Wednesday Crossword — October 29, 2014 - Answers & Solutions

Complete answers for this medium crossword puzzle (15x15 grid, 76 clues). Published 10/29/2014. By Elizabeth C. Gorski.

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Across Answers

1 Across: Actress Ward (4)
SELA
5 Across: Church bell location (5)
SPIRE
10 Across: Shade at the swimming pool (4)
AQUA
14 Across: Skating competition entry, maybe (4)
PAIR
15 Across: Barkin of "The Big Easy" (5)
ELLEN
16 Across: Void (4)
NULL
17 Across: *Chilled appetizer or dessert (10)
FRUITSALAD
19 Across: Actress Lollobrigida (4)
GINA
20 Across: Port of Algeria (4)
ORAN
21 Across: Like one side of Mount Everest (7)
TIBETAN
23 Across: State that borders Bangladesh (5)
ASSAM
25 Across: Comic strip makeup (6)
PANELS
26 Across: Brand in a bowl (4)
ALPO
27 Across: Sponsorship: Var. (4)
EGIS
29 Across: Illustrious (5)
FAMED
32 Across: Baseball great Hodges (3)
GIL
33 Across: Foot specialist? (4)
POET
34 Across: Its capital is Pristina (6)
KOSOVO
35 Across: Geisha's sash (3)
OBI
36 Across: *Billboard listing (7)
HITSONG
38 Across: He's a real doll (3)
KEN
39 Across: Holy Communion, e.g. (6)
RITUAL
41 Across: Very, in Vichy (4)
TRES
42 Across: Temper (3)
IRE
43 Across: Grps. (5)
ASSNS
44 Across: Part of a planet (4)
CORE
45 Across: Pay (up) (4)
ANTE
46 Across: Ruin, as a dog might shoes (6)
CHEWUP
48 Across: Stoners' purchases (5)
BONGS
50 Across: Reasons for some street closures (7)
PARADES
52 Across: One being strung along? (4)
BEAD
53 Across: Dentist's instruction (4)
OPEN
54 Across: Longtime Prego slogan ... with a hint to the answers to the five starred clues (10)
ITSINTHERE
59 Across: Safe-deposit box item, maybe (4)
DEED
60 Across: Surface anew, in a way (5)
RESOD
61 Across: Yellow sub? (4)
OLEO
62 Across: Payroll IDs (4)
SSNS
63 Across: Bottom of the barrel (5)
DREGS
64 Across: Something to match (4)
WITS

Down Answers

1 Down: Tanning lotion letters (3)
SPF
2 Down: Canal zone? (3)
EAR
3 Down: Actress Lucy (3)
LIU
4 Down: Bach composition (6)
ARIOSO
5 Down: Ingredient in much Asian cooking (9)
SESAMEOIL
6 Down: ___ B (4)
PLAN
7 Down: Feeling fluish, say (3)
ILL
8 Down: Rodeo ropes (6)
REATAS
9 Down: Culminate with (5)
ENDIN
10 Down: Frank McCourt's "___ Ashes" (7)
ANGELAS
11 Down: *Kick the habit, say (11)
QUITSMOKING
12 Down: Forearm bone (4)
ULNA
13 Down: Ex-Fed head Greenspan (4)
ALAN
18 Down: Part of a chorus line? (3)
TRA
22 Down: Obscures (6)
BEFOGS
23 Down: Excuses, excuses (6)
ALIBIS
24 Down: *Feature of many a TV interview (11)
SPLITSCREEN
25 Down: *Time to retire? (7)
PITSTOP
26 Down: Ancient market (5)
AGORA
28 Down: Follow (3)
GET
30 Down: Turns inside out (6)
EVERTS
31 Down: Gifted person? (5)
DONEE
33 Down: Gradually introduced, with "in" (6)
PHASED
34 Down: Leg strengtheners (9)
KNEEBENDS
37 Down: Canadian-born hockey great (3)
ORR
40 Down: Lets go of (7)
UNHANDS
44 Down: Big name at Little Bighorn (6)
CUSTER
45 Down: "You said it!" (6)
ANDHOW
47 Down: Remarkable, as a coincidence (5)
WEIRD
49 Down: Bran name? (3)
OAT
50 Down: Acacia features (4)
PODS
51 Down: Copiers (4)
APES
52 Down: Bookstore sect. (4)
BIOG
55 Down: Seattle-to-L.A. direction (3)
SSE
56 Down: Yalie (3)
ELI
57 Down: Part of AARP: Abbr. (3)
RET
58 Down: Canon camera (3)
EOS

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