Thursday Crossword — February 9, 1995 - Answers & Solutions

Complete answers for this medium crossword puzzle (15x15 grid, 74 clues). Published 2/9/1995. By Richard Thomas.

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Across Answers

1 Across: Sloughs (4)
BOGS
5 Across: 1978 Bujold film (4)
COMA
9 Across: Tousle (4)
MUSS
13 Across: Deseret, now (4)
UTAH
14 Across: Shows skittishness (5)
SHIES
15 Across: Within: Prefix (4)
ENTO
16 Across: Get one's goat (4)
RILE
17 Across: Ivory tusk thief? (10)
WALRUSTLER
19 Across: Zitherlike instrument (8)
PSALTERY
21 Across: Give up (5)
WAIVE
22 Across: Noted Norman (4)
LEAR
23 Across: Go without air conditioning (7)
SWELTER
25 Across: Animal to hop into bed with? (11)
KANGAROOMIE
29 Across: Girder (5)
IBEAM
30 Across: Was a mentor to (8)
NURTURED
35 Across: Put down (4)
SLAM
36 Across: Museum near Malibu (5)
GETTY
38 Across: Brazilian booter (4)
PELE
39 Across: Dramatic musical work (8)
SERENATA
41 Across: Poplar (5)
ASPEN
42 Across: Very large apparitions? (11)
ELEPHANTOMS
45 Across: De Staël and others (7)
MADAMES
49 Across: Redolence (4)
ODOR
50 Across: Tea-party crasher (5)
ALICE
51 Across: 1968 Winter Olympics site (8)
GRENOBLE
55 Across: Zookeeper? (10)
JAGUARDIAN
58 Across: Florida _____ (4)
KEYS
59 Across: Pass over (4)
OMIT
60 Across: Kid's name (5)
CISCO
61 Across: Fonda in "My Darling Clementine" (4)
EARP
62 Across: Unthinking response (4)
ROTE
63 Across: Deal preceder (4)
ANTE
64 Across: Layover (4)
STAY

Down Answers

1 Down: Pat on the back (4)
BURP
2 Down: Football's Armstrong (4)
OTIS
3 Down: Wingding (4)
GALA
4 Down: Swindle (9)
SHELLGAME
5 Down: Mexican horseman (6)
CHARRO
6 Down: Pinguid (4)
OILY
7 Down: Debussy's "La _____" (3)
MER
8 Down: Tempe sch. (3)
ASU
9 Down: Palladium, e.g. (5)
METAL
10 Down: Awaiting ignition (5)
UNLIT
11 Down: Cooperstown's Carlton (5)
STEVE
12 Down: More vexed (5)
SORER
14 Down: _____ off (renounce) (5)
SWEAR
18 Down: Treacly (5)
SWEET
20 Down: Pair off (4)
TEAM
23 Down: Peep shows and the like (4)
SMUT
24 Down: Lean and strong (4)
WIRY
25 Down: Rodin work with "The" (4)
KISS
26 Down: Up to the job (4)
ABLE
27 Down: At hand (4)
NEAR
28 Down: In reserve (5)
ONTAP
31 Down: Some brushwork (9)
UPSTROKES
32 Down: "_____ Man" (1984 flick) (4)
REPO
33 Down: I, O or U: Abbr. (4)
ELEM
34 Down: Cubs' hangouts (4)
DENS
36 Down: Flag waver (4)
GALE
37 Down: Vacation times abroad (4)
ETES
40 Down: Peloponnesian valley (5)
NEMEA
41 Down: Quotation notation (4)
ANON
43 Down: Roman odist (6)
HORACE
44 Down: Gland prefix (5)
ADENO
45 Down: College declaration (5)
MAJOR
46 Down: Budget rival (5)
ALAMO
47 Down: Pinkie, e.g. (5)
DIGIT
48 Down: Critical (5)
ACUTE
51 Down: Essence (4)
GIST
52 Down: Pooped (4)
BEAT
53 Down: Vega's constellation (4)
LYRA
54 Down: Lay eyes on (4)
ESPY
56 Down: TV mfr. (3)
RCA
57 Down: Cacophony (3)
DIN

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