Thursday Crossword — August 23, 2012 - Answers & Solutions
Complete answers for this medium crossword puzzle (15x15 grid, 80 clues). Published 8/23/2012. By Mark Feldman.
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Across Answers
- 1 Across: Director Roth (3)
- ELI
- 4 Across: Biblical word on a wall (4)
- MENE
- 8 Across: Something hidden, perhaps (6)
- AGENDA
- 14 Across: Edna Ferber novel (8)
- CIMARRON
- 16 Across: Multitude (6)
- LEGION
- 17 Across: Effrontery (8)
- CHUTZPAH
- 18 Across: A speedster may do it (6)
- EIGHTY
- 19 Across: About (4)
- ORSO
- 20 Across: Lug (6)
- SCHLEP
- 22 Across: N.L. East city: Abbr. (3)
- ATL
- 23 Across: Bat wood (3)
- ASH
- 24 Across: AOL, for one (3)
- ISP
- 27 Across: Mères' charges (5)
- BEBES
- 31 Across: Buddyroo (3)
- PAL
- 33 Across: Gossip (5)
- YENTA
- 35 Across: Still (6)
- EVENSO
- 37 Across: ___ sleep (3)
- REM
- 39 Across: Fails to be (4)
- ISNT
- 40 Across: Title on certain language videos ... with a hint to entering six answers in this puzzle (15)
- LEARNINGYIDDISH
- 43 Across: Digging (4)
- INTO
- 44 Across: Cuisine whose staple food is sticky rice (3)
- LAO
- 45 Across: Competition for truckers (6)
- ROADEO
- 46 Across: Butterfingers (5)
- KLUTZ
- 48 Across: Walk-___ (3)
- ONS
- 50 Across: Liquid fat (5)
- OLEIN
- 51 Across: Gift that's hard to believe (3)
- ESP
- 52 Across: Kind of card (3)
- ATM
- 54 Across: Slalom path (3)
- ESS
- 56 Across: Offer unwanted advice (6)
- KIBITZ
- 58 Across: "Now!" (4)
- ASAP
- 62 Across: So very very (6)
- ALLTOO
- 66 Across: Shoot the breeze (8)
- SCHMOOZE
- 68 Across: Genre for Q-Tip (6)
- HIPHOP
- 69 Across: Bubble makers (8)
- AERATORS
- 70 Across: Size up (6)
- ASSESS
- 71 Across: Concordes, e.g. (4)
- SSTS
- 72 Across: Lick, say (3)
- WET
Down Answers
- 1 Down: Parrot (4)
- ECHO
- 2 Down: "A ___ should have a good memory": Quintilian (4)
- LIAR
- 3 Down: Some World of Warcraft figures (4)
- IMPS
- 4 Down: Villain player in "Rocky III" (3)
- MRT
- 5 Down: Go off (5)
- ERUPT
- 6 Down: Worthless, as an assistant (6)
- NOHELP
- 7 Down: Abbr. on a business letter (4)
- ENCL
- 8 Down: Smart ___ (5)
- ALECS
- 9 Down: Woman with many fans? (6)
- GEISHA
- 10 Down: Item in a spoon race (3)
- EGG
- 11 Down: Fed. research org. (3)
- NIH
- 12 Down: Modern address feature (3)
- DOT
- 13 Down: "___ advice?" (3)
- ANY
- 15 Down: Kind of dye (3)
- AZO
- 21 Down: ___ Joel Osment of "The Sixth Sense" (5)
- HALEY
- 22 Down: Part of A.M.A.: Abbr. (4)
- ASSN
- 24 Down: Like some pitched balls (6)
- INSIDE
- 25 Down: Martial arts instructor (6)
- SENSEI
- 26 Down: Popular programming language (6)
- PYTHON
- 27 Down: Locale of some Mayan ruins (6)
- BELIZE
- 28 Down: Caterers' bookings (6)
- EVENTS
- 29 Down: Ragged (6)
- BEATUP
- 30 Down: Sign up (5)
- ENROL
- 32 Down: .93% of the earth's atmosphere (5)
- ARGON
- 34 Down: Like some pools (5)
- TIDAL
- 36 Down: It may be struck in a field (3)
- OIL
- 38 Down: It spent 5,519 days in orbit (3)
- MIR
- 41 Down: Biblical woman who changed her name to Mara (5)
- NAOMI
- 42 Down: Ski-___ (4)
- DOOS
- 47 Down: Buzzers (6)
- KAZOOS
- 49 Down: Grabs (6)
- SEIZES
- 53 Down: Sporty car roofs (5)
- TTOPS
- 55 Down: Article of female tennis attire (5)
- SKORT
- 57 Down: Arthur and Benaderet (4)
- BEAS
- 58 Down: Qty. (3)
- AMT
- 59 Down: Look pregnant (4)
- SHOW
- 60 Down: Israeli port (4)
- ACRE
- 61 Down: "Hey you!" (4)
- PSST
- 62 Down: Cry made with a raised index finger (3)
- AHA
- 63 Down: Fleur-de-___ (3)
- LIS
- 64 Down: CD predecessors (3)
- LPS
- 65 Down: Café alternative (3)
- THE
- 67 Down: Alliance created in '48 (3)
- OAS
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