Friday Crossword — April 25, 1997 - Answers & Solutions

Complete answers for this hard crossword puzzle (15x15 grid, 72 clues). Published 4/25/1997. By Robert H. Wolfe.

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Across Answers

1 Across: South of the border order (7)
TAMALES
8 Across: "I remember when..." (7)
TIMEWAS
15 Across: Cut off (7)
ISOLATE
16 Across: Spark (7)
ANIMATE
17 Across: Vandal (7)
RAVAGER
18 Across: Had flashbacks about (7)
RELIVED
19 Across: Flaherty's "Man of ___" (4)
ARAN
20 Across: Narrow inlets (4)
RIAS
22 Across: Inscribed pillar (5)
STELA
23 Across: Makes tracks? (4)
DUBS
24 Across: First name in gymnastics (5)
NADIA
26 Across: Command to Rex (3)
SIT
27 Across: Conduit fitting (3)
ELL
28 Across: Karolyi who coached 24-Across (4)
BELA
29 Across: Perfectly (6)
TOATEE
32 Across: Hard to grasp (4)
EELY
34 Across: Fake (8)
IMPOSTOR
36 Across: History chapters (4)
ERAS
38 Across: Quod ___ faciendum (4)
ERAT
39 Across: Suburb of Providence (8)
CRANSTON
42 Across: Lacunae (4)
GAPS
45 Across: Poseidon's domain (6)
THESEA
46 Across: Neuwirth of "Chicago" (4)
BEBE
48 Across: Third book of the Bible: Abbr. (3)
LEV
50 Across: Rubbish (3)
ROT
51 Across: Wage earner (5)
PROLE
53 Across: ___ avis (4)
RARA
54 Across: Spring (5)
ARISE
57 Across: "That's ___ blow!" (4)
ALOW
58 Across: Emulate Ryan (4)
HURL
59 Across: Spice route procession (7)
CARAVAN
61 Across: Thai towers (7)
PAGODAS
63 Across: Nickel, e.g. (7)
ELEMENT
64 Across: Like an encyclopedist (7)
ERUDITE
65 Across: Minds (7)
RESENTS
66 Across: Governing bodies (7)
SENATES

Down Answers

1 Down: Philippic (6)
TIRADE
2 Down: Ordinarily (7)
ASARULE
3 Down: Not fixed (7)
MOVABLE
4 Down: Actors Hale Sr. and Jr. (5)
ALANS
5 Down: Retardation (3)
LAG
6 Down: Ageless, in poesy (6)
ETERNE
7 Down: Dickens, notably (9)
SERIALIST
8 Down: Ankle bones (5)
TARSI
9 Down: Sex-changing suffix (3)
INE
10 Down: Wire measures (4)
MILS
11 Down: Give off (4)
EMIT
12 Down: Greets from afar (7)
WAVESTO
13 Down: Manet's workplace (7)
ATELIER
14 Down: Reserved (6)
SEDATE
21 Down: "Paradise Lost" character (4)
ADAM
25 Down: Suffix with liquid (4)
ATOR
28 Down: One of "The Usual Suspects" of film (5)
BYRNE
30 Down: Inedible orange (5)
OSAGE
31 Down: Heine poem "___ Troll" (4)
ATTA
33 Down: Settings for idylls (4)
LEAS
35 Down: Faithful wives (9)
PENELOPES
37 Down: Posthaste (4)
ASAP
39 Down: Lutheran hymn (7)
CHORALE
40 Down: Calls it a career (7)
RETIRES
41 Down: Ancient Greek coin (4)
OBOL
43 Down: Expression of approval (7)
PLAUDIT
44 Down: Notched (7)
SERRATE
45 Down: Shipping inquiry (6)
TRACER
47 Down: Meaning of "cave" (6)
BEWARE
49 Down: Ravel works (6)
VALSES
52 Down: Carries on (5)
RANTS
53 Down: 70's TV spinoff (5)
RHODA
55 Down: Indistinguishable (4)
SAME
56 Down: What one isn't (4)
EVEN
60 Down: Tiny toiler (3)
ANT
62 Down: Report maker (3)
GUN

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