Thursday Crossword — September 7, 1995 - Answers & Solutions

Complete answers for this medium crossword puzzle (15x15 grid, 76 clues). Published 9/7/1995. By Rich Norris.

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Across Answers

1 Across: Plant pest (5)
APHID
6 Across: Family member, for short (4)
GRAM
10 Across: Surgery souvenir (4)
SCAR
14 Across: Break (5)
PAUSE
15 Across: Gumbo ingredient (4)
OKRA
16 Across: "____ want for Christmas..." (4)
ALLI
17 Across: Craving of a kind (10)
SWEETTOOTH
19 Across: Apprehends (4)
NABS
20 Across: Stimulate affection for (6)
ENDEAR
21 Across: Unsympathetic Simon (6)
LEGREE
23 Across: Harsh cry (3)
CAW
25 Across: Child of Loki, in Norse myth (3)
HEL
26 Across: Author Follett (3)
KEN
27 Across: Tempting (13)
MOUTHWATERING
33 Across: Tolstoy's Karenina (4)
ANNA
34 Across: N.Y. commuter's transport (4)
LIRR
35 Across: Big name in hotels (5)
HYATT
38 Across: Checks (5)
REINS
40 Across: Fasten (3)
TIE
41 Across: Shade (5)
UMBRA
42 Across: Like sharp cheddar (5)
TANGY
43 Across: New Orleans and Boston, e.g.: Abbr. (4)
SPTS
45 Across: ____ fours (4)
PLUS
46 Across: Not serious (13)
TONGUEINCHEEK
49 Across: ____ wolf (3)
SHE
51 Across: Limit (3)
CAP
52 Across: Affectionate sound (3)
COO
53 Across: Tithes (6)
TENTHS
55 Across: Took in (6)
REAPED
60 Across: Opie's dad, on 60's TV (4)
ANDY
61 Across: Insincere talk (10)
LIPSERVICE
65 Across: Ontario native (4)
CREE
66 Across: Notion (4)
IDEA
67 Across: Conceal (5)
CACHE
68 Across: Much-discussed 1995 movie (4)
KIDS
69 Across: Hamlet (4)
TOWN
70 Across: Bar, legally (5)
ESTOP

Down Answers

1 Down: Church area (4)
APSE
2 Down: Cat's-paw (4)
PAWN
3 Down: Tinged (4)
HUED
4 Down: Cousin of "uh-huh" (4)
ISEE
5 Down: Clip (6)
DETACH
6 Down: Muck (3)
GOO
7 Down: Onetime Hollywood letters (3)
RKO
8 Down: Knack (3)
ART
9 Down: "Das Lied von der Erde" composer (6)
MAHLER
10 Down: Warbled (4)
SANG
11 Down: Subject of "Long Live the King" (10)
CLARKGABLE
12 Down: "The Zoo Story" playwright (5)
ALBEE
13 Down: Ascended (5)
RISEN
18 Down: Fish, in a way (5)
TRAWL
22 Down: Peace Prize recipient Root (5)
ELIHU
24 Down: Sits by the window, e.g. (7)
WAITSUP
25 Down: Dissident (7)
HERETIC
27 Down: Agora (4)
MART
28 Down: Draft classification (4)
ONEA
29 Down: Accidental (10)
UNINTENDED
30 Down: Ballroom dance (5)
TANGO
31 Down: Second-rate material (5)
TRIPE
32 Down: Attendant of Apollo (5)
NYMPH
36 Down: Quiz answer (4)
TRUE
37 Down: Chore (4)
TASK
39 Down: Out of ____ (not together) (5)
SYNCH
44 Down: Night noise (5)
SNORE
47 Down: Illuminated, as old streets (6)
GASLIT
48 Down: Force (6)
COERCE
49 Down: Arrange neatly (5)
STACK
50 Down: Artist Toulouse-Lautrec (5)
HENRI
54 Down: Parts of topsails (4)
TYES
56 Down: Rock video awards (4)
AVAS
57 Down: Ancient Briton (4)
PICT
58 Down: Canyon sound (4)
ECHO
59 Down: Abstruse (4)
DEEP
62 Down: Promising words (3)
IDO
63 Down: Kind of bench (3)
PEW
64 Down: Jose or Juan preceder (3)
SAN

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