The Chronicle of Higher Education - Crossword Answers | 2012 02 17

crossword answers
Clue Answer
Something to do on sabbatical RELAX
They hang around the kitchen AROMAS
Drum-circle standby BONGO
ROOF TOPPER VANE
HEAVY READING? TOMES
TOUCH ON ABUT
WARD OFF AVERT
Unchaperoned ALONE
FORMER PARTNERS EXES
BRENDA OF THE COMICS STARR
Conference freebie, sometimes TOTE
Community of commuters EXURB
Closed-minded sort BIGOT
IN ___ (UNBORN) UTERO
Hotel-room item MINT
OVERSIGHT LAPSE
CALIFORNIA'S COSTA ___ MESA
LEAVE OUT OMIT
ROLL DOWN THE RUNWAY TAXI
Fatiguing activity LABOR
Gray's ___ (British legal society) INN
Frat-party costumes TOGAS
Fearsome eel MORAY
Face stoically, as bad weather BRAVE
Egg warmer? HEN
LARGE-SCALE OUTBREAK PANDEMIC
FELLS WITH A SINGLE BLOW SMITES
DISAPPEAR LAM
ZODIACAL ANIMAL RAM
UNEXCITING TAME
CHECKS DETERS
RILE UP AGITATE
It means 'book' in Arabic KORAN
Compete on 'American Idol' SING
Cancel the launch ABORT
KLUTZY INEPT
TROUBLEMAKER IMP
Earlier forms of words ETYMA
DID LUNCH ATE
Minor prophet who said 'I was no prophet' AMOS
PALMER, TO PALS ARNIE
STRIP, AS A SHIP UNRIG
LITTLE SHAVER TYKE
TECHNO INSTRUMENT, FOR SHORT SYNTH
TURNS ABRUPTLY ZAGS
'I feel the same way' DITTO
A solitary wasp was named after this actress GRETAGARBO
'A Handful of Dust' author WAUGH
SCAND. NATION NOR
WINTER COAT? ICE
DISTINCTIVE TIME ERA
A SCARAB BEETLE WITH A HEART-SHAPED MARK ON ITS WING COVERS WAS NAMED AFTER THIS ADVENTURER GIACOMOCASANOVA
LOVED ONES DEARS
LOW PINOCHLE CARDS NINES
NOT JUST OCCASIONALLY ALOT
HIGH PRAISE KUDOS
AN ORB-WEAVING SPIDER WITH BLACK MARKINGS RESEMBLING A MUSTACHE WAS NAMED AFTER THIS MUSICIAN FRANKZAPPA
___ Mater (Latin hymn) STABAT
A genus of shell-less snails was named after this noblewoman LADYGODIVA
An arachnid that sucks the juices of its prey was named after this author BRAMSTOKER
Org. headquartered in D.C IMF
Showy billiards shot MASSE
He kisses 'by the book' ROMEO
One in a conflict AGONIST
Rosencrantz and Guildenstern, e.g DANES
Reactor-fuel containers RODS
Preburial ritual WAKE
'Maybe some other time' NOTTODAY
WHAT THE BOHR MODEL DEPICTS ATOM
SPHERICAL VEGGIE PEA
FOREST-FIRE FALLOUT ASH
Undid a snuffing RELIT
'CITIZEN KANE' PROP SLED
CHECK FOR ACCURACY VET
SMALL REMNANT DREG
LOSE ONE'S FOOTING SLIP