Crossword Puzzle: August 2009

8/27/2009

Across
1. Startling engine sound
5. Horsepower-measuring device, briefly
9. Automotive about-face (1,4)
10. Given name, NASCAR racer Waltrip
11. Pedestrian pathway
12. Thread-cutting tap and ___ set
14. Shiny custom-wheel finish
15. Gasoline's anti-knock rating
18. Lube-job items (3,3,6)
21. Certain paints
22. Word following backing or pressure
23. Intake- or exhaust-valve section
24. Items incorporating Bendix drives

Down
1. Oil-burner's exhaust color
2. UPS or FedEx driver
3. Body-repair technician, you might say (6,6)
4. Today's tire type
6. Triangular-sign command
7. Dipstick reading (3,5)
8. Rotor gripper (5,7)
13. Vespas, for example
16. CAFE is Corporate ____ Fuel Economy
17. Wheel-rim center to hub face dimension
19. Dealership document
20. Taillight component