Wednesday Crossword — February 22, 2012 - Answers & Solutions
Complete answers for this medium crossword puzzle (15x15 grid, 76 clues). Published 2/22/2012. By Karen Young Bonin.
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Across Answers
- 1 Across: Act greedy (4)
- GRAB
- 5 Across: Newsman Lou (5)
- DOBBS
- 10 Across: Stand taken by a debater (4)
- DAIS
- 14 Across: Elton John/Tim Rice musical (4)
- AIDA
- 15 Across: ___ Gay (5)
- ENOLA
- 16 Across: Austen heroine (4)
- EMMA
- 17 Across: Jeering from the bleachers (4)
- BOOS
- 18 Across: Broom made of twigs (5)
- BESOM
- 19 Across: Crazy sort (4)
- LOON
- 20 Across: End of some medieval tournament action? (12)
- KNIGHTSGOING
- 23 Across: Charger (5)
- STEED
- 26 Across: Part of the translation of "anno Domini" (3)
- OUR
- 27 Across: Weapons that hit in a medieval tournament? (13)
- CONTACTLANCES
- 33 Across: Sum up (3)
- ADD
- 34 Across: Holy book (5)
- KORAN
- 35 Across: Middleton and Moss (5)
- KATES
- 38 Across: Estuaries (4)
- RIAS
- 40 Across: Track figure (5)
- MILER
- 42 Across: Flood survivor (4)
- NOAH
- 43 Across: "The Most Happy ___" (5)
- FELLA
- 45 Across: Imitated a wolf (5)
- BAYED
- 47 Across: Spanish bear (3)
- OSO
- 48 Across: Really boring medieval tournaments? (13)
- LISTSWEFORGET
- 51 Across: Actress Zadora (3)
- PIA
- 52 Across: Unwelcome growth (5)
- WEEDS
- 53 Across: Joking around at a medieval tournament? (12)
- JOUSTKIDDING
- 60 Across: See 58-Down (4)
- ETCH
- 61 Across: Noted declarer of bankruptcy in 2001 (5)
- ENRON
- 62 Across: Olympics jump (4)
- AXEL
- 66 Across: W.W. II battle site (4)
- STLO
- 67 Across: Accustom (5)
- INURE
- 68 Across: "The occupation of the idle man, the distraction of the warrior, the peril of the sovereign," per Napoleon (4)
- LOVE
- 69 Across: Creature known scientifically as Bufo bufo (4)
- TOAD
- 70 Across: Heavy reading (5)
- TOMES
- 71 Across: Donald and Ivana, for instance (4)
- EXES
Down Answers
- 1 Down: Shoot the breeze (3)
- GAB
- 2 Down: Carnival city (3)
- RIO
- 3 Down: Fracas (3)
- ADO
- 4 Down: Hamper (6)
- BASKET
- 5 Down: Actress Mazar (4)
- DEBI
- 6 Down: Fairly uncommon blood type, informally (4)
- ONEG
- 7 Down: Nonsense (4)
- BOSH
- 8 Down: Black mark (4)
- BLOT
- 9 Down: Biblical fellow who was dis-tressed? (6)
- SAMSON
- 10 Down: "Back to the Future" transport (8)
- DELOREAN
- 11 Down: Mine, in Marseille (4)
- AMOI
- 12 Down: Springsteen's "___ Fire" (4)
- IMON
- 13 Down: Told all to the cops (4)
- SANG
- 21 Down: Mont. neighbor (4)
- NDAK
- 22 Down: Crud (4)
- GUCK
- 23 Down: Chow down on (5)
- SCARF
- 24 Down: ___ for (really delicious) (5)
- TODIE
- 25 Down: Ultimate object (6)
- ENDALL
- 28 Down: Follower of many a dot (3)
- COM
- 29 Down: Some daily papers, informally (5)
- TRIBS
- 30 Down: TV courtroom drama, 1986-94 (5)
- LALAW
- 31 Down: Start or finish of an aphorism regarding justice (5)
- ANEYE
- 32 Down: Patsy (6)
- STOOGE
- 36 Down: Made less rigorous (5)
- EASED
- 37 Down: Things binge drinkers sometimes do (5)
- SHOTS
- 39 Down: Sloppy (8)
- SLIPSHOD
- 41 Down: Zebra (3)
- REF
- 44 Down: ___ were (4)
- ASIT
- 46 Down: Blue (4)
- DOWN
- 49 Down: Accept punishment (6)
- TAKEIT
- 50 Down: Entertain (6)
- REGALE
- 53 Down: Witticism (4)
- JEST
- 54 Down: Anne Frank's father (4)
- OTTO
- 55 Down: Kareem Abdul-Jabbar's alma mater, in brief (4)
- UCLA
- 56 Down: ___ time at all (4)
- INNO
- 57 Down: Oil container (4)
- DRUM
- 58 Down: French artist famous for 60-Acrossing (4)
- DORE
- 59 Down: Juana ___ de la Cruz, Mexican poet/nun (4)
- INES
- 63 Down: Losing row (3)
- XOX
- 64 Down: Brink (3)
- EVE
- 65 Down: French article (3)
- LES
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