Thursday Crossword — March 10, 2011 - Answers & Solutions
Complete answers for this medium crossword puzzle (15x15 grid, 70 clues). Published 3/10/2011. By Matt Ginsberg.
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Across Answers
- 1 Across: *Poet's performance (7)
- READING
- 8 Across: Frequent flooding site (6)
- CELLAR
- 14 Across: Country with which the U.S. goes to war in "Wag the Dog" (7)
- ALBANIA
- 15 Across: Who "saved my life tonight" in a 1975 Elton John hit (7)
- SOMEONE
- 16 Across: With 36- and 58-Across, what the answers to the starred clues are (15)
- WORDSPRONOUNCED
- 18 Across: Jacket material, for short? (3)
- BIO
- 19 Across: 1973 nonfiction best seller about a woman with multiple personalities (5)
- SYBIL
- 20 Across: Lady of the knight? (4)
- DAME
- 21 Across: "Me, too" (5)
- ASAMI
- 24 Across: Line ___ (4)
- ITEM
- 26 Across: "The Thin Man" actress (3)
- LOY
- 27 Across: ___ Beach, Calif. (7)
- REDONDO
- 30 Across: Plunder (6)
- RAPINE
- 32 Across: Big name in circuses (6)
- BAILEY
- 35 Across: B, A, D, G and E, e.g. (5)
- NOTES
- 36 Across: See 16-Across (11)
- DIFFERENTLY
- 38 Across: Say "B-A-D-G-E," e.g. (5)
- SPELL
- 40 Across: Figures on the ceiling of la Cappella Sistina (6)
- ANGELI
- 41 Across: Impersonated at a costume party (6)
- CAMEAS
- 43 Across: Spoils (7)
- GOESBAD
- 47 Across: Nutritional amt. (3)
- RDA
- 48 Across: Doughnuts, but not danishes (4)
- TORI
- 51 Across: Piece of the action (5)
- SHARE
- 52 Across: Gillette offering (4)
- ATRA
- 54 Across: Bette's "Divine" stage persona (5)
- MISSM
- 57 Across: Actress Vardalos (3)
- NIA
- 58 Across: See 16-Across (15)
- WHENCAPITALIZED
- 62 Across: "I'm done after this" (7)
- LASTONE
- 63 Across: "Somehow everything gets done" (7)
- IMANAGE
- 64 Across: Does nothing (6)
- SITSBY
- 65 Across: *Like Seattle vis-à-vis Phoenix (7)
- RAINIER
Down Answers
- 1 Down: Seafood lover's hangout (6)
- RAWBAR
- 2 Down: Nancy Drew's aunt (6)
- ELOISE
- 3 Down: One way to travel or study (6)
- ABROAD
- 4 Down: Pop (3)
- DAD
- 5 Down: Connections (3)
- INS
- 6 Down: Cheese ___ (4)
- NIPS
- 7 Down: Player of golf (4)
- GARY
- 8 Down: Clink (6)
- COOLER
- 9 Down: Prey of wild dogs and crocodiles (3)
- EMU
- 10 Down: Furnish (4)
- LEND
- 11 Down: Neighborhood (8)
- LOCALITY
- 12 Down: Flower that shares its name with a tentacled sea creature (7)
- ANEMONE
- 13 Down: They might depart at midnight (7)
- REDEYES
- 15 Down: Huff (4)
- SNIT
- 17 Down: Japanese band (3)
- OBI
- 22 Down: *Not fixed (6)
- MOBILE
- 23 Down: Like Elgar's Symphony No. 1 (7)
- INAFLAT
- 25 Down: Cloaks (7)
- MANTLES
- 28 Down: "What's the ___?" (3)
- DIF
- 29 Down: Pharmaceutical oils (4)
- OLEA
- 31 Down: *Shine (6)
- POLISH
- 33 Down: Old World eagle (3)
- ERN
- 34 Down: Burglar in detective stories (4)
- YEGG
- 36 Down: William who played Uncle Charley on "My Three Sons" (8)
- DEMAREST
- 37 Down: Prefix with paganism (3)
- NEO
- 38 Down: Many signatures (7)
- SCRAWLS
- 39 Down: Noodle dish (7)
- PADTHAI
- 42 Down: Lots and lots of (6)
- SOMANY
- 44 Down: Battle cry (6)
- BANZAI
- 45 Down: French department in the Pyrenees (6)
- ARIEGE
- 46 Down: Less lively (6)
- DEADER
- 49 Down: Opportune (4)
- RIPE
- 50 Down: "Whatever it ___ don't care!" (3)
- ISI
- 53 Down: Drones, maybe (4)
- ANTS
- 55 Down: Excitement (4)
- STIR
- 56 Down: ___ Bear (4)
- MAMA
- 59 Down: Inner ear? (3)
- COB
- 60 Down: Medieval French love poem (3)
- LAI
- 61 Down: What a keeper may keep (3)
- INN
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