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

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