Monday Crossword — June 11, 2012 - Answers & Solutions

Complete answers for this easy crossword puzzle (15x15 grid, 78 clues). Published 6/11/2012. By Andrea Carla Michaels and Michael Blake.

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Across Answers

1 Across: Chews the fat (4)
GABS
5 Across: Fiona, e.g., in "Shrek" (6)
OGRESS
11 Across: Hula-Hoops or Furbys, once (3)
FAD
14 Across: 500 sheets of paper (4)
REAM
15 Across: Geronimo's tribe (6)
APACHE
16 Across: Fury (3)
IRE
17 Across: Hankering (4)
URGE
18 Across: One knocked off a pedestal (10)
FALLENIDOL
20 Across: Pasture (5)
FIELD
22 Across: Course guide? (3)
PAR
23 Across: C.E.O.'s job: Abbr. (4)
MGMT
24 Across: Paid postgraduate position at a university (10)
FELLOWSHIP
27 Across: Black-eyed ___ (4)
PEAS
28 Across: Cry after hitting a hammer on one's thumb, say (4)
YEOW
29 Across: Morocco's capital (5)
RABAT
31 Across: "Much ___ About Nothing" (3)
ADO
34 Across: Uncooked (3)
RAW
36 Across: Beethoven's "Für ___" (5)
ELISE
39 Across: Solve a crossword, e.g.? (15)
FILLINTHEBLANKS
44 Across: Greeted and seated (5)
LEDIN
45 Across: ___-lacto-vegetarian (3)
OVO
46 Across: Old Navy alternative (3)
GAP
47 Across: Harnessed, as oxen (5)
YOKED
50 Across: Mother of Don Juan (4)
INEZ
53 Across: "You said it, sister!" (4)
AMEN
55 Across: Put a spade atop a spade, say (10)
FOLLOWSUIT
60 Across: Barn dance seat (4)
BALE
61 Across: Miami locale: Abbr. (3)
FLA
62 Across: Cake words in "Alice in Wonderland" (5)
EATME
63 Across: Illegal wrestling hold (10)
FULLNELSON
67 Across: Newswoman Paula (4)
ZAHN
68 Across: "___ You Experienced" (Jimi Hendrix's first album) (3)
ARE
69 Across: Sean who wrote "Juno and the Paycock" (6)
OCASEY
70 Across: Like show horses' feet (4)
SHOD
71 Across: Tavern (3)
BAR
72 Across: Walked purposefully (6)
STRODE
73 Across: Tiny hill dwellers (4)
ANTS

Down Answers

1 Down: Harsh and brusque (5)
GRUFF
2 Down: Eaglet's nest (5)
AERIE
3 Down: Breakfast order with a hole in it (5)
BAGEL
4 Down: Like gym socks (6)
SMELLY
5 Down: Dunderhead (3)
OAF
6 Down: 4.0 is a great one: Abbr. (3)
GPA
7 Down: Kramden of "The Honeymooners" (5)
RALPH
8 Down: Cream-filled pastry (6)
ECLAIR
9 Down: Mount Everest guide (6)
SHERPA
10 Down: McCain or McConnell: Abbr. (3)
SEN
11 Down: Squirming (9)
FIDGETING
12 Down: Kitchen magnet? (5)
AROMA
13 Down: Shoulder muscles, for short (5)
DELTS
19 Down: African antelope or Chevrolet (6)
IMPALA
21 Down: Jane or John in court (3)
DOE
25 Down: Threadbare (4)
WORN
26 Down: Hit, as a fly (4)
SWAT
30 Down: ___ Paese cheese (3)
BEL
31 Down: C.I.O.'s partner (3)
AFL
32 Down: Repeated cry when sticking a stake in a vampire (3)
DIE
33 Down: 1957 Disney dog movie (9)
OLDYELLER
35 Down: "___ Let the Dogs Out" (3)
WHO
37 Down: Cousin of calypso (3)
SKA
38 Down: Mind reading, for short (3)
ESP
40 Down: Big name in toy trains (6)
LIONEL
41 Down: Tattoos, slangily (3)
INK
42 Down: Dastardly (4)
EVIL
43 Down: Pro ___ (like some law work) (4)
BONO
48 Down: Cause's partner (6)
EFFECT
49 Down: Avis rival (6)
DOLLAR
51 Down: Ram's mate (3)
EWE
52 Down: One of the Gabor sisters (6)
ZSAZSA
53 Down: Beeb comedy (5)
ABFAB
54 Down: Actress Tierney of "ER" (5)
MAURA
56 Down: Catch, as a dogie (5)
LASSO
57 Down: Salt Lake City native (5)
UTAHN
58 Down: "Can we turn on a fan or something?!" (5)
IMHOT
59 Down: Manages, as a 71-Across (5)
TENDS
64 Down: Denials (3)
NOS
65 Down: Brit. reference work (3)
OED
66 Down: Bill the Science Guy (3)
NYE

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