Saturday Crossword — September 6, 2014 - Answers & Solutions
Complete answers for this hard crossword puzzle (15x15 grid, 70 clues). Published 9/6/2014. By James Mulhern.
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Across Answers
- 1 Across: Big chain closed on Sundays (9)
- CHICKFILA
- 10 Across: Person lacking foresight? (5)
- MYOPE
- 15 Across: Version of a song that's shorter or cleaner than the original (9)
- RADIOEDIT
- 16 Across: Point of origin for some flights (5)
- AERIE
- 17 Across: Nobody's opposite (9)
- ONEANDALL
- 18 Across: Overly talkative (5)
- GASSY
- 19 Across: Cause of many unwelcome lines (3)
- AGE
- 20 Across: "Uh-huh" (3)
- YEH
- 21 Across: Ratso's given name (6)
- ENRICO
- 22 Across: First name at the U.N., once (4)
- KOFI
- 24 Across: Predigital beeper? (10)
- ROADRUNNER
- 27 Across: Display (6)
- EVINCE
- 29 Across: Seem forthcoming (4)
- LOOM
- 30 Across: Malt finisher? (3)
- OSE
- 31 Across: Hit Showtime show (6)
- DEXTER
- 32 Across: Nasdaq member?: Abbr. (5)
- ASSOC
- 34 Across: An early Disney cartoon had one (4)
- REEL
- 35 Across: BBC World Service std. (3)
- GMT
- 36 Across: Contact briefly electronically (4)
- PING
- 39 Across: Like throwbacks (5)
- RETRO
- 41 Across: You might strain to produce them (6)
- PUREES
- 43 Across: Chief Chono Ca Pe, e.g. (3)
- OTO
- 46 Across: Harmonica piece (4)
- REED
- 47 Across: Part of a funeral procession (6)
- ESCORT
- 48 Across: Use a two-digit confirmation code? (10)
- PINKYSWEAR
- 51 Across: Neighbor resort of Snowbird (4)
- ALTA
- 52 Across: Undergo induction (6)
- ENLIST
- 53 Across: Silver Buffalo Award org. (3)
- BSA
- 55 Across: "___ shall live your epitaph to make": Shak. (3)
- ORI
- 56 Across: Type of white wine (5)
- RHINE
- 57 Across: One may soak a competitor (9)
- SQUIRTGUN
- 60 Across: "Panic 911" airer (5)
- AANDE
- 61 Across: Tables or shelves (9)
- PUTSASIDE
- 62 Across: Position (5)
- STEAD
- 63 Across: Zippy (9)
- FASTPACED
Down Answers
- 1 Down: Was hoarse (7)
- CROAKED
- 2 Down: It can be a headache (8)
- HANGOVER
- 3 Down: Preoccupation (8)
- IDEEFIXE
- 4 Down: "Profiles in Leadership" publisher, briefly (3)
- CIA
- 5 Down: "___ 2012" (viral video) (4)
- KONY
- 6 Down: Completer of a career Grand Slam in 2009 (7)
- FEDERER
- 7 Down: Snake River Plain locale (5)
- IDAHO
- 8 Down: Much-used epithet in hip-hop (3)
- LIL
- 9 Down: P.R. setting (3)
- ATL
- 10 Down: Prime piece (10)
- MAGNUMOPUS
- 11 Down: Jones (5)
- YEARN
- 12 Down: Duke of Illyria, in Shakespeare (6)
- ORSINO
- 13 Down: Final sign (6)
- PISCES
- 14 Down: Kid-lit character with a long face, in more ways than one (6)
- EEYORE
- 21 Down: Libido (4)
- EROS
- 23 Down: National leader? (5)
- INTER
- 25 Down: Stylish (7)
- ALAMODE
- 26 Down: "___ not thou fear God ...": Luke 23:4 (4)
- DOST
- 28 Down: Ingredient in many salad dressings (10)
- CELERYSEED
- 33 Down: Near (5)
- CIRCA
- 35 Down: Opposite of contracted (4)
- GREW
- 37 Down: Linguistically adventurous (8)
- NEOLOGIC
- 38 Down: "Most seeming-virtuous queen," in Shakespeare (8)
- GERTRUDE
- 40 Down: Try (4)
- TEST
- 41 Down: Go on (7)
- PERSIST
- 42 Down: Like some teeth and glass (7)
- STAINED
- 43 Down: Leitmotif settings (6)
- OPERAS
- 44 Down: Stereotypical wear for the paranoid (6)
- TINHAT
- 45 Down: Connected (6)
- ONLINE
- 49 Down: "Ish" (5)
- KINDA
- 50 Down: Meets (5)
- ABUTS
- 54 Down: Give ___ (have any interest) (4)
- ARAP
- 57 Down: Burn prevention stat (3)
- SPF
- 58 Down: As (3)
- QUA
- 59 Down: Grp. with rules about carrying on? (3)
- TSA
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