Saturday Crossword — September 15, 2012 - Answers & Solutions
Complete answers for this hard crossword puzzle (15x15 grid, 70 clues). Published 9/15/2012. By Joon Pahk and Brad Wilber.
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Across Answers
- 1 Across: Livid (8)
- UPINARMS
- 9 Across: The "them" in "Let them eat cake" (6)
- MASSES
- 15 Across: Caribbean isle (8)
- DOMINICA
- 16 Across: Experts at jet propulsion (6)
- OCTOPI
- 17 Across: Colorful marine fish with spiny, fanlike fins (8)
- DRAGONET
- 18 Across: Low-scoring, as a World Cup game (6)
- ONENIL
- 19 Across: Get a groove on? (4)
- ETCH
- 20 Across: Miami Heat player who was the 2006 N.B.A. Finals M.V.P. (10)
- DWYANEWADE
- 22 Across: "Cherry ice cream smile" wearer, in a Duran Duran hit (3)
- RIO
- 23 Across: Winter Palace succession (5)
- TSARS
- 24 Across: Rock (4)
- STUN
- 25 Across: Pacific port (4)
- APIA
- 27 Across: Real-life 33-Across once played by Stallone (5)
- NITTI
- 30 Across: Bygone operator of N.Y.C.'s Second Avenue El (3)
- IRT
- 31 Across: Org. with a "This Just In" blog (3)
- CNN
- 33 Across: Person with convictions (8)
- CRIMINAL
- 35 Across: Famous higher-up in admissions? (7)
- STPETER
- 39 Across: Departure, of a sort (7)
- ANOMALY
- 40 Across: Moderator's domain, perhaps (8)
- CHATROOM
- 42 Across: Mother of Gobo and Faline, in children's lit (3)
- ENA
- 43 Across: Word of protest (3)
- HEY
- 44 Across: Christie and others (5)
- ANNAS
- 46 Across: Titan or Atlas, briefly (4)
- ICBM
- 49 Across: "___ Coming" (1969 hit) (4)
- ELIS
- 51 Across: Raw data, often (5)
- INPUT
- 53 Across: It makes many twists and turns (3)
- EEL
- 55 Across: Admonition to one celebrating prematurely (10)
- DONTJINXIT
- 58 Across: Something in a crumbled state in Greece? (4)
- FETA
- 59 Across: Cheer (6)
- URGEON
- 60 Across: Cocktail party trayful (8)
- CRUDITES
- 62 Across: Big name in fashion (6)
- LAUREN
- 63 Across: De facto national carrier since 1932 (8)
- AEROFLOT
- 64 Across: Boots (6)
- EXPELS
- 65 Across: Casino in "Casino," 1995 (8)
- TANGIERS
Down Answers
- 1 Down: Milk source (5)
- UDDER
- 2 Down: Balthasar's true identity, in Shakespeare (6)
- PORTIA
- 3 Down: Start for Friday? (6)
- IMACOP
- 4 Down: Practically (4)
- NIGH
- 5 Down: It makes mist moist (3)
- ANO
- 6 Down: Coats removed before eating (5)
- RINDS
- 7 Down: "Atonement" novelist, 2001 (6)
- MCEWAN
- 8 Down: Wanton (7)
- SATYRIC
- 9 Down: Pull up a seat for? (4)
- MOON
- 10 Down: Problem to face? (4)
- ACNE
- 11 Down: Worries (5)
- STEWS
- 12 Down: Harpsichord practice piece, maybe (8)
- SONATINA
- 13 Down: Delivery room shot (8)
- EPIDURAL
- 14 Down: Without attracting attention, say (8)
- SILENTLY
- 21 Down: Stars, in a motto (5)
- ASTRA
- 23 Down: Sacred Hindu text (6)
- TANTRA
- 26 Down: Artist with the first hip-hop album to carry an explicit content sticker (4)
- ICET
- 28 Down: Table poker? (4)
- TINE
- 29 Down: Gofer's pledge (6)
- IMONIT
- 32 Down: Extra-bright (4)
- NEON
- 34 Down: Non-PC choice (4)
- IMAC
- 35 Down: Good thing to be on while working (8)
- SCHEDULE
- 36 Down: Dr. Seuss book (8)
- THELORAX
- 37 Down: Getting square (8)
- PAYINGUP
- 38 Down: 1998 De Niro film with a memorable wrong-way car chase (5)
- RONIN
- 41 Down: Nickelodeon's Stimpy, e.g. (7)
- MANXCAT
- 45 Down: Shrub also called meadowsweet (6)
- SPIREA
- 47 Down: Bug (6)
- BEETLE
- 48 Down: Hunk noted for streaking (6)
- METEOR
- 50 Down: About 264 gallons (5)
- STERE
- 52 Down: Start of a back-up plan? (5)
- UTURN
- 54 Down: Goes on (5)
- LASTS
- 56 Down: Prophet read on Ash Wednesday (4)
- JOEL
- 57 Down: Middle-earth's Green Dragon and Prancing Pony (4)
- INNS
- 58 Down: Classic name for a 61-Down (4)
- FIFI
- 61 Down: See 58-Down (3)
- DOG
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