Monday Crossword — June 23, 2014 - Answers & Solutions
Complete answers for this easy crossword puzzle (14x14 grid, 75 clues). Published 6/23/2014. By Brendan Emmett Quigley.
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Across Answers
- 1 Across: College concentration (5)
- MAJOR
- 6 Across: Craze (3)
- FAD
- 9 Across: Ladies' service org. since the 1850s (4)
- YWCA
- 13 Across: ___ acid (building block of biology) (5)
- AMINO
- 14 Across: Flub (3)
- ERR
- 15 Across: Newborn horses (5)
- FOALS
- 16 Across: The fourth (but not the first) letter of "cancel" (5)
- SOFTC
- 17 Across: It has lions and tigers and bears (oh my!) (3)
- ZOO
- 18 Across: Real corkers (5)
- LULUS
- 19 Across: Green-lighted, as a project (3)
- OKD
- 21 Across: "Nothing ___ sleeve" (4)
- UPMY
- 23 Across: Baseball's ___ Griffey Jr. (3)
- KEN
- 24 Across: Cairo native (8)
- EGYPTIAN
- 28 Across: Weight-loss programs (5)
- DIETS
- 30 Across: London bathroom (3)
- LOO
- 31 Across: What a card player is dealt (4)
- HAND
- 32 Across: Ruler unit (4)
- INCH
- 33 Across: Perhaps (5)
- MAYBE
- 35 Across: And so on: Abbr. (3)
- ETC
- 37 Across: Van Susteren of Fox News (5)
- GRETA
- 40 Across: Unflinching in the face of pain, say (5)
- STOIC
- 41 Across: "Guess ___!" (3)
- WHO
- 42 Across: Architectural style named after a British royal family (5)
- TUDOR
- 43 Across: "Gone With the Wind" plantation (4)
- TARA
- 45 Across: Dubai ruler (4)
- EMIR
- 47 Across: What three strikes make (3)
- OUT
- 48 Across: Paris's Musée d'___ (5)
- ORSAY
- 49 Across: Saw red (8)
- WASANGRY
- 51 Across: When most movies open: Abbr. (3)
- FRI
- 52 Across: Art ___ (1920s-'30s architectural style) (4)
- DECO
- 54 Across: Gorilla, e.g. (3)
- APE
- 55 Across: Train that makes all stops (5)
- LOCAL
- 57 Across: Get under the skin of (3)
- IRK
- 59 Across: English racetrack site (5)
- EPSOM
- 63 Across: Joint sometimes twisted when running (5)
- ANKLE
- 64 Across: ___ G (Sacha Baron Cohen persona) (3)
- ALI
- 65 Across: Musician Frank with the Mothers of Invention (5)
- ZAPPA
- 66 Across: Blog entry (4)
- POST
- 67 Across: Not even (3)
- ODD
- 68 Across: Thrill (5)
- ELATE
Down Answers
- 1 Down: Pas' mates (3)
- MAS
- 2 Down: ___, amas, amat (3)
- AMO
- 3 Down: Rival of Peter Pan or Skippy (3)
- JIF
- 4 Down: Winning (5)
- ONTOP
- 5 Down: MTV competitive reality show featuring children of pop stars (13)
- ROCKTHECRADLE
- 6 Down: Hat with a tassel (3)
- FEZ
- 7 Down: Where Phileas Fogg traveled "in 80 days" (14)
- AROUNDTHEWORLD
- 8 Down: Plummet (4)
- DROP
- 9 Down: "___ wanna take this outside?" (3)
- YOU
- 10 Down: Do a chore with a pet (10)
- WALKTHEDOG
- 11 Down: Things hidden in treasure hunts (5)
- CLUES
- 12 Down: The "A" of 9-Across: Abbr. (4)
- ASSN
- 15 Down: Circus act above a net (13)
- FLYINGTRAPEZE
- 20 Down: Day: Sp. (3)
- DIA
- 22 Down: The year 1501 (3)
- MDI
- 24 Down: O'Neill's "Desire Under the ___" (4)
- ELMS
- 25 Down: Animal that butts (4)
- GOAT
- 26 Down: What 5-, 7-, 10- and 15-Down all are (10)
- YOYOTRICKS
- 27 Down: All over again (4)
- ANEW
- 29 Down: Neutral color (4)
- ECRU
- 34 Down: Editorial slant (4)
- BIAS
- 36 Down: Senseless state (4)
- COMA
- 38 Down: What some bands and just-published authors do (4)
- TOUR
- 39 Down: Affectedly cultured (4)
- ARTY
- 44 Down: Matey's yes (3)
- AYE
- 46 Down: "Yes, there ___ God!" (3)
- ISA
- 48 Down: Maine town bordering Bangor (5)
- ORONO
- 50 Down: Katmandu's nation (5)
- NEPAL
- 51 Down: Envelope part (4)
- FLAP
- 53 Down: Italian goodbye (4)
- CIAO
- 56 Down: Ctrl-___-Delete (3)
- ALT
- 58 Down: 25-Down offspring (3)
- KID
- 60 Down: Baden-Baden, for one (3)
- SPA
- 61 Down: Make a decision (3)
- OPT
- 62 Down: West who wrote "Goodness Had Nothing to Do With It" (3)
- MAE
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