Wednesday Crossword — September 25, 1996 - Answers & Solutions

Complete answers for this medium crossword puzzle (15x15 grid, 78 clues). Published 9/25/1996. By R. Norris.

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Across Answers

1 Across: Go for game (4)
HUNT
5 Across: Put up with (5)
ABIDE
10 Across: Pinochle holding (4)
MELD
14 Across: Onetime B.&O. rival (4)
ERIE
15 Across: "The Prisoner of ___" (5)
ZENDA
16 Across: Mimicked (4)
APED
17 Across: One eager for dinner (10)
LIPSMACKER
19 Across: She played Ginger on "Gilligan's Island" (4)
TINA
20 Across: Rallying words (8)
PEPTALKS
21 Across: Real one (5)
MCCOY
22 Across: Devious (3)
SLY
23 Across: Collectible car (3)
REO
24 Across: Dash gauge (4)
TACH
26 Across: Big hit on the diamond (12)
GRANDSLAMMER
31 Across: Overly emotional (5)
GUSHY
34 Across: Terrific, slangily (3)
RAD
35 Across: Ethereal (4)
AIRY
36 Across: Bread spread (4)
OLEO
37 Across: "Pal Joey" writer (5)
OHARA
39 Across: Hoods in hoods (4)
KLAN
40 Across: Change, sometimes (4)
ONES
41 Across: 60's battleground, briefly (3)
NAM
42 Across: Former Attorney General Edwin (5)
MEESE
43 Across: Unwelcome guest (12)
PARTYCRASHER
47 Across: Seven days in May, e.g. (4)
WEEK
48 Across: Wine cask (3)
TUN
49 Across: Tooth doctor's org. (3)
ADA
52 Across: Not together (5)
APART
55 Across: Makeshift desk area (8)
TABLETOP
57 Across: Highway hauler (4)
SEMI
58 Across: Child of the 50's, e.g. (10)
BABYBOOMER
60 Across: Many (4)
ALOT
61 Across: PC communications (5)
EMAIL
62 Across: Small winning margin (4)
NOSE
63 Across: Short dog, for short (4)
PEKE
64 Across: Greene of "Bonanza" (5)
LORNE
65 Across: J.F.K. arrivals (4)
SSTS

Down Answers

1 Down: Succors (5)
HELPS
2 Down: Archangel of the Apocrypha (5)
URIEL
3 Down: Rather cool (5)
NIPPY
4 Down: Boards, e.g. (4)
TEST
5 Down: Flowering shrub (6)
AZALEA
6 Down: Call (6)
BECKON
7 Down: Seals, as deals (4)
INKS
8 Down: Running mate for R.M.N. (3)
DDE
9 Down: Musical talent (3)
EAR
10 Down: Yente, in "Fiddler on the Roof" (10)
MATCHMAKER
11 Down: Miniseries, maybe (4)
EPIC
12 Down: Letterman rival (4)
LENO
13 Down: Make-or-break time (4)
DDAY
18 Down: Hook up with (5)
MARRY
21 Down: Big inits. in records (3)
MCA
24 Down: Winter Palace resident (4)
TSAR
25 Down: Capt. Pierce portrayer (4)
ALDA
26 Down: Work behind the scenes, in a way (10)
GHOSTWRITE
27 Down: "Chicago Hope," e.g (5)
DRAMA
28 Down: What a marker may mark (4)
MILE
29 Down: Important periods (4)
ERAS
30 Down: Baseball's Sandberg (4)
RYNE
31 Down: Sticky stuff (4)
GOOP
32 Down: Part of the arm (4)
ULNA
33 Down: Oracle (4)
SEER
37 Down: Less than rarely (4)
ONCE
38 Down: "Listen!" (4)
HARK
42 Down: ___ Park, N.J. (5)
MENLO
44 Down: At this time (3)
YET
45 Down: Not leave home (6)
STAYIN
46 Down: Big name in big telescopes (6)
HUBBLE
49 Down: Vapor, in Greece (5)
ATMOS
50 Down: Accomplish, as thou might (5)
DOEST
51 Down: ___-ski (5)
APRES
52 Down: "Make it snappy!" (4)
ASAP
53 Down: Brazilian soccer star (4)
PELE
54 Down: Frenziedly (4)
AMOK
55 Down: Skier's aid (4)
TBAR
56 Down: Ages and ages (4)
EONS
58 Down: ___ canto (3)
BEL
59 Down: Latin 101 word (3)
AMO

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