The Chronicle of Higher Education - Crossword Answers | 2012 11 23

crossword answers
Clue Answer
Shooting star, possibly OMEN
COMPREHEND GET
'Sunset Boulevard' character ___ Desmond NORMA
RESCUE SQUAD MEMBER, FOR SHORT EMT
CAMDEN YARDS TEAM ORIOLES
ELDEST OF THE THREE MUSKETEERS ATHOS
Subway-station feature STILE
It's put in hot water BATHOIL
WALK IN THE WOODS HIKE
POLAR EXPLORER SHACKLETON ERNEST
'Law & Order' org NYPD
HAVE TROUBLE SWALLOWING GAGON
Item brought to open houses? DOORKEY
Flat hunk of stone SLAB
TWOFOLD DUAL
FAST-FOOD BEVERAGE CHOICES SODAS
Small-screen honors EMMYS
DUST BOWL TRAVELER OKIE
Old cash-register button NOSALE
Supply-side economist's recommendation TAXCUT
Entrée preceder STARTER
Trough fodder SLOP
One's final stand? BIER
Mining town 'money' SCRIP
Propelled a scull OARED
Restroom door word GIRLS
Not fully awake, maybe LOGY
ON ___ (NERVOUS) EDGE
VERY ACTIVE BUSY
Doesn't ban ALLOWS
Vat mixtures DYES
1970 AUSTRALIAN OPEN WINNER ASHE
Cook cabbage salad in hot water? BOYLESLAW
STATE TREE OF TEXAS PECAN
Not very active IDLE
Water wheel's turner MILLSTREAM
DISPATCH SEND
WINGED GOD CUPID
Edda figure ODIN
___ VOCE SOTTO
ABOUT, ON MEMOS INRE
Likely to botch the job INEPT
Form globules BEAD
1940S U.S. POET LAUREATE KARL SHAPIRO
CLIMBER'S GOAL APEX
What some filters catch SPAM
'Mila 18' author URIS
SKYLINE OBSCURER SMOG
MOTHER OF CASTOR AND POLLUX LEDA
Backpacking burden TENT
WENT THROUGH CHANNELS? SWAM
MISREPRESENT SKEW
NAIRN NATIVE SCOT
'HIGH VOLTAGE' BAND ACDC
Nation that's home to Persepolis IRAN
___ concolor (cougar's taxonomic name) PUMA
AUGMENT ADDTO
CAME TO EARTH ALIT
Series finale?: Abbr ETC
Astronomer who famously observed a supernova in 1572 TYCHOBRAHE
Rows of shapely legs? GAMMARAYS
Country men RUSTICS
'Darn it!' RATS
Thanksgiving turkey carver, maybe DAD
Makes fun of a school director? MACHSPRINCIPLE
Chocolate cake on the go? BROWNIANMOTION
ARCHITECTURE CRITIC ___ LOUISE HUXTABLE ADA
Trunk ring? SPARE
HOMECOMING ATTENDEES ALUMS
SUITABLE FOR KITE FLYING, SAY WINDY
MEDIA ATTENTION PRESS
INSINCERE FLATTERY SMARM