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

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