Thursday Crossword — July 4, 1996 - Answers & Solutions

Complete answers for this medium crossword puzzle (15x15 grid, 76 clues). Published 7/4/1996. By Joy L. Wouk.

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Across Answers

1 Across: Fellow (4)
CHAP
5 Across: Hardly a blabbermouth (4)
CLAM
9 Across: "Saturday Night Live" bit (5)
SPOOF
14 Across: Priest of the East (4)
LAMA
15 Across: "Ritorna vincitor" singer (4)
AIDA
16 Across: Form of electric power (5)
HYDRO
17 Across: "I smell___!" (4)
ARAT
18 Across: Farm feed (4)
MASH
19 Across: On___(succeeding) (5)
AROLL
20 Across: Swizzle stick (7)
STIRRER
22 Across: Like some vans (7)
ARMORED
24 Across: Longer-lived (6)
SENIOR
25 Across: Interweave (5)
PLAIT
26 Across: Expo '70 site (5)
OSAKA
28 Across: California event (6)
TREMOR
32 Across: Boccaccio's "Life of___" (5)
DANTE
35 Across: Sills offering (4)
ARIA
37 Across: Confine (4)
CAGE
38 Across: Liquid fat (5)
OLEIN
39 Across: Owned (3)
HAD
40 Across: Greenland base (5)
THULE
41 Across: Meeting of ministers association (4)
OPEC
42 Across: Gump of the comics (4)
ANDY
43 Across: Over (5)
ENDED
44 Across: Tidbit (6)
MORSEL
46 Across: Nicholas Gage book (5)
ELENI
48 Across: News media (5)
PRESS
50 Across: Part of a 10-Down (6)
ROCKET
54 Across: Basketball strategy (7)
DEFENSE
57 Across: Public face (7)
PERSONA
58 Across: Be in harmony (5)
AGREE
59 Across: Astronaut Bean (4)
ALAN
61 Across: "What___God wrought!" (4)
HATH
62 Across: Political alliances (5)
BLOCS
63 Across: Fictional detective (4)
MOTO
64 Across: Toast topper (4)
OLEO
65 Across: Vision (5)
SIGHT
66 Across: Fret (4)
STEW
67 Across: Pottery (4)
WARE

Down Answers

1 Down: One may be easily dismissed (5)
CLASS
2 Down: Author Bret (5)
HARTE
3 Down: Vigorously (5)
AMAIN
4 Down: July Fourth celebration features (15)
PATRIOTICSPEECH
5 Down: Security equipment (6)
CAMERA
6 Down: Fabulist (4)
LIAR
7 Down: Spots (3)
ADS
8 Down: Taj___ (5)
MAHAL
9 Down: Former Israeli Prime Minister (6)
SHAMIR
10 Down: July Fourth celebration feature (15)
PYROTECHNICSHOW
11 Down: Air freshener target (4)
ODOR
12 Down: Shield border (4)
ORLE
13 Down: Quit, in poker (4)
FOLD
21 Down: Baseball great Al (5)
ROSEN
23 Down: Pro___ (4)
RATA
25 Down: July Fourth celebration features (7)
PARADES
27 Down: Songwriter gus (4)
KAHN
29 Down: Tennyson poem (4)
MAUD
30 Down: Leer (4)
OGLE
31 Down: He wrote "Ten Days That Shook the World" (4)
REED
32 Down: Awful end (4)
DOOM
33 Down: Rival rival (4)
ALPO
34 Down: "___the twain shall meet" (4)
NEER
36 Down: Pastoral poem (4)
IDYL
40 Down: Martinelli or Caruso (5)
TENOR
42 Down: Silk-trading city of France (4)
ALES
45 Down: Conductor Ansermet (6)
ERNEST
47 Down: Heretofore (6)
ERENOW
49 Down: Fashion lines (5)
SEAMS
51 Down: Australian critter (5)
KOALA
52 Down: Pierce (5)
ENTER
53 Down: California resort (5)
TAHOE
54 Down: Taps or pats (4)
DABS
55 Down: He, to Enrico (4)
EGLI
56 Down: Kermit, e.g. (4)
FROG
57 Down: Top of the head (4)
PATE
60 Down: Auction offering (3)
LOT

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