Saturday Crossword — June 9, 2012 - Answers & Solutions

Complete answers for this hard crossword puzzle (15x15 grid, 70 clues). Published 6/9/2012. By David Quarfoot.

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Across Answers

1 Across: Al Jazeera locale (9)
DOHAQATAR
10 Across: Shot (5)
PHOTO
15 Across: 2012 election issue (9)
OBAMACARE
16 Across: Set ___ (5)
ATRAP
17 Across: Flip (9)
GOBANANAS
18 Across: Boss's directive (5)
SEEME
19 Across: Mens ___ (3)
REA
20 Across: Soup flavorer (4)
DILL
21 Across: Source of some inside info? (6)
CTSCAN
22 Across: Trouble in the night (5)
APNEA
24 Across: Snarky reply after a lecture (9)
ISTHATALL
26 Across: W.W. II battle town (4)
CAEN
27 Across: Bird named for its call (4)
NENE
28 Across: Foreign leader (3)
REY
29 Across: Slip (5)
ERROR
31 Across: Relishes (6)
EATSUP
34 Across: Leader given the posthumous title Rex Perpetuus Norvegiae (6)
STOLAV
36 Across: Trinity member (6)
THESON
40 Across: Jones's "Men in Black" role (6)
AGENTK
44 Across: Calculus, e.g. (5)
STONE
45 Across: Undercover wear? (3)
PJS
48 Across: Close up (4)
SEAL
49 Across: Mates (4)
CREW
50 Across: Collegiate honor society of Bloomberg and Iacocca (9)
TAUBETAPI
53 Across: Annie who voiced Bo Peep in "Toy Story" (5)
POTTS
54 Across: Sticking points? (6)
BRIARS
55 Across: Cross reference? (4)
INRI
57 Across: Executed (3)
DID
58 Across: Word with control or sight (5)
OUTTA
59 Across: Access provider (9)
LOGINNAME
61 Across: Some are bitter (5)
ALOES
62 Across: Avalanche gear (9)
ICESKATES
63 Across: Clipped (5)
TERSE
64 Across: #1 on VH1's "40 Hottest Hotties of the '90s" (9)
MARKYMARK

Down Answers

1 Down: Popular events for gamblers (8)
DOGRACES
2 Down: The duck in "Peter and the Wolf" (8)
OBOEPART
3 Down: It rates over 100,000 on the Scoville scale (8)
HABANERO
4 Down: Health advocacy abbr. (3)
AMA
5 Down: Grilling option (5)
QANDA
6 Down: Berry variety (4)
ACAI
7 Down: Nudist's lack (7)
TANLINE
8 Down: Shrinking body (7)
ARALSEA
9 Down: Brief word (3)
RES
10 Down: Noodles (5)
PASTA
11 Down: '50s trial (5)
HTEST
12 Down: Rock carrier (6)
ORECAR
13 Down: Dish containing masa (6)
TAMALE
14 Down: How one might speak (6)
OPENLY
21 Down: Where to pin a medal (5)
CHEST
23 Down: First name in aviation (5)
ENOLA
25 Down: Major downer? (3)
TNT
30 Down: Taunt (3)
RAG
32 Down: Pause fillers (3)
UHS
33 Down: ___ Park, home of the San Diego Padres (5)
PETCO
35 Down: Wedding wear (5)
VESTS
37 Down: Spreadsheet command (8)
SORTDATA
38 Down: Hockey shot involving two players (8)
ONETIMER
39 Down: Story locale? (8)
NEWSDESK
41 Down: School grp. (3)
NEA
42 Down: Food whose name comes from the Tupi language of South America (7)
TAPIOCA
43 Down: "M*A*S*H" character from Toledo, Ohio (7)
KLINGER
45 Down: Military craft (6)
PTBOAT
46 Down: "Pain Is Love" rapper (6)
JARULE
47 Down: Beau (6)
SUITOR
51 Down: Big name in motels (5)
BATES
52 Down: Clean, in a way (5)
ERASE
53 Down: What may represent "I" in American Sign Language (5)
PINKY
56 Down: Game played across the world (4)
RISK
59 Down: Calculus abbr. (3)
LIM
60 Down: Setting in "Call of Duty: Black Ops," informally (3)
NAM

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