Monday Crossword — March 12, 2012

Difficulty: EasyGrid: 15x1578 clues~5-15 minBy Lynn Lempel3/12/2012

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Crossword Clues

Across

1 Across
German cry (3 letters)
4 Across
Ice-grabbing tool (5 letters)
9 Across
Bid (5 letters)
14 Across
Genetic stuff (3 letters)
15 Across
Cutting one may bring tears to your eyes (5 letters)
16 Across
Mrs. Gorbachev (5 letters)
17 Across
Oct. follower (3 letters)
18 Across
Had a big influence on Philip's music? (11 letters)
20 Across
Bothered terribly (5 letters)
22 Across
Envision (3 letters)
23 Across
"Enough already!" (4 letters)
24 Across
Fanatics (7 letters)
27 Across
Grey who wrote about the Old West (4 letters)
29 Across
Harshly criticized Danielle's novels? (13 letters)
34 Across
___ Guevara (3 letters)
36 Across
Starch from a tropical palm (4 letters)
37 Across
Company that created Pong (5 letters)
38 Across
The "L" in S.&L. (4 letters)
40 Across
___ decongestant (5 letters)
43 Across
Norway's capital (4 letters)
44 Across
Chef's wear (5 letters)
46 Across
Clickable computer image (4 letters)
48 Across
Hankering (3 letters)
49 Across
Scared the daylights out of Elijah in "The Lord of the Rings"? (13 letters)
53 Across
Soft powder (4 letters)
54 Across
Bleepers (7 letters)
57 Across
___ as it is (4 letters)
60 Across
British ref. for wordsmiths (3 letters)
62 Across
Deplete (5 letters)
63 Across
Trounced Chris in a comedy competition? (11 letters)
67 Across
NBC comedy show since '75 (3 letters)
68 Across
Be in harmony (5 letters)
69 Across
Lacking justification (5 letters)
70 Across
Rightmost number on a grandfather clock (3 letters)
71 Across
Veg out (5 letters)
72 Across
Keats and Shelley (5 letters)
73 Across
Charge for a bang-up job? (3 letters)

Down

1 Down
Desi of "I Love Lucy" (5 letters)
2 Down
100 smackers (5 letters)
3 Down
"Show some mercy!" (10 letters)
4 Down
Native American drums (7 letters)
5 Down
Yoko from Tokyo (3 letters)
6 Down
Zero (3 letters)
7 Down
"Ye ___!" (4 letters)
8 Down
Eruption that might elicit a blessing (6 letters)
9 Down
Web site alternative to com or edu (3 letters)
10 Down
Unnaturally high voice (8 letters)
11 Down
Italian carmaker (4 letters)
12 Down
Canadian gas brand (4 letters)
13 Down
Speak with a gravelly voice (4 letters)
19 Down
Utterly exhausted (4 letters)
21 Down
State between Miss. and Ga. (3 letters)
25 Down
I.R.S. agent, e.g., informally (4 letters)
26 Down
Company whose mascot is Sonic the Hedgehog (4 letters)
28 Down
Org. protecting U.S. secrets (3 letters)
30 Down
Symbolic riveter of W.W. II (5 letters)
31 Down
"Careful!" (10 letters)
32 Down
Mystery writer ___ Stanley Gardner (4 letters)
33 Down
Leo's symbol (4 letters)
34 Down
Applaud (4 letters)
35 Down
Optimist's feeling (4 letters)
39 Down
Watery expanse between England and Scandinavia (8 letters)
41 Down
High-voltage Australian band? (4 letters)
42 Down
Actor Rob of "The West Wing" (4 letters)
45 Down
Vardalos of "My Big Fat Greek Wedding" (3 letters)
47 Down
Peacenik's mantra (7 letters)
50 Down
Floating arctic mass (4 letters)
51 Down
Became a winter hazard, as a road (6 letters)
52 Down
W.W. II intelligence org. (3 letters)
55 Down
Quarrel (5 letters)
56 Down
Bowler's challenge (5 letters)
57 Down
Battle reminder (4 letters)
58 Down
Goad (4 letters)
59 Down
Ringlet (4 letters)
61 Down
James Bond's film debut (4 letters)
64 Down
Evil spell (3 letters)
65 Down
Keats or Shelley work (3 letters)
66 Down
Abridge (3 letters)

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