August 2016 Crossword Puzzle -

August 2016 Crossword Puzzle

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1. Running on with ignition off
6. Engine’s lifeblood
8. API oil classification (pre-’97 engines) (1, 1, 1, 1, 1)
9. Bolt ____, wheel selection criteria
10. Alignment rack
measurement (3, 2)
11. Wheels on tech’s creeper
12. Boring hand tools
14. Major truck tire retreader since 1957
18. Radar-gun target
20. Palindromic disc-brake item
22. Gasoline classifications
23. Circular rubber seal (1, 4)
24. Fuel consumption ratings body (1, 1, 1)
25. Seriously smashed car, sometimes (5, 4)

DOWN

1. Tailgated at the track
2. U.S. auto battery brand since 1900
3. Substance blended with gasoline
4. Lug-nut tool, ____ wrench
5. Belt and hose brand since 1917
6. Combination wrench section (4, 3)
7. Piston portions between rings
13. Seat belt ____ reel
15. Pneumatic toolbox item (3, 4)
16. Certain vehicle shelters
17. Car stereo station-selection button
18. Oil burner’s output
19. API oil-grade symbol design
21. Wiper-blade brand since 1917

 

Numbers in parenthesis indicate answers that have multiple words; the numeral represents the number of letters per word.

 

© Murray Jackson

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