAW
- 51 Down: Carrion consumer (5)
- HYENA
- 55 Down: Innocent (4)
- NAIF
- 58 Down: Popular music style (3)
- EMO
- 59 Down: Popular music style (3)
- RAP
- 60 Down: Go wrong (3)
- ERR
- 61 Down: ___ v. Wade (3)
- ROE
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