Friday Crossword — December 17, 1993 - Answers & Solutions

Complete answers for this hard crossword puzzle (15x15 grid, 72 clues). Published 12/17/1993. By James Neal.

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Across Answers

1 Across: Food critic Sheraton (4)
MIMI
5 Across: In the van (5)
FIRST
10 Across: _____law (rule of electricity) (4)
OHMS
14 Across: Green acres? (4)
ERIN
15 Across: Brendan Byrne, e.g. (5)
ARENA
16 Across: Muumuu accessories (4)
LEIS
17 Across: Tilt (4)
LIST
18 Across: Jabbered (5)
RANON
19 Across: Alternative word (4)
ELSE
20 Across: Massachusetts musical ensemble (13)
THEBOSTONPOPS
23 Across: Othello's nemesis (4)
IAGO
24 Across: Louvre annex architect (3)
PEI
25 Across: Soviet space station (3)
MIR
27 Across: Brussels _____ (7)
SPROUTS
31 Across: Fill driveway holes (6)
REPAVE
33 Across: In back (6)
ATREAR
35 Across: Somme summers (4)
ETES
36 Across: Parental substitutes, emotionally (13)
FATHERFIGURES
40 Across: Swamp (4)
MIRE
41 Across: Hairsplitter (6)
PEDANT
42 Across: Wore away (6)
ERODED
45 Across: Chapel next to St. Peter's (7)
SISTINE
48 Across: It's often seen ringside (3)
GEM
49 Across: Carpet down (3)
NAP
51 Across: Get _____ the ground floor (4)
INON
52 Across: Harvestman (13)
DADDYLONGLEGS
57 Across: French novelist Pierre (4)
LOTI
58 Across: Skiing mecca (5)
TAHOE
59 Across: Grammatical subject (4)
NOUN
61 Across: Sponsorship (4)
EGIS
62 Across: Shiny fur (5)
OTTER
63 Across: Mrs. Dithers (4)
CORA
64 Across: Yiddish writer Sholem_____ (4)
ASCH
65 Across: Western "justice" (5)
NOOSE
66 Across: Genesis locale (4)
EDEN

Down Answers

1 Down: Actor Brooks (3)
MEL
2 Down: Eye malady (6)
IRITIS
3 Down: Bad luck (6)
MISHAP
4 Down: Kind of circuit (10)
INTEGRATED
5 Down: Vegas game (4)
FARO
6 Down: Retirement nest eggs (4)
IRAS
7 Down: Flat payment? (4)
RENT
8 Down: Person with a big nose? (5)
SNOOP
9 Down: "The Resurrection of Lazarus" painter (6)
TANNER
10 Down: Backdrop for a TV scene (4)
OLEO
11 Down: Spouse (8)
HELPMATE
12 Down: Letters (8)
MISSIVES
13 Down: Compass dir. (3)
SSE
21 Down: Salvation Army founder (5)
BOOTH
22 Down: Eskimo_____ (3)
PIE
26 Down: Latin things (3)
RES
28 Down: Suffix with press or moist (3)
URE
29 Down: Maryland athlete (4)
TERP
30 Down: They're sometimes cracked (5)
SAFES
32 Down: Aptness (10)
PERTINENCE
34 Down: "_____, Pagliaccio" (4)
RIDI
36 Down: Andirons (8)
FIREDOGS
37 Down: Sweet smelling (8)
AROMATIC
38 Down: Fill-up filler (3)
GAS
39 Down: "_____ Tomorrow" (Sammy Kaye hit) (5)
UNTIL
40 Down: Columnist Greenfield (3)
MEG
43 Down: Windup (3)
END
44 Down: Wright-Patterson base site (6)
DAYTON
46 Down: Worthless (6)
NOGOOD
47 Down: Nail down (6)
ENSURE
50 Down: Greek Academy founder (5)
PLATO
53 Down: Gossip (4)
DISH
54 Down: "_____ be in England..." (4)
OHTO
55 Down: Turndowns (4)
NOES
56 Down: "Sommersby" star (4)
GERE
57 Down: _____& Perrins (3)
LEA
60 Down: Bert Bobbsey's twin (3)
NAN

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