Saturday Crossword — December 26, 1992 - Answers & Solutions

Complete answers for this hard crossword puzzle (15x15 grid, 74 clues). Published 12/26/1992. By Manny Nosowsky.

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Across Answers

1 Across: Rock group (4)
ABBA
5 Across: Unbalanced (4)
ALOP
9 Across: Alphabetic quartet (4)
ABCD
13 Across: Commits oneself fully (15)
GOESTHEWHOLEHOG
17 Across: Flynn-O'Hara movie: 1952 (15)
AGAINSTALLFLAGS
18 Across: South Dakota, to Pierre (4)
ETAT
19 Across: Wicopy, e.g. (4)
TREE
20 Across: A.F.T. rival (3)
NEA
21 Across: Osaka coin (3)
YEN
22 Across: In operation (5)
GOING
25 Across: Defense-policy gp. (3)
NSC
27 Across: Banking device, for short (3)
ATM
29 Across: Carols (5)
NOELS
32 Across: Emulated 25 Across (3)
SAT
34 Across: Vast (4)
HUGE
36 Across: "Juno and the Paycock" playwright (6)
OCASEY
37 Across: Gives extravagant assurances (15)
PROMISESTHEMOON
40 Across: In installments (6)
ONTIME
41 Across: Lucigen (4)
LAMP
42 Across: Compass dir. (3)
NNE
43 Across: Giggle (5)
TEHEE
44 Across: Actor McKellen (3)
IAN
45 Across: Contemporary of e.e.c. (3)
TSE
47 Across: " . . . but the ___ not yet": Matt. 24:6 (5)
ENDIS
49 Across: Cerastes (3)
ASP
51 Across: Quant's style (3)
MOD
53 Across: Roulette choice in Rouen (4)
NOIR
56 Across: Eight: Prefix (4)
OCTA
57 Across: Tell a fib (15)
STRETCHTHETRUTH
62 Across: The easy path? (15)
LEASTRESISTANCE
63 Across: Out of town (4)
AWAY
64 Across: Be otiose (4)
LAZE
65 Across: Annealing oven (4)
LEHR

Down Answers

1 Down: Muslim bigwig (3)
AGA
2 Down: Swim, in Australia (5)
BOGEY
3 Down: Slow at the showdown (15)
BEATENTOTHEDRAW
4 Down: Their Monday is our Sunday (6)
ASIANS
5 Down: Sounds in a physician's office (3)
AHS
6 Down: Native of Daugavpils (4)
LETT
7 Down: Man ___ (race horse) (4)
OWAR
8 Down: Physiological humor of old (6)
PHLEGM
9 Down: TV alien (3)
ALF
10 Down: Golden apple (3)
BEL
11 Down: Is contrite, in a way (15)
CHANGESONESTUNE
12 Down: Erstwhile magistrate at Genoa (4)
DOGE
14 Down: Cable-TV choice (3)
TNT
15 Down: Toast topper (4)
OLEO
16 Down: Low org. (3)
GSA
23 Down: Receive an advanced degree at Cambridge (6)
INCEPT
24 Down: Linguist Chomsky (4)
NOAM
26 Down: Rang (6)
CHIMED
27 Down: Ripen (3)
AGE
28 Down: Inventor Nikola ___ (5)
TESLA
30 Down: Boxer Spinks (4)
LEON
31 Down: Year-end word (4)
SYNE
32 Down: Item on a calico cat (4)
SPOT
33 Down: Gov. Carlson of Minn. (4)
ARNE
35 Down: Exercise (3)
USE
36 Down: German physicist: 1787-1854 (3)
OHM
38 Down: Aspect (4)
MIEN
39 Down: Oribi's hue (3)
TAN
44 Down: Map line showing equal hours of sunshine (6)
ISOHEL
46 Down: Kind of plexus (6)
SACRAL
48 Down: Enlargement: Abbr. (4)
INCR
50 Down: Herd of seals (5)
PATCH
51 Down: Ocean-height standard: Abbr. (3)
MSL
52 Down: Great Barrier Island (4)
OTEA
54 Down: "___ long way . . . " (4)
ITSA
55 Down: Root: Comb. form (4)
RHIZ
56 Down: Celebrated Giant (3)
OTT
58 Down: That, in Taxco (3)
ESA
59 Down: Communication device: Abbr. (3)
TTY
60 Down: Suffix with Siam (3)
ESE
61 Down: Part of H.M.S. (3)
HER

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