Monday Crossword — December 13, 2010 - Answers & Solutions

Complete answers for this easy crossword puzzle (15x15 grid, 76 clues). Published 12/13/2010. By Patrick Blindauer.

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Across Answers

1 Across: Boeing 747s, e.g. (4)
JETS
5 Across: Out of bed for the day (5)
RISEN
10 Across: Rand McNally product (3)
MAP
13 Across: Resting on (4)
ATOP
14 Across: Part of the eye (6)
RETINA
15 Across: In bed all day, maybe (3)
ILL
16 Across: Profits (11)
NETEARNINGS
18 Across: Hornets' and Nuggets' org. (3)
NBA
19 Across: Industrial city of Germany (5)
ESSEN
20 Across: Winter precipitation (5)
SLEET
22 Across: Gulf war missiles (5)
SCUDS
25 Across: Town dump, e.g. (9)
WASTEAREA
28 Across: Othello's supposed rival for Desdemona's affection (6)
CASSIO
30 Across: "Beep beep" maker (4)
HORN
31 Across: Commotion (3)
ADO
32 Across: Teacher, after exams (6)
GRADER
35 Across: "Quickly!," on an order (4)
ASAP
39 Across: The, grammatically (15)
DEFINITEARTICLE
42 Across: Musial of the Cardinals (4)
STAN
43 Across: Egyptian god of the underworld (6)
OSIRIS
44 Across: Last in a sequence: Abbr. (3)
ULT
45 Across: ___ of Man (4)
ISLE
47 Across: Actress Reynolds of "The Unsinkable Molly Brown" (6)
DEBBIE
49 Across: Dodge City lawman (9)
WYATTEARP
54 Across: The "T" in TWA (5)
TRANS
55 Across: German Hermann (5)
HESSE
56 Across: Use the pink end of a pencil (5)
ERASE
58 Across: Antlered animal (3)
ELK
59 Across: Emmy-winning nature series narrated by David Attenborough (11)
PLANETEARTH
65 Across: Ginger ___ (3)
ALE
66 Across: Grapefruit-like fruit (6)
POMELO
67 Across: ___ as shootin' (4)
SURE
68 Across: Wrecker's job (3)
TOW
69 Across: Kick out of school (5)
EXPEL
70 Across: Shed thing hidden in 16-, 25-, 39-, 49- and 59-Across (4)
TEAR

Down Answers

1 Down: Feb. preceder (3)
JAN
2 Down: Summer in France (3)
ETE
3 Down: Tyke (3)
TOT
4 Down: Goes 80, say (6)
SPEEDS
5 Down: Extend a subscription (5)
RENEW
6 Down: Turner's 1986 rock autobiography (5)
ITINA
7 Down: ___ City (Las Vegas) (3)
SIN
8 Down: London's locale: Abbr. (3)
ENG
9 Down: Former Egyptian leader with a lake named after him (6)
NASSER
10 Down: Many a West Virginia worker (5)
MINER
11 Down: "The Zoo Story" playwright Edward (5)
ALBEE
12 Down: Oro y ___ (Montana's motto) (5)
PLATA
14 Down: B&O and Short Line: Abbr. (3)
RRS
17 Down: Give, as homework (6)
ASSIGN
21 Down: Island west of Maui (5)
LANAI
22 Down: A lot (5)
SCADS
23 Down: Citadel student (5)
CADET
24 Down: Stars and Stripes land, for short (5)
USOFA
26 Down: Remove wool from (5)
SHEAR
27 Down: Hot (6)
TORRID
29 Down: Baltimore baseballer (6)
ORIOLE
33 Down: Bewildered (5)
ATSEA
34 Down: "Agnus ___" (3)
DEI
36 Down: Swim with the fishes, say (5)
SCUBA
37 Down: Bold poker bet (5)
ALLIN
38 Down: "For ___ sake!" (5)
PETES
40 Down: The J. and K. in J. K. Rowling: Abbr. (5)
INITS
41 Down: African fly pest (6)
TSETSE
46 Down: Vast treeless plain (6)
STEPPE
48 Down: Suckling site (6)
BREAST
49 Down: Bread choice that's not white or rye (5)
WHEAT
50 Down: Mello ___ (soft drink) (5)
YELLO
51 Down: Off-kilter (5)
ASKEW
52 Down: Actress Zellweger (5)
RENEE
53 Down: Suave or VO5 competitor (5)
PRELL
57 Down: From ___ Z (3)
ATO
60 Down: Bagel topper (3)
LOX
61 Down: What a guitar may be hooked up to (3)
AMP
62 Down: Regret (3)
RUE
63 Down: Gay singing syllable (3)
TRA
64 Down: Billy Joel's "Tell ___ About It" (3)
HER

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