Saturday Crossword — February 3, 1996 - Answers & Solutions

Complete answers for this hard crossword puzzle (15x15 grid, 72 clues). Published 2/3/1996. By W.R. Williams.

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Across Answers

1 Across: Varnishes (6)
JAPANS
7 Across: Mormon councilmen (8)
APOSTLES
15 Across: Hatred (6)
ANIMUS
16 Across: Squash (8)
ZUCCHINI
17 Across: Having belts (6)
ZONATE
18 Across: Merchant (8)
RETAILER
19 Across: Utopias (5)
ZIONS
20 Across: Part of a locomotive (3)
CAB
21 Across: Unprocessed grain (5)
GRIST
22 Across: Atahualpa, for one (4)
INCA
23 Across: Former Cleveland Symphony conductor (5)
SZELL
25 Across: Prefix with liter (4)
DECI
26 Across: Numerical suffix (3)
ETH
27 Across: Fervent (7)
ZEALOUS
29 Across: "Help!" (3)
SOS
30 Across: Popular mixer (7)
SELTZER
32 Across: Kind of alert (4)
SMOG
34 Across: Candies (6)
TREATS
35 Across: Proceed easily (6)
BREEZE
39 Across: Lounger's perch (4)
SOFA
41 Across: Flower with colorful leaves (7)
BEGONIA
42 Across: Avant-garde sculptor (3)
ARP
45 Across: Executioner of 22-Across (7)
PIZARRO
47 Across: Family docs (3)
GPS
48 Across: Uris's "___18" (4)
MILA
50 Across: Guardian of Crete, in myth (5)
TALOS
51 Across: Sensitivity (4)
TACT
52 Across: Hackers and others (5)
USERS
54 Across: Frequent tabloid subject (3)
LIZ
55 Across: Actor Max von___ (5)
SYDOW
56 Across: Contemporary panhandler's prop (8)
SQUEEGEE
58 Across: Mock or knock (6)
DERIDE
59 Across: Like Istanbul (8)
EURASIAN
60 Across: Does community service, e.g. (6)
ATONES
61 Across: Give more thought to (8)
REASSESS
62 Across: Most sound (6)
HALEST

Down Answers

1 Down: Flashy in the extreme (8)
JAZZIEST
2 Down: Consecration performer (8)
ANOINTER
3 Down: Jack of diamonds and queen of spades (8)
PINOCHLE
4 Down: KitchenAid competitor (5)
AMANA
5 Down: Excessive buffs (4)
NUTS
6 Down: Pilot's dir. (3)
SSE
7 Down: Angel of death, in Judaism (6)
AZRAEL
8 Down: Brick homes (7)
PUEBLOS
9 Down: Calendar abbr. (3)
OCT
10 Down: Heroin, to addicts (4)
SCAG
11 Down: It precedes home (5)
THIRD
12 Down: Easter decor (6)
LILIES
13 Down: "Romanian Rhapsodies" composer (6)
ENESCO
14 Down: Marina of "Star Trek: The Next Generation" (6)
SIRTIS
20 Down: Drug___ (4)
CZAR
23 Down: Considers proper (7)
SEESFIT
24 Down: Walks clumsily (7)
LUMBERS
27 Down: Texas-based rock trio (5)
ZZTOP
28 Down: Forage grass (5)
SORGO
31 Down: Future profs (3)
TAS
33 Down: Storm maker (3)
GEO
36 Down: Swiss valley known for its resorts (8)
ENGADINE
37 Down: Delivery aids (8)
ZIPCODES
38 Down: Kind of relations (8)
EASTWEST
40 Down: Blooming shrubs (7)
AZALEAS
41 Down: Last name in Communism (4)
BROZ
42 Down: Entertainer (6)
AMUSER
43 Down: Blue (6)
RISQUE
44 Down: Chest cavity membrane (6)
PLEURA
46 Down: 1986 James Cameron thriller (6)
ALIENS
49 Down: Sectors (5)
AREAS
51 Down: Innsbruck is its capital (5)
TYROL
53 Down: Shrink time: Abbr. (4)
SESS
55 Down: Bristle (4)
SETA
57 Down: Hand over, to Angus (3)
GIE
58 Down: Morse bit (3)
DAH

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