Friday Crossword — July 6, 2012 - Answers & Solutions
Complete answers for this hard crossword puzzle (15x15 grid, 66 clues). Published 7/6/2012. By Peter Wentz.
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Across Answers
- 1 Across: Popular gifts that make a distinctive sound when shaken (7)
- JIGSAWS
- 8 Across: Go after little things (7)
- NITPICK
- 15 Across: Common source of talk (7)
- AMRADIO
- 16 Across: "Just be calm ..." (7)
- BREATHE
- 17 Across: Ones left holding their bags? (7)
- MAILMEN
- 18 Across: "Your guess is as good as mine" (7)
- CANTSAY
- 19 Across: Kemper of "The Office" (5)
- ELLIE
- 20 Across: Like many a barren landscape (5)
- OCHRE
- 21 Across: Start to kneel? (7)
- SILENTK
- 24 Across: Leatherneck (7)
- JARHEAD
- 26 Across: Forge fixture (4)
- OVEN
- 27 Across: Dodge with a V-10 engine (5)
- VIPER
- 29 Across: It's written from right to left (4)
- URDU
- 30 Across: Snuggery (4)
- NEST
- 31 Across: Hit hard (5)
- SMITE
- 32 Across: Tiniest objection (4)
- PEEP
- 33 Across: Colloquial patriarch (5)
- POPPA
- 34 Across: Wastes (4)
- OFFS
- 38 Across: Wee hour (5)
- ONEAM
- 39 Across: "Don't take my criticism seriously" (4)
- IKID
- 43 Across: Redistribution of wealth? (4)
- LOAN
- 44 Across: "Vissi d'arte" singer (5)
- TOSCA
- 45 Across: Blue ___ (4)
- NILE
- 46 Across: Writer who coined the word "nerd" (7)
- DRSEUSS
- 48 Across: Tap, as for luck (7)
- KNOCKON
- 50 Across: Red giant (5)
- CSTAR
- 51 Across: Specialty of Edmond Hoyle (5)
- WHIST
- 52 Across: Cuts to pieces (7)
- HACKSUP
- 55 Across: Quickly approach (7)
- SPEEDTO
- 57 Across: "Mountain Music" band (7)
- ALABAMA
- 58 Across: Corral (7)
- FENCEIN
- 59 Across: Annually (7)
- PERYEAR
- 60 Across: Horror movie sights (7)
- CASKETS
Down Answers
- 1 Down: Irish whiskey brand (7)
- JAMESON
- 2 Down: Title of hits for Neil Diamond, Celine Dion and the Electric Light Orchestra (7)
- IMALIVE
- 3 Down: Distinctive Cadillac features (7)
- GRILLES
- 4 Down: Outstanding (7)
- SALIENT
- 5 Down: Jingle producers (5)
- ADMEN
- 6 Down: Golfer Michelle (3)
- WIE
- 7 Down: Little guy (3)
- SON
- 8 Down: Airer of "Dr. Kildare" and "Mr. Novak" (3)
- NBC
- 9 Down: Bit of finan. planning (3)
- IRA
- 10 Down: Tannhäuser, for one (5)
- TENOR
- 11 Down: Mend (7)
- PATCHUP
- 12 Down: Sign at a store with a hard-to-find item (7)
- ITSHERE
- 13 Down: Going through the motions? (7)
- CHARADE
- 14 Down: Nervous (7)
- KEYEDUP
- 22 Down: They're often skipped on recordings (7)
- TVSPOTS
- 23 Down: T-shaped robes (7)
- KIMONOS
- 24 Down: Futuristic means of locomotion (7)
- JETPACK
- 25 Down: Local, in a news story (7)
- AREAMAN
- 28 Down: Vocal skill, informally (5)
- PIPES
- 34 Down: London gent (7)
- OLDCHAP
- 35 Down: Available (7)
- FORSALE
- 36 Down: Stereotypical purchase of a guy in midlife crisis (7)
- FASTCAR
- 37 Down: Just make the cut (7)
- SNEAKBY
- 39 Down: Under control (7)
- INCHECK
- 40 Down: "Don't Go Breaking My Heart" singer, 1976 (7)
- KIKIDEE
- 41 Down: What happened "at the Movies" in a 1965 Pauline Kael title (7)
- ILOSTIT
- 42 Down: Dr. ___ (7)
- DENTONS
- 47 Down: ___ Majoris (5)
- URSAE
- 49 Down: Voice actor Gary (5)
- OWENS
- 53 Down: Actress Thurman (3)
- UMA
- 54 Down: Shooter's target (3)
- PAR
- 55 Down: Platoon V.I.P. (3)
- SFC
- 56 Down: Shooter's item (3)
- PEA
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