Thursday Crossword — July 8, 2010 - Answers & Solutions

Complete answers for this medium crossword puzzle (15x15 grid, 62 clues). Published 7/8/2010. By John Farmer.

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Across Answers

1 Across: Athletic shoe manufacturer (6)
ADIDAS
7 Across: Some camcorders (4)
RCAS
11 Across: Arabic characters (8)
NUMERALS
14 Across: Sister city of El Paso (6)
JUAREZ
16 Across: Bygone Chrysler (8)
IMPERIAL
17 Across: Straight (6)
UNBENT
18 Across: Asti ___ (8)
SPUMANTE
19 Across: Desserts in Rome (6)
GELATI
20 Across: "... kissed thee ___ killed thee": Shak. (4)
EREI
21 Across: Umps (4)
REFS
23 Across: Greenpeace subj. (4)
ECOL
24 Across: "Georgy Girl" star Lynn (8)
REDGRAVE
26 Across: Spot to moor (4)
COVE
27 Across: "Jane Eyre" et al. (6)
NOVELS
29 Across: Summer drinks (4)
ADES
30 Across: Diminutive tree (6)
BONSAI
33 Across: "Who's Next?" singer/songwriter/satirist (6)
LEHRER
35 Across: Venice Film Festival locale (4)
LIDO
36 Across: Rhythm band instrument (6)
MARACA
38 Across: Deal breakers, on occasion (4)
EGOS
39 Across: Laboratory sessions (8)
TESTINGS
43 Across: Aforementioned (4)
SAME
44 Across: Relative of Thos. or Wm. (4)
DANL
45 Across: Noteworthy name in lens care (4)
RENU
46 Across: Gyro inventor (6)
SPERRY
48 Across: Suffer from high humidity, e.g. (8)
FEELWARM
51 Across: Choice (6)
OPTION
52 Across: Professional filmgoer (8)
REVIEWER
53 Across: Remove skin from, as whales (6)
FLENSE
54 Across: Neon sign on many diners (8)
OPENLATE
55 Across: Pieces of work? (4)
ERGS
56 Across: Fitted together (6)
NESTED

Down Answers

1 Down: Tropical avians (4)
ANIS
2 Down: Construction site conveyance (6)
DUMPER
3 Down: Contaminated (6)
IMPURE
4 Down: Judged (6)
DEEMED
5 Down: Forces to answer an indictment (8)
ARRAIGNS
6 Down: Bygone pitching star Johnny (4)
SAIN
7 Down: Viking letter (4)
RUNE
8 Down: Transportation on tracks (8)
CABLECAR
9 Down: Prefix with triple digits (8)
AREACODE
10 Down: Dispatched (to) (8)
SENTOVER
12 Down: Venice premiere of 1853 (10)
LATRAVIATA
13 Down: Jacket part (6)
SLEEVE
14 Down: Liquor containers (4)
JUGS
15 Down: Scrabble 10-pointers (6)
ZTILES
22 Down: Gave in to exhaustion (10)
FELLASLEEP
25 Down: Wander (4)
ROAM
28 Down: Church offshoot (4)
SECT
30 Down: Rudy Giuliani turf (8)
BIGAPPLE
31 Down: Dash instrument (8)
ODOMETER
32 Down: Punk facial decoration (8)
NOSERING
34 Down: Forehead border (8)
HAIRLINE
35 Down: Thinks ___ (disesteems) (6)
LESSOF
37 Down: Brad of "Sleepers" (6)
RENFRO
40 Down: Uprights on staircases (6)
NEWELS
41 Down: Really bother (6)
GNAWAT
42 Down: Employer of Clouseau (6)
SURETE
44 Down: Newton fraction (4)
DYNE
47 Down: "ER" doctor (4)
ROSS
49 Down: Like each answer in this puzzle - also each word in each clue - in length (4)
EVEN
50 Down: TV palomino (4)
MRED

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