Saturday Crossword — April 27, 1996 - Answers & Solutions

Complete answers for this hard crossword puzzle (15x15 grid, 74 clues). Published 4/27/1996. By F. Hansen.

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Across Answers

1 Across: Billy Budd's affirmatives (4)
AYES
5 Across: Cio-Cio-San's marriage broker (4)
GORO
9 Across: Land in the Rub al Khali (4)
OMAN
13 Across: Almost red (4)
RARE
14 Across: One may be found near a cloverleaf (5)
MOTEL
15 Across: Mental barrier (4)
BOGY
16 Across: Start of a tribute to the Metropolitan Opera's James Levine (15)
TWENTYFIVEYEARS
19 Across: Like soap operas (8)
EPISODIC
20 Across: Sgt. Bilko (5)
ERNIE
21 Across: E.T. carriers (4)
UFOS
22 Across: Ship of myth (4)
ARGO
24 Across: More of the tribute (15)
ISTOUGHTOIGNORE
31 Across: Hawaiian "gathering place" (4)
OAHU
32 Across: Points of difficulty (4)
RUBS
33 Across: Met guest artist DeLuise (3)
DOM
34 Across: Ship ropes (4)
TYES
35 Across: Detroit Dark Red and others (5)
BEETS
37 Across: Flag (4)
TIRE
38 Across: Additionally (3)
AND
39 Across: Kind of dance (4)
BARN
40 Across: Regretful one (4)
RUER
41 Across: More of the tribute (15)
SOATOASTTOJIMMY
46 Across: Maximum degree (4)
HILT
47 Across: Letters from Greece (4)
ETAS
48 Across: Expect (5)
AWAIT
51 Across: Expiate (8)
ATONEFOR
55 Across: End of the tribute (15)
HEKNOWSTHESCORE
58 Across: "Der fliegende Hollander" tenor (4)
ERIK
59 Across: ___Park (5)
ESTES
60 Across: Singer's concern (4)
TONE
61 Across: Department store department (4)
MENS
62 Across: Walton opera, with "The" (4)
BEAR
63 Across: Coast (4)
SLED

Down Answers

1 Down: "Vissi d'___" (Puccini aria) (4)
ARTE
2 Down: Squawk (4)
YAWP
3 Down: "...___saw Elba" (4)
EREI
4 Down: Like Salome's dance (8)
SENSUOUS
5 Down: Card game similar to Authors (6)
GOFISH
6 Down: Of the ear (4)
OTIC
7 Down: Pastor, informally (3)
REV
8 Down: Cheer for Escamillo (3)
OLE
9 Down: Weber opera (6)
OBERON
10 Down: Loud complaint (4)
MOAN
11 Down: Rural prefix (4)
AGRI
12 Down: Stock page heading (4)
NYSE
14 Down: Me's partner, in a 1936 song (5)
MYDOG
17 Down: Modern protein source (4)
TOFU
18 Down: Safecrackers (5)
YEGGS
22 Down: Month of l'ete (4)
AOUT
23 Down: Cookout fare (4)
RIBS
24 Down: Minute amounts (5)
IOTAS
25 Down: Refuse (5)
SAYNO
26 Down: Vamp Bara (5)
THEDA
27 Down: 16th-century council site (5)
TRENT
28 Down: Abhorrence (5)
ODIUM
29 Down: Composer of "Miss Julie" (5)
ROREM
30 Down: Manicurist's board (5)
EMERY
35 Down: Object of Canaanite worship (4)
BAAL
36 Down: Once (4)
ERST
37 Down: Cuts geometrically (8)
TRISECTS
39 Down: "Mefistofele" composer (5)
BOITO
42 Down: Speculates (6)
THINKS
43 Down: Utmost extent of one's strength (6)
TETHER
44 Down: Western tribe (5)
OTOES
45 Down: Peerce and Smuts (4)
JANS
48 Down: "Pardon..." (4)
AHEM
49 Down: Had being (4)
WERE
50 Down: Related (4)
AKIN
51 Down: Boy preceder (4)
ATTA
52 Down: Silly billy (4)
FOOL
53 Down: Author Sarah ___Jewett (4)
ORNE
54 Down: Sax or oboe (4)
REED
56 Down: Spider's parlor (3)
WEB
57 Down: Compass point (3)
SSE

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