Monday Crossword — March 11, 2013 - Answers & Solutions

Complete answers for this easy crossword puzzle (15x15 grid, 76 clues). Published 3/11/2013. By Robert Fisher.

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Across Answers

1 Across: Noggin (4)
HEAD
5 Across: Sturdy walking stick (5)
STAFF
10 Across: Bug (4)
GERM
14 Across: Folklore villain (4)
OGRE
15 Across: Part of the eye (5)
PUPIL
16 Across: Rest ___ (roadside stop) (4)
AREA
17 Across: Prankish activity (10)
TOMFOOLERY
19 Across: Not quite all (4)
MOST
20 Across: No-tell motel get-togethers (6)
TRYSTS
21 Across: Attic accumulation (4)
DUST
22 Across: Before, in verse (3)
ERE
23 Across: Double-whammy economic condition (11)
STAGFLATION
28 Across: Lose (6)
MISLAY
30 Across: The "A" of Chester A. Arthur (4)
ALAN
31 Across: Sought-after rock (3)
ORE
32 Across: ___ no good (4)
UPTO
33 Across: Did some figuring (8)
RECKONED
35 Across: Without a stitch on (9)
BUCKNAKED
39 Across: Again (8)
ONCEMORE
42 Across: Farm unit (4)
ACRE
46 Across: Hi-___ graphics (3)
RES
47 Across: Came down on a branch, say (4)
ALIT
48 Across: Men's grooming scent (6)
BAYRUM
50 Across: Impromptu, wide-ranging conversation (11)
BULLSESSION
53 Across: Stomach muscles, informally (3)
ABS
54 Across: Oolong and Earl Grey (4)
TEAS
55 Across: "Ain't gonna happen" (6)
NODICE
57 Across: Church seats (4)
PEWS
58 Across: Shoddy and unsturdy (10)
RAMSHACKLE
62 Across: Part of the eye (4)
IRIS
63 Across: "___ a Nightingale" (5)
ODETO
64 Across: Slithery fish (4)
EELS
65 Across: Bygone U.S. gas brand (4)
ESSO
66 Across: "Untrue!" (5)
NOTSO
67 Across: "Dang!" (4)
DRAT

Down Answers

1 Down: On a streak (3)
HOT
2 Down: Display of self-importance (7)
EGOTRIP
3 Down: What two theatergoers may share (7)
ARMREST
4 Down: Boldly resist (4)
DEFY
5 Down: Hit-or-miss (6)
SPOTTY
6 Down: Oklahoma oil city (5)
TULSA
7 Down: Go ___ (flip out) (3)
APE
8 Down: Tree with needles (3)
FIR
9 Down: Go by plane (3)
FLY
10 Down: Full range (5)
GAMUT
11 Down: Wearing away of soil (7)
EROSION
12 Down: Put back in good condition (7)
RESTORE
13 Down: Wrestling surface (3)
MAT
18 Down: Greek peak (4)
OSSA
21 Down: "___ schön" ("Thank you very much": Ger.) (5)
DANKE
22 Down: Relative of an ostrich (3)
EMU
24 Down: Red gems (7)
GARNETS
25 Down: One nipping Nipper, maybe (4)
FLEA
26 Down: Be short of (4)
LACK
27 Down: Flanders of "The Simpsons" (3)
NED
29 Down: Brain section (4)
LOBE
34 Down: Jazz chanteuse Anita (4)
ODAY
36 Down: Amherst school, informally (5)
UMASS
37 Down: ___ slaw (4)
COLE
38 Down: ___ Kringle (4)
KRIS
39 Down: Big ball in space (3)
ORB
40 Down: Spays, e.g. (7)
NEUTERS
41 Down: "The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe" writer (7)
CSLEWIS
43 Down: "Polly want a ___?" (7)
CRACKER
44 Down: German measles (7)
RUBELLA
45 Down: Letters on an ambulance (3)
EMS
48 Down: "Gee, that's really too bad" (6)
BOOHOO
49 Down: Forever ___ day (4)
ANDA
51 Down: Catch, as a calf at a rodeo (5)
LASSO
52 Down: Research facilities: Abbr. (5)
INSTS
56 Down: Treated, as a sprained ankle (4)
ICED
57 Down: ___ à la mode (3)
PIE
58 Down: Song syllable repeated after "Da Doo" (3)
RON
59 Down: Big fuss (3)
ADO
60 Down: Encountered (3)
MET
61 Down: D.C. winter hrs. (3)
EST

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