Tuesday Crossword — April 24, 2012 - Answers & Solutions

Complete answers for this easy crossword puzzle (15x15 grid, 80 clues). Published 4/24/2012. By Adam G. Perl.

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Across Answers

1 Across: With 10-Across and the circled letters, a best-selling novel, with "The" (4)
GIRL
5 Across: Excavation find (5)
RELIC
10 Across: See 1-Across (4)
WITH
14 Across: Environs (4)
AREA
15 Across: Musical exercise (5)
ETUDE
16 Across: Start of a legal memo (4)
INRE
17 Across: Heroine of 1-/10-Across, etc. (15)
LISBETHSALANDER
20 Across: Ballpark fig. (3)
EST
21 Across: It's found in stacks (4)
SOOT
22 Across: One taking a gander? (5)
GOOSE
23 Across: Bygone muscle cars (4)
GTOS
24 Across: The King's middle name (4)
ARON
26 Across: Horror film sound (6)
SHRIEK
29 Across: Zero personality? (8)
OPERATOR
33 Across: "___ is human" (5)
TOERR
34 Across: Kipling's "___ Din" (5)
GUNGA
35 Across: Tango requirement (3)
TWO
36 Across: During (4)
AMID
37 Across: It's to your advantage (5)
ASSET
38 Across: "Little piggies" (4)
TOES
39 Across: Actor Cariou (3)
LEN
40 Across: TV doctor Sanjay (5)
GUPTA
41 Across: Old photo tint (5)
SEPIA
42 Across: Silicon Valley city (8)
LOSALTOS
44 Across: 1940s Bikini blasts, for short (6)
NTESTS
45 Across: Cause for calling in the National Guard (4)
RIOT
46 Across: Takes to court (4)
SUES
47 Across: Not flighty (5)
STAID
50 Across: Lead-in to boy or girl (4)
ATTA
51 Across: Has been (3)
WAS
54 Across: Hero of 1-/10-Across, etc. (15)
MIKAELBLOMKVIST
58 Across: God of war and magic (4)
ODIN
59 Across: English Romantic poet William (5)
BLAKE
60 Across: Canal of song (4)
ERIE
61 Across: Part of a pool (4)
GENE
62 Across: Author Larsson of 1-/10-Across, etc. (5)
STIEG
63 Across: There's no "I" in it, they say (4)
TEAM

Down Answers

1 Down: Air force? (4)
GALE
2 Down: Rainbow goddess (4)
IRIS
3 Down: Relaxation (4)
REST
4 Down: Experimentation station (3)
LAB
5 Down: Seized again (6)
RETOOK
6 Down: Spirit of a people (5)
ETHOS
7 Down: One of the seven deadly sins (4)
LUST
8 Down: Gilbert and Sullivan princess (3)
IDA
9 Down: Cartoon frame (3)
CEL
10 Down: Actress Ryder (6)
WINONA
11 Down: Prefix with China (4)
INDO
12 Down: Number of Los Lonely Boys (4)
TRES
13 Down: "Take this" (4)
HERE
18 Down: Fragrant compound (5)
ESTER
19 Down: Public place in Athens (5)
AGORA
23 Down: Encircle (4)
GIRD
24 Down: Sleeper's problem (5)
APNEA
25 Down: Armory grp. (4)
REGT
26 Down: Conk out (5)
STALL
27 Down: Prefix with -pathy (5)
HOMEO
28 Down: Ones holding their horses? (5)
REINS
29 Down: Boots (5)
OUSTS
30 Down: Some sports car features (5)
TTOPS
31 Down: "You ___ to yourself ..." (5)
OWEIT
32 Down: Some Spanish flowers (5)
ROSAS
34 Down: "The ___ and Other Recent Discoveries About Human Sexuality" (1982 best seller) (5)
GSPOT
37 Down: Self starter? (4)
AUTO
38 Down: Perturbs, with "off" (4)
TEES
40 Down: Dance movement (5)
GLIDE
41 Down: Porterhouse, for one (5)
STEAK
43 Down: 1906 Massenet opera based on Greek myth (6)
ARIANE
44 Down: Mace source (6)
NUTMEG
46 Down: Feed, as a fire (5)
STOKE
47 Down: Factor in an air quality rating (4)
SMOG
48 Down: Beach washer (4)
TIDE
49 Down: Similar (to) (4)
AKIN
50 Down: Jai ___ (4)
ALAI
51 Down: Something a police informant might wear (4)
WIRE
52 Down: Where Indians live (4)
ASIA
53 Down: Stern's opposite (4)
STEM
55 Down: Figure watchers' figs. (3)
LBS
56 Down: Deli order, for short (3)
BLT
57 Down: Animal doc (3)
VET

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