Thursday Crossword — July 12, 2012 - Answers & Solutions

Complete answers for this medium crossword puzzle (15x15 grid, 76 clues). Published 7/12/2012. By Pawel Fludzinski.

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Across Answers

1 Across: Indianapolis-based sports org. (4)
NCAA
5 Across: ___ engine (4)
HEMI
9 Across: "Give me ___" (5)
ASIGN
14 Across: Hamlet (4)
BURG
15 Across: Impulse carrier (4)
AXON
16 Across: Strand in the water? (5)
ECOLI
17 Across: Worship (9)
ADORATION
19 Across: Former Baby Bell (5)
NYNEX
20 Across: Club (6)
CIRCLE
21 Across: Dion who didn't sing with the Belmonts (6)
CELINE
22 Across: It has a round bottom (3)
WOK
24 Across: With 37-/46-Across, difficult things to be "between" (11)
THEDEVILAND
26 Across: Its state flower is the camellia: Abbr. (3)
ALA
27 Across: Supplied (3)
FED
28 Across: Hit Broadway musical set partly in a tomb (4)
AIDA
29 Across: Drill sound? (6)
TENHUT
31 Across: Symbol of the planet Neptune (3)
PSI
32 Across: It's all downhill from here (4)
ACME
36 Across: Like some almanac data (5)
TIDAL
37 Across: See 24-Across (3)
THE
38 Across: "... whole world ___ hands" (5)
INHIS
39 Across: Traumatize (4)
SCAR
40 Across: Flit (3)
GAD
41 Across: Morticia or Uncle Fester (6)
ADDAMS
42 Across: Apply roughly (4)
DAUB
44 Across: Something that's not hard to drink? (3)
ALE
45 Across: "Riddle-me-___" (3)
REE
46 Across: See 24-Across (11)
DEEPBLUESEA
50 Across: Not in this direction (3)
YON
51 Across: Cap add-on (6)
EARLAP
52 Across: It might be used for tracking shots (6)
BARTAB
54 Across: Old lab burners (5)
ETNAS
55 Across: Champion wannabe (9)
CONTENDER
58 Across: Take a coat off (5)
DEICE
59 Across: Deal preceder (4)
ANTE
60 Across: 28-Across locale (4)
NILE
61 Across: Look accompanying the comment "Is that all you got?" (5)
SNEER
62 Across: Not natural, in a way (4)
DYED
63 Across: Grills (4)
ASKS

Down Answers

1 Down: Larry O'Brien Championship Trophy org. (3)
NBA
2 Down: It's a mouthful (3)
CUD
3 Down: With 30-Down, difficult things to be "between" (9)
AROCKANDA
4 Down: Prefix with culture (4)
AGRI
5 Down: Kind of job (7)
HATCHET
6 Down: Like Napoleon (6)
EXILED
7 Down: Called on a farm (5)
MOOED
8 Down: Country ___ (3)
INN
9 Down: Source of the line "Each of us bears his own Hell" (6)
AENEID
10 Down: With 33-Down, difficult things to be "between" (9)
SCYLLAAND
11 Down: Ancient land SE of Lesbos (5)
IONIA
12 Down: Close in Hollywood (5)
GLENN
13 Down: Overruled (5)
NIXED
18 Down: Crafty (6)
ARTFUL
21 Down: Roman numeral that's an anagram of part of Caesar's boast (4)
CVII
22 Down: Part of Los Angeles (5)
WATTS
23 Down: Kind of acid (5)
OLEIC
25 Down: What Fred Astaire danced with (4)
EASE
30 Down: See 3-Down (9)
HARDPLACE
31 Down: Ultimate degree? (3)
PHD
33 Down: See 10-Down (9)
CHARYBDIS
34 Down: Old copier (5)
MIMEO
35 Down: City north of Bonn (5)
ESSEN
37 Down: "The forbidden fragrance" (4)
TABU
38 Down: Brainstorm (6)
IDEATE
40 Down: [Boy, am I in trouble now!] (4)
GULP
41 Down: Given a tip (7)
ALERTED
43 Down: Bully, by nature (6)
ABASER
44 Down: Four-time Pro Bowler ___ Samuel (6)
ASANTE
46 Down: Scouts' work (5)
DEEDS
47 Down: Like victuals (5)
EATEN
48 Down: Orange TV character (5)
ERNIE
49 Down: Black (5)
EBONY
53 Down: Tolstoy heroine (4)
ANNA
55 Down: Heel (3)
CAD
56 Down: Utah state animal (3)
ELK
57 Down: Low-___ (3)
RES

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