Monday Crossword — December 16, 1996 - Answers & Solutions
Complete answers for this easy crossword puzzle (15x15 grid, 78 clues). Published 12/16/1996. By S. Spadaccini.
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Across Answers
- 1 Across: One-named supermodel (4)
- IMAN
- 5 Across: Ready and willing's partner (4)
- ABLE
- 9 Across: One praised in Mecca (5)
- ALLAH
- 14 Across: Attorney General Janet (4)
- RENO
- 15 Across: Paris's Rue de la ___ (4)
- PAIX
- 16 Across: French valley (5)
- LOIRE
- 17 Across: Tiny tunnelers (4)
- ANTS
- 18 Across: Ingrid's "Casablanca" role (4)
- ILSA
- 19 Across: Not evenly padded, as a mattress (5)
- LUMPY
- 20 Across: Like an animal... (13)
- QUIETASAMOUSE
- 23 Across: Historical period (3)
- ERA
- 24 Across: Use a crowbar (3)
- PRY
- 25 Across: Cream puff, for one (6)
- PASTRY
- 29 Across: Miles per hour, e.g. (4)
- RATE
- 31 Across: At the present (3)
- NOW
- 34 Across: In the future (5)
- AFTER
- 35 Across: O. Henry's "The Gift of the ___" (4)
- MAGI
- 36 Across: ___ Gigio (frequent Ed Sullivan guest) (4)
- TOPO
- 37 Across: ...vegetable... (15)
- COOLASACUCUMBER
- 40 Across: Pulled to pieces (4)
- TORE
- 41 Across: Ontario tribe (4)
- CREE
- 42 Across: Blabs (5)
- TELLS
- 43 Across: Muddy home (3)
- STY
- 44 Across: The former Mrs. Bono (4)
- CHER
- 45 Across: Better than better (6)
- FINEST
- 46 Across: Texas patriot Houston (3)
- SAM
- 47 Across: Buddy (3)
- MAC
- 48 Across: ...or mineral (13)
- STRONGASAROCK
- 55 Across: Assign, as a portion (5)
- ALLOT
- 57 Across: Polly, to Tom Sawyer (4)
- AUNT
- 58 Across: "The Andy Griffith Show" role (4)
- OPIE
- 59 Across: River by the Louvre (5)
- SEINE
- 60 Across: Manuscript encl. (4)
- SASE
- 61 Across: What a cowboy calls a lady (4)
- MAAM
- 62 Across: Flute player (5)
- PIPER
- 63 Across: New World abbr. (4)
- AMER
- 64 Across: Alka-Seltzer sound (4)
- PLOP
Down Answers
- 1 Down: Mideast hot spot (4)
- IRAQ
- 2 Down: Bill of fare (4)
- MENU
- 3 Down: The "A" of ABM (4)
- ANTI
- 4 Down: Pinocchio's giveaway (4)
- NOSE
- 5 Down: Bee colony (6)
- APIARY
- 6 Down: Light wood (5)
- BALSA
- 7 Down: One of "The Simpsons" (4)
- LISA
- 8 Down: Test (4)
- EXAM
- 9 Down: Magnetism (6)
- ALLURE
- 10 Down: Stinky (5)
- LOUSY
- 11 Down: 7-Up ingredient (4)
- LIME
- 12 Down: Dadaist Hans (3)
- ARP
- 13 Down: "Yo!" (3)
- HEY
- 21 Down: ___ cotta (5)
- TERRA
- 22 Down: Of the eye (5)
- OPTIC
- 25 Down: Treaties (5)
- PACTS
- 26 Down: "The game is ___": Holmes (5)
- AFOOT
- 27 Down: Tale (5)
- STORY
- 28 Down: Prefix with photo or phone (4)
- TELE
- 29 Down: Indy entrant (5)
- RACER
- 30 Down: Tropical fever (4)
- AGUE
- 31 Down: Lofty (5)
- NOBLE
- 32 Down: Foreign-made General Motors cars (5)
- OPELS
- 33 Down: Deserving the booby prize (5)
- WORST
- 35 Down: Stallion's mate (4)
- MARE
- 36 Down: Federal agents, informally (4)
- TMEN
- 38 Down: Noodlehead (5)
- SCHMO
- 39 Down: New York city (5)
- UTICA
- 44 Down: Reagan's predecessor (6)
- CARTER
- 45 Down: Speed demon's cry (6)
- FASTER
- 46 Down: Precious ___ (5)
- STONE
- 47 Down: Parson's home (5)
- MANSE
- 48 Down: Accident on ice (4)
- SLIP
- 49 Down: "The Right Stuff" org. (4)
- NASA
- 50 Down: U.S. Pacific territory (4)
- GUAM
- 51 Down: Frolic (4)
- ROMP
- 52 Down: October gem (4)
- OPAL
- 53 Down: "See you," in Sorrento (4)
- CIAO
- 54 Down: 1996 running mate (4)
- KEMP
- 55 Down: Nile viper (3)
- ASP
- 56 Down: Maui garland (3)
- LEI
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