Wednesday Crossword — April 4, 2012 - Answers & Solutions
Complete answers for this medium crossword puzzle (15x15 grid, 76 clues). Published 4/4/2012. By Zoe Wheeler.
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Across Answers
- 1 Across: Frankenstein's monster had one on his forehead (4)
- SCAR
- 5 Across: Crop circle, some believe (4)
- SIGN
- 9 Across: Mahmoud of the P.L.O. (5)
- ABBAS
- 14 Across: Lasso (4)
- ROPE
- 15 Across: ___ child (4)
- ONLY
- 16 Across: Word sung twice before "hallelujah" (5)
- GLORY
- 17 Across: One who's junior to a jr. (4)
- SOPH
- 18 Across: Acts the heckler at the Westminster dog show? (10)
- BOOSHOUNDS
- 20 Across: Commemorative item (5)
- PLATE
- 22 Across: Busy one (3)
- BEE
- 23 Across: "Scat!" (4)
- SHOO
- 24 Across: Cheeses manufactured in the Mediterranean? (8)
- SEABRIES
- 26 Across: D flat equivalent (6)
- CSHARP
- 28 Across: Cousin of .org or .com (3)
- EDU
- 29 Across: ___ standstill (3)
- ATA
- 30 Across: Baseball Hall-of-Famer who batted left and threw right (3)
- OTT
- 31 Across: Stack in a mag. office (3)
- MSS
- 32 Across: Pondered (5)
- MUSED
- 34 Across: Furbys and yo-yos, once (6)
- MANIAS
- 37 Across: Entourages for Odysseus' faithful wife? (13)
- PENELOPECREWS
- 41 Across: Lorna ___ (cookies) (6)
- DOONES
- 42 Across: Jot (down) (5)
- WRITE
- 44 Across: "___ Chef" (3)
- TOP
- 47 Across: Amusement (3)
- FUN
- 48 Across: Long time (3)
- ERA
- 50 Across: Blast (3)
- ZAP
- 51 Across: Quick smells (6)
- WHIFFS
- 53 Across: Ricky Martin and Neil Patrick Harris? (8)
- STARGAYS
- 55 Across: "___ dead people" (4)
- ISEE
- 56 Across: Cousin of an ostrich (3)
- EMU
- 58 Across: Department in SE France (5)
- ISERE
- 59 Across: Expressions of regret from apartment building managers? (10)
- SUPERSIGHS
- 62 Across: Icelandic epic (4)
- EDDA
- 64 Across: Skipping syllables (5)
- TRALA
- 65 Across: Romance/thriller novelist Hoag (4)
- TAMI
- 66 Across: McDonald's founder Ray (4)
- KROC
- 67 Across: Intelligence (5)
- SENSE
- 68 Across: 1982 sci-fi film with a 2010 sequel (4)
- TRON
- 69 Across: Harmonize, informally (4)
- SYNC
Down Answers
- 1 Down: Class of '12 in 2012, e.g.: Abbr. (3)
- SRS
- 2 Down: Confined (8)
- COOPEDUP
- 3 Down: Flashing sign in a TV studio (8)
- APPLAUSE
- 4 Down: What a user goes into for help (5)
- REHAB
- 5 Down: "Que sera sera" (6)
- SOBEIT
- 6 Down: Odysseus' savior (3)
- INO
- 7 Down: Lumps (5)
- GLOBS
- 8 Down: It lists G.M. and I.B.M. (4)
- NYSE
- 9 Down: Long ___ (3)
- AGO
- 10 Down: Bit of makeup (5)
- BLUSH
- 11 Down: John of Led Zeppelin (6)
- BONHAM
- 12 Down: Enthusiasms (6)
- ARDORS
- 13 Down: Online network admins (6)
- SYSOPS
- 19 Down: Not just busy (6)
- HECTIC
- 21 Down: Giving up of one thing for another (8)
- TRADEOFF
- 24 Down: Half a school yr. (3)
- SEM
- 25 Down: Irish equivalent of Edward (6)
- EAMONN
- 27 Down: Source of the all-time best-selling movie-related toy line (8)
- STARWARS
- 30 Down: Quick round of tennis (6)
- ONESET
- 33 Down: Cut off (3)
- END
- 35 Down: Copy (3)
- APE
- 36 Down: Special delivery?: Abbr. (3)
- SER
- 38 Down: No-goodniks (6)
- LOUSES
- 39 Down: Spelling, e.g.? (8)
- WIZARDRY
- 40 Down: Continued, as with a job (8)
- STAYEDON
- 43 Down: Some records, for short (3)
- EPS
- 44 Down: Features of many spy films (6)
- TWISTS
- 45 Down: "I bet!" (6)
- OHSURE
- 46 Down: Tin tossed as the first Frisbee (6)
- PIEPAN
- 49 Down: Sun-Maid tidbit (6)
- RAISIN
- 52 Down: Intuits (5)
- FEELS
- 53 Down: Dearie (5)
- SUGAR
- 54 Down: Less-than-social sorts (5)
- GEEKS
- 57 Down: Politico Romney (4)
- MITT
- 60 Down: Singer Corinne Bailey ___ (3)
- RAE
- 61 Down: Med. group (3)
- HMO
- 63 Down: Va. Tech is in it (3)
- ACC
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