Friday Crossword — August 18, 1995 - Answers & Solutions

Complete answers for this hard crossword puzzle (15x15 grid, 68 clues). Published 8/18/1995. By Manny Nosowsky.

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Across Answers

1 Across: 747, e.g. (8)
JUMBOJET
9 Across: Hotel posting (5)
RATES
14 Across: Basketball game (8)
ONEONONE
15 Across: Follower of Santa (6)
MONICA
16 Across: Pant waist inserts (8)
ELASTICS
17 Across: "I, Robot" author (6)
ASIMOV
18 Across: It can have pluses or minuses (3)
ION
19 Across: Granada grizzlies (4)
OSOS
20 Across: Twinkle-toed (6)
NIMBLE
21 Across: Baking ____ (4)
SODA
23 Across: One past due (3)
TRE
24 Across: More costly (6)
DEARER
25 Across: Ultimate buyers (5)
USERS
27 Across: Perfect (9)
ERRORLESS
29 Across: Converge (on) (6)
ZEROIN
31 Across: Feel sick (3)
AIL
32 Across: Tart (7)
UNSWEET
34 Across: Early Biblical commentary (7)
MIDRASH
40 Across: Aurora's counterpart (3)
EOS
42 Across: Mal de mer (6)
NAUSEA
43 Across: Fabric design (9)
POLKADOTS
49 Across: Southwestern sights (5)
MESAS
50 Across: "Strange Interlude" playwright (6)
ONEILL
51 Across: Actress Gardner (3)
AVA
53 Across: Boss: Abbr. (4)
SUPT
54 Across: Courage (6)
METTLE
55 Across: Govt. disaster agency (4)
FEMA
57 Across: Inn drink (3)
ALE
58 Across: Excessive contraction of the pupil (6)
MIOSIS
59 Across: Boys Town figure (8)
FLANAGAN
61 Across: Draws out (6)
EDUCES
62 Across: ____ glycol (antifreeze) (8)
ETHYLENE
63 Across: Stucco backing (5)
LATHS
64 Across: Had a setback (8)
RELAPSED

Down Answers

1 Down: Liar in old car ads (8)
JOEISUZU
2 Down: Release, redundantly (8)
UNLOOSEN
3 Down: Follows a stream's path (8)
MEANDERS
4 Down: Cattle genus (3)
BOS
5 Down: Knowing about (4)
ONTO
6 Down: Horizontal beam (5)
JOIST
7 Down: Rerun of a telecast (6)
ENCORE
8 Down: Inlaid piece (7)
TESSERA
9 Down: More optimistic (6)
ROSIER
10 Down: Kind of cracker (6)
ANIMAL
11 Down: Sound quality (6)
TIMBRE
12 Down: Where professeurs profess (6)
ECOLES
13 Down: People of some account (6)
SAVERS
15 Down: Troubadour's instrument (8)
MANDOLIN
22 Down: Aligned, with "in" (4)
AROW
26 Down: "Sprechen ____ Deutsch?" (3)
SIE
28 Down: Lip (3)
RIM
30 Down: Like a lot of worry (8)
NEEDLESS
33 Down: As well (3)
TOO
35 Down: Flood control (3)
DAM
36 Down: Is contrite (4)
RUES
37 Down: Pacifies (8)
ASSUAGES
38 Down: Alaskan transport (8)
SEAPLANE
39 Down: Hurried up (8)
HASTENED
41 Down: Office employee (7)
STAFFER
43 Down: Beat (6)
POMMEL
44 Down: One of the Five Nations (6)
ONEIDA
45 Down: Exhale (6)
LETOUT
46 Down: Art museum rejects? (6)
KITSCH
47 Down: Friends (6)
ALLIES
48 Down: Having a model's body (6)
SVELTE
52 Down: Menotti character (5)
AMAHL
56 Down: Author Seton (4)
ANYA
60 Down: Monte Rosa, e.g. (3)
ALP

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