Saturday Crossword — June 12, 2010 - Answers & Solutions

Complete answers for this hard crossword puzzle (15x15 grid, 66 clues). Published 6/12/2010. By Joe DiPietro.

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Across Answers

1 Across: Red guards? (10)
BEEFEATERS
11 Across: Let go (4)
FIRE
15 Across: Corporate giant based in Irving, Tex. (10)
EXXONMOBIL
16 Across: Pallid (4)
ASHY
17 Across: Much-thanked group (10)
THEACADEMY
18 Across: "That's ___" (4)
LIFE
19 Across: Sitcom character who said "Not many people know this, but I happen to be famous" (9)
SAMMALONE
20 Across: Promising site (5)
ALTAR
21 Across: Aid, to Eliza Doolittle (3)
ELP
22 Across: Tony's consigliere, familiarly, on "The Sopranos" (3)
SIL
23 Across: Tell (6)
SNITCH
24 Across: "Not ___" (3)
YET
25 Across: A throne has one (4)
HEIR
27 Across: Form of government (6)
POLITY
28 Across: 1994 Kathleen Turner movie (9)
SERIALMOM
30 Across: One with an M. (3)
MME
33 Across: First N.F.L. player to record 100 receptions in a season (7)
ARTMONK
35 Across: Homophone of 25-Across (3)
ERE
36 Across: "Love Is the Drug" group, 1976 (9)
ROXYMUSIC
38 Across: Really enjoying something (6)
INTOIT
39 Across: Certain match results (4)
TKOS
42 Across: Club wielder's club: Abbr. (3)
PGA
45 Across: Bars under cars (6)
STRUTS
46 Across: 47-Across hire (3)
CPA
47 Across: See 46-Across (3)
IRS
48 Across: Short-billed rail (5)
CRAKE
49 Across: Stephen King novel (9)
SALEMSLOT
52 Across: Astronomical unit (4)
AEON
53 Across: Was on a treadmill (10)
RANINPLACE
54 Across: Electronic product sensation of 2005 (4)
NANO
55 Across: "I don't have time to answer you" (10)
ASKMELATER
56 Across: Bunch (4)
SLEW
57 Across: Miller Park squad (10)
THEBREWERS

Down Answers

1 Down: Fashion designer Johnson (6)
BETSEY
2 Down: Release (6)
EXHALE
3 Down: Release (6)
EXEMPT
4 Down: Bud head (4)
FOAM
5 Down: Convert at Barclays, say (6)
ENCASH
6 Down: Norwegian novelist/feminist ___ Skram (6)
AMALIE
7 Down: Things that get longer and longer for procrastinators (9)
TODOLISTS
8 Down: Irving Bacheller's "___ Holden" (4)
EBEN
9 Down: Natural coat (4)
RIME
10 Down: Sneaking (3)
SLY
11 Down: Become sick (7)
FALLILL
12 Down: "Now?" (8)
ISITTIME
13 Down: Typing concern (8)
RHFACTOR
14 Down: Wood for food, maybe (8)
EYERHYME
20 Down: Strong as ___ (5)
ANOAK
23 Down: Electron property (4)
SPIN
26 Down: Invoice word (5)
REMIT
29 Down: Do some scaling (9)
ROCKCLIMB
30 Down: Diagnostic aids (8)
MRISCANS
31 Down: City originally called Ville-Marie (8)
MONTREAL
32 Down: Spare (8)
EXTRAONE
33 Down: Somewhat (5)
AMITE
34 Down: Furrows (4)
RUTS
37 Down: "The more I think about it ..." (7)
YOUKNOW
40 Down: Kitchen drawer item (6)
OPENER
41 Down: Try (6)
SAMPLE
42 Down: Steiger's "Jesus of Nazareth" role (6)
PILATE
43 Down: One who's happy when his stock goes down? (6)
GROCER
44 Down: Goldilocks and others (6)
ASTERS
49 Down: One might say "Nevada" in Las Vegas (4)
SASH
50 Down: Huber of women's tennis (4)
ANKE
51 Down: Barbecue offering (4)
SLAW
53 Down: Not a good confidant (3)
RAT

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