Friday Crossword — April 4, 1997 - Answers & Solutions

Complete answers for this hard crossword puzzle (15x15 grid, 68 clues). Published 4/4/1997. By Gerald R. Ferguson.

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Across Answers

1 Across: Academic division (9)
TRIMESTER
10 Across: Chubby (5)
PLUMP
15 Across: Unruly (9)
OUTOFHAND
16 Across: Harder to find (5)
RARER
17 Across: Temporary winter havens (9)
SNOWFORTS
18 Across: Silver Springs neighbor (5)
OCALA
19 Across: Having feelings (7)
SENSATE
20 Across: Rotten (6)
SMELLY
21 Across: Business owner's concern (8)
CASHFLOW
24 Across: Room freshener (6)
SACHET
28 Across: Mendelssohn's "Elijah," e.g. (8)
ORATORIO
32 Across: Guthrie and others (5)
ARLOS
33 Across: Backfire (9)
BOOMERANG
34 Across: "South Pacific" lass (4)
LIAT
35 Across: Discloses (5)
BARES
36 Across: Rub out (4)
KILL
37 Across: Part of Pedro's diet (9)
TORTILLAS
39 Across: Martinique erupter of 1902 (5)
PELEE
40 Across: How some "Melrose Place" stories proceed (8)
STEAMILY
41 Across: German sausages (6)
WURSTS
42 Across: Where to buy a suit (8)
MENSSHOP
44 Across: Writer Barthelme (6)
DONALD
47 Across: Giant star in Scorpius (7)
ANTARES
52 Across: "There was ___ woman..." (5)
ANOLD
53 Across: Audience (9)
LISTENERS
55 Across: "Argonautica" character (5)
MEDEA
56 Across: Cupbearer, for one (9)
ATTENDANT
57 Across: Squeeze (5)
PRESS
58 Across: Booms (9)
GOODTIMES

Down Answers

1 Down: Dispose of, informally (4)
TOSS
2 Down: Letter for Cynewulf (4)
RUNE
3 Down: Lay ___ (exaggerate) (4)
ITON
4 Down: Puts blades to blades? (4)
MOWS
5 Down: Wipes out (7)
EFFACES
6 Down: Shelled (6)
SHOTAT
7 Down: Butchers' measures (5)
TARES
8 Down: "The Lord of the Rings" creature (3)
ENT
9 Down: Postal rtes. (3)
RDS
10 Down: Ballyhoo (7)
PROMOTE
11 Down: Twisthand (10)
LACEWORKER
12 Down: River at Orsk (4)
URAL
13 Down: Cartoonist Lazarus (4)
MELL
14 Down: Implore (4)
PRAY
20 Down: They can be grand (5)
SLAMS
22 Down: Cheers (7)
HOORAYS
23 Down: Cleaving tools (5)
FROES
24 Down: Shellbacks (5)
SALTS
25 Down: Running wild (5)
ARIOT
26 Down: Ada of "Bleak House" (5)
CLARE
27 Down: Bombshells (10)
HOTTAMALES
29 Down: Certain stocks (5)
RAILS
30 Down: Estuary feature (5)
INLET
31 Down: Gives the double O (5)
OGLES
33 Down: One two of two-and-two (5)
BALLS
35 Down: Duck ___ (5)
BLIND
38 Down: Mrs. Marcos et al. (7)
IMELDAS
39 Down: Jamboree structure (7)
PUPTENT
41 Down: Accustomed (6)
WONTED
43 Down: Must (5)
HASTO
44 Down: Extinguish (4)
DAMP
45 Down: Pip (4)
ONER
46 Down: Central point (4)
NODE
48 Down: "...___ can't get up!" (4)
ANDI
49 Down: Stationery order (4)
REAM
50 Down: River to Donegal Bay (4)
ERNE
51 Down: J.F.K. sights (4)
SSTS
53 Down: Trail (3)
LAG
54 Down: 1994-95 name in the news (3)
ITO

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