Thursday Crossword — October 29, 2009 - Answers & Solutions

Complete answers for this medium crossword puzzle (15x15 grid, 70 clues). Published 10/29/2009. By Joe Krozel.

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Across Answers

1 Across: They're akin to khans (4)
AGAS
5 Across: Punts, e.g. (5)
SCOWS
10 Across: Maintain (4)
HAVE
14 Across: Joining of opposite sides (4)
PACT
15 Across: First word of the Lord's Prayer in French (5)
NOTRE
16 Across: Drop (4)
OMIT
17 Across: ___ perpetuum (let it be everlasting) (4)
ESTO
18 Across: Sinclair Lewis novel (10)
ARROWSMITH
20 Across: Setting piece (9)
SOUPSPOON
22 Across: Exotic fish (5)
TETRA
23 Across: Venetian feature (6)
LAGOON
24 Across: Rankle (7)
GRATEON
26 Across: Series of sorties (12)
AIROFFENSIVE
28 Across: Half of bi- (3)
UNI
29 Across: Big do (4)
AFRO
30 Across: Tricolor pooch (6)
BEAGLE
34 Across: Wind element (4)
REED
36 Across: Title not acquired by Miss Spain?: Abbr. (3)
SRA
38 Across: ___ ring (4)
MOOD
39 Across: Set on the court (6)
ASSIST
42 Across: Utah ski resort (4)
ALTA
45 Across: Mass ender? (3)
IVE
46 Across: Gateway Arch designer (12)
EEROSAARINEN
49 Across: Made a switch in a game (7)
CASTLED
52 Across: Carriers of arms (6)
SLINGS
53 Across: Beethoven dedicatee (5)
ELISE
54 Across: Has been around since, with "to" (9)
DATESBACK
57 Across: Bomb (10)
AEROSOLCAN
59 Across: Funny Wilson (4)
OWEN
60 Across: Went after (4)
SUED
61 Across: Tag words (5)
NOTIT
62 Across: "Doctor Who" villainess, with "the" (4)
RANI
63 Across: Italian rumbler (4)
ETNA
64 Across: Big ados (5)
STIRS
65 Across: Putin input? (4)
NYET

Down Answers

1 Down: Galoots (4)
APES
2 Down: Refinery products (9)
GASOLINES
3 Down: Insurance company employees (9)
ACTUARIES
4 Down: Like some traffic (6)
STOPGO
5 Down: Suddenly break, as a twig (7)
SNAPOFF
6 Down: Ones examining bodies of evidence? (8)
CORONERS
7 Down: Juan's other (4)
OTRO
8 Down: Betrays, say (6)
WRONGS
9 Down: Finish (up) (3)
SEW
10 Down: They're out standing in their field (8)
HOMETEAM
11 Down: Somewhat (5)
AMITE
12 Down: Not natural, in a way, after "in" (5)
VITRO
13 Down: ___ Allen furniture (5)
ETHAN
19 Down: Hold (off) (5)
STAVE
21 Down: Coin "swallower" (4)
SOFA
25 Down: Trunk part (3)
RIB
26 Down: Goddess of breezes (4)
AURA
27 Down: Charles and others (5)
NORAS
31 Down: Kind of party (9)
GOINGAWAY
32 Down: What's barely done in movies? (9)
LOVESCENE
33 Down: First couple's home (4)
EDEN
35 Down: Tab, for one (8)
DIETSODA
37 Down: Actor Sim who played Ebenezer Scrooge (8)
ALASTAIR
40 Down: 1991 and 1992 U.S. Open champ (5)
SELES
41 Down: III in modern Rome (3)
TRE
43 Down: Biblical money units (7)
TALENTS
44 Down: Fleischer and others (4)
ARIS
47 Down: It doesn't end in 00 (6)
ODDLOT
48 Down: Natural (6)
INBORN
49 Down: Quit (5)
CEASE
50 Down: Unalaska native, e.g. (5)
ALEUT
51 Down: It may precede a storm (5)
SIREN
55 Down: Play start (4)
ACTI
56 Down: Work on a muffler, say (4)
KNIT
58 Down: Walk-___ (3)
ONS

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