Saturday Crossword — July 14, 2012 - Answers & Solutions
Complete answers for this hard crossword puzzle (15x15 grid, 70 clues). Published 7/14/2012. By Brad Wilber and Doug Peterson.
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Across Answers
- 1 Across: Destination for many a quilter (9)
- CRAFTFAIR
- 10 Across: One with a supporting role? (5)
- BRACE
- 15 Across: Forty-niners' song (9)
- OHSUSANNA
- 16 Across: Fresh (5)
- LIPPY
- 17 Across: War with little or no active warfare (9)
- SITZKRIEG
- 18 Across: River from the Graian Alps (5)
- ISERE
- 19 Across: "Little" sister in "Hairspray" (4)
- INEZ
- 20 Across: Backpacker's bagful (4)
- GORP
- 21 Across: Pirate's shoulder, stereotypically (5)
- PERCH
- 22 Across: Land on the Arctic Circle: Abbr. (3)
- NOR
- 23 Across: Nobelist Bloch or Lorenz (6)
- KONRAD
- 25 Across: French town fortified by Charlemagne (4)
- STLO
- 26 Across: City whose name means "eat" (5)
- ESSEN
- 28 Across: Absorb (5)
- SOPUP
- 30 Across: Carrier whose theme is "Rhapsody in Blue": Abbr. (3)
- UAL
- 31 Across: Head, or heading: Abbr. (3)
- DIR
- 33 Across: Way out (8)
- RECOURSE
- 35 Across: Went ballistic (7)
- HADAFIT
- 39 Across: Inexperience (7)
- RAWNESS
- 40 Across: Honor for an ace (8)
- AIRMEDAL
- 42 Across: "How I Met Your Mother" guy (3)
- TED
- 43 Across: Skipper's syllable (3)
- TRA
- 44 Across: Add some stuffing to (5)
- REPAD
- 46 Across: Is imminent (5)
- LOOMS
- 50 Across: Persian language? (4)
- MEWS
- 52 Across: Keep spinning, as yarns (6)
- RETELL
- 54 Across: Stack of chips, sometimes (3)
- BET
- 55 Across: Ticket specification (5)
- ADULT
- 57 Across: Band parodied by Weird Al Yankovic's "Dare to Be Stupid" (4)
- DEVO
- 58 Across: Homeroom response (4)
- HERE
- 59 Across: Report in the funny papers? (5)
- KAPOW
- 60 Across: "The Very Hungry Caterpillar" author (9)
- ERICCARLE
- 62 Across: Expedite some union business? (5)
- ELOPE
- 63 Across: Triumphantly boastful (9)
- COCKAHOOP
- 64 Across: Racket-raising Richards (5)
- RENEE
- 65 Across: Attire for Little Lord Fauntleroy (9)
- KNEEPANTS
Down Answers
- 1 Down: 0, for 90º (6)
- COSINE
- 2 Down: Massive chargers (6)
- RHINOS
- 3 Down: Goldilocks and others (6)
- ASTERS
- 4 Down: Nap kin (4)
- FUZZ
- 5 Down: "How could you?!" (3)
- TSK
- 6 Down: Red River city (5)
- FARGO
- 7 Down: Parts of galvanic cells (6)
- ANIONS
- 8 Down: Off (7)
- INERROR
- 9 Down: Option for printing archival copies (8)
- RAGPAPER
- 10 Down: It's hardly a trend (4)
- BLIP
- 11 Down: Stops lying (5)
- RISES
- 12 Down: Opening (8)
- APERTURE
- 13 Down: Revival meeting? (8)
- CPRCLASS
- 14 Down: Halloween costume parts (8)
- EYEHOLES
- 23 Down: Assailant without a gun (6)
- KNIFER
- 24 Down: Bit of old European money (5)
- DUCAT
- 27 Down: Edible red ball (4)
- EDAM
- 29 Down: Rice served after him (6)
- POWELL
- 32 Down: Line-item veto target, often (5)
- RIDER
- 34 Down: Command to return to a former state (4)
- UNDO
- 35 Down: One may supply boaters (8)
- HATMAKER
- 36 Down: Pet kept by Wilson, Harding and Coolidge (8)
- AIREDALE
- 37 Down: Tap (8)
- DRAWUPON
- 38 Down: Obsolescent music option (8)
- TAPEDECK
- 41 Down: In a bit (7)
- LATERON
- 45 Down: 38-Down, for one (6)
- DEVICE
- 47 Down: Fairy king (6)
- OBERON
- 48 Down: Red selection (6)
- MERLOT
- 49 Down: Gets in hot water? (6)
- STEEPS
- 51 Down: Geometry calculation (5)
- SLOPE
- 53 Down: "An Essay Concerning Human Understanding" writer (5)
- LOCKE
- 56 Down: Too cute, in Cambridge (4)
- TWEE
- 58 Down: "Good one!" (4)
- HAHA
- 61 Down: Restrict, in a way (3)
- CAP
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