Tuesday Crossword — December 17, 1996 - Answers & Solutions
Complete answers for this easy crossword puzzle (15x15 grid, 78 clues). Published 12/17/1996. By G. E. Paul.
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Across Answers
- 1 Across: Bushy coif (4)
- AFRO
- 5 Across: Belle or Bart (5)
- STARR
- 10 Across: "Dancing Queen" pop group (4)
- ABBA
- 14 Across: It goes with runners (4)
- SLED
- 15 Across: Army Corps of Engineers construction (5)
- LEVEE
- 16 Across: Burrow (4)
- LAIR
- 17 Across: In direct competition (10)
- HEADTOHEAD
- 19 Across: Mid 12th-century date (4)
- MCLI
- 20 Across: Long fish (3)
- EEL
- 21 Across: Rich Little, e.g. (4)
- APER
- 22 Across: Drew out (6)
- EVOKED
- 24 Across: Three-sided sword (4)
- EPEE
- 25 Across: Savage (5)
- BEAST
- 26 Across: One of the Greats (6)
- ALFRED
- 29 Across: Half step, in music (8)
- SEMITONE
- 32 Across: Partner of ways (5)
- MEANS
- 33 Across: Shack (5)
- HOVEL
- 34 Across: Corn crib (3)
- BIN
- 35 Across: Early Andean (4)
- INCA
- 36 Across: More rational (5)
- SANER
- 37 Across: Diplomat's skill (4)
- TACT
- 38 Across: Fr. holy woman (3)
- STE
- 39 Across: Burger King, to McDonald's (5)
- RIVAL
- 40 Across: Where the loot gets left (5)
- CACHE
- 41 Across: Autumn drink (8)
- HOTCIDER
- 43 Across: Crave, with "for" (6)
- HANKER
- 44 Across: "You Must Remember This" author (5)
- OATES
- 45 Across: Kennel cry (4)
- BARK
- 46 Across: Browning automatics (6)
- RIFLES
- 48 Across: Effrontery (4)
- GALL
- 49 Across: Menlo Park initials (3)
- TAE
- 52 Across: Shut noisily (4)
- SLAM
- 53 Across: Kind of combat (10)
- HANDTOHAND
- 56 Across: Gambling, e.g. (4)
- VICE
- 57 Across: ___ orange (5)
- OSAGE
- 58 Across: Mitch Miller's instrument (4)
- OBOE
- 59 Across: Squint (4)
- PEER
- 60 Across: Firefighting need (5)
- WATER
- 61 Across: Old TV detective Peter (4)
- GUNN
Down Answers
- 1 Down: Connors defeater, 1975 (4)
- ASHE
- 2 Down: Hightail it (4)
- FLEE
- 3 Down: Not imagined (4)
- REAL
- 4 Down: Roulette bet (3)
- ODD
- 5 Down: Inclined (6)
- SLOPED
- 6 Down: Snicker (5)
- TEHEE
- 7 Down: Say it's so (4)
- AVER
- 8 Down: New Deal proj. (3)
- REA
- 9 Down: Jesus Christ, with "the" (8)
- REDEEMER
- 10 Down: Virtually (6)
- ALMOST
- 11 Down: One after the other (10)
- BACKTOBACK
- 12 Down: Ill temper (4)
- BILE
- 13 Down: Saharan (4)
- ARID
- 18 Down: Uses a camcorder (5)
- TAPES
- 23 Down: Resort near Copper Mountain (4)
- VAIL
- 24 Down: Soprano Berger (4)
- ERNA
- 25 Down: Angle on a gem (5)
- BEVEL
- 26 Down: Plain People (5)
- AMISH
- 27 Down: Slowly, in music (5)
- LENTO
- 28 Down: In-person, as an interview (10)
- FACETOFACE
- 29 Down: Sub detector (5)
- SONAR
- 30 Down: Recess (5)
- NICHE
- 31 Down: Computer command (5)
- ENTER
- 33 Down: Wealthy ones (5)
- HAVES
- 36 Down: Two-headed lady exhibit, e.g. (8)
- SIDESHOW
- 37 Down: Part of L.S.T. (4)
- TANK
- 39 Down: Liturgy (4)
- RITE
- 40 Down: Film producer Ponti (5)
- CARLO
- 42 Down: More tranquil (6)
- CALMER
- 43 Down: Horse restraint (6)
- HALTER
- 45 Down: Sheriff's star, e.g. (5)
- BADGE
- 46 Down: Invitation letters (4)
- RSVP
- 47 Down: Tennis's Nastase (4)
- ILIE
- 48 Down: Pesky insect (4)
- GNAT
- 49 Down: No-no: Var. (4)
- TABU
- 50 Down: Erelong (4)
- ANON
- 51 Down: First place (4)
- EDEN
- 54 Down: Simile center (3)
- ASA
- 55 Down: Not a sharer (3)
- HOG
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