Saturday Crossword — August 7, 1993 - Answers & Solutions

Complete answers for this hard crossword puzzle (15x15 grid, 76 clues). Published 8/7/1993. By Reginald L. Johnson.

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Across Answers

1 Across: Volcano in Sicily (4)
ETNA
5 Across: Paroxysm (5)
SPASM
10 Across: Not fully closed (4)
AJAR
14 Across: Well: Fr. (4)
BIEN
15 Across: Western resort (5)
TAHOE
16 Across: Nut beverage (4)
COLA
17 Across: THREE OF 40 ACROSS (15)
BRIGHAMALANCHIC
20 Across: Crime-stalker Ness (5)
ELIOT
21 Across: Well: Lat. (4)
BENE
22 Across: Maiden-name indicator (3)
NEE
23 Across: A taxonomic category (5)
GENUS
25 Across: Renounces (7)
DISOWNS
27 Across: Phi's follower (3)
CHI
29 Across: Chow (4)
EATS
31 Across: Kett of comics (4)
ETTA
32 Across: Table support (3)
LEG
33 Across: Abandons (5)
DROPS
35 Across: Locales (5)
SITES
38 Across: Bishop starter (4)
ARCH
40 Across: COMMON SURNAME (5)
YOUNG
42 Across: Groom's party (4)
STAG
43 Across: Guide at Uxmal (5)
MAYAN
45 Across: Plunders (5)
PREYS
47 Across: "___ Death Flight," 1977 TV film (3)
SST
48 Across: Arafat, for one (4)
ARAB
50 Across: O'Hara home (4)
TARA
51 Across: Thing, in law (3)
RES
52 Across: Suffering from memory loss (7)
AMNESIC
55 Across: A Bantu language (5)
KONGO
57 Across: First name of 54 Down (3)
ROD
58 Across: Turkish rulers (4)
AGAS
60 Across: Short projections (5)
STUBS
62 Across: THREE OF 40 ACROSS (15)
BURTLORETTASEAN
66 Across: Recycled (4)
USED
67 Across: ___ cotta (5)
TERRA
68 Across: Musical combo (4)
TRIO
69 Across: Bastes, in a way (4)
SEWS
70 Across: Drudgery (5)
SWEAT
71 Across: Some flatware: Abbr. (4)
STLG

Down Answers

1 Down: Diminish (3)
EBB
2 Down: Recap, e.g. (4)
TIRE
3 Down: FOUR OF 40 ACROSS (15)
NEILGIGCYANDREW
4 Down: Actress Dickinson (5)
ANGIE
5 Down: Collection of sculptures (8)
STATUARY
6 Down: "Dallas" role (3)
PAM
7 Down: Melville character (4)
AHAB
8 Down: Finished shoe bottoms (5)
SOLED
9 Down: Small-minded one (6)
MEANIE
10 Down: C.P.A.'s concern (3)
ACC
11 Down: TWO OF 40 ACROSS (15)
JOHNWATTSROBERT
12 Down: Sigourney Weaver film: 1979 (5)
ALIEN
13 Down: Events at Aqueduct (5)
RACES
18 Down: Sharpened (5)
HONED
19 Down: Robins' residences (5)
NESTS
24 Down: Small porch (5)
STOOP
26 Down: Songwriter-singer Redding (4)
OTIS
27 Down: Edible mollusk (4)
CLAM
28 Down: Wife of Zeus (4)
HERA
30 Down: Jet (5)
SPURT
34 Down: Skulk (5)
SNEAK
36 Down: Relaxation (4)
EASE
37 Down: Cpls.' superiors (4)
SGTS
39 Down: Hopping mammal (4)
HARE
41 Down: Pilot's stabilizing device (8)
GYROSTAT
44 Down: Twangy (5)
NASAL
46 Down: One of the Clauses (5)
SANTA
49 Down: Intolerant ones (6)
BIGOTS
52 Down: Photographer Diane ___ (5)
ARBUS
53 Down: Computer device (5)
MOUSE
54 Down: Baseball Hall of Famer (5)
CAREW
56 Down: Rushes of air (5)
GUSTS
59 Down: Withered (4)
SERE
61 Down: Mizzen or spinnaker (4)
SAIL
63 Down: Scores for the Pats (3)
TDS
64 Down: "Amor ___ Nemici," Ariosti opera (3)
TRA
65 Down: Yuletide drink (3)
NOG

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