Wednesday Crossword — May 14, 1997 - Answers & Solutions
Complete answers for this medium crossword puzzle (15x15 grid, 78 clues). Published 5/14/1997. By Norman S. Wizer.
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Across Answers
- 1 Across: Serve with a summons (4)
- CITE
- 5 Across: "Casino" co-star, 1995 (5)
- PESCI
- 10 Across: Castaway's transportation (4)
- RAFT
- 14 Across: Copper containers (4)
- ORES
- 15 Across: Hybrid citrus fruit (5)
- LIMON
- 16 Across: Perry's creator (4)
- ERLE
- 17 Across: Egyptian actress? (10)
- MIAPHARAOH
- 19 Across: Jar (4)
- STUN
- 20 Across: Ar's follower (3)
- ESS
- 21 Across: Novelist Jean (4)
- AUEL
- 22 Across: Come to (6)
- AWAKEN
- 24 Across: Last frame, sometimes (6)
- THEEND
- 26 Across: Chorus syllables (6)
- LALALA
- 28 Across: Winter resort rentals (4)
- SKIS
- 30 Across: Like some drugs (7)
- GENERIC
- 33 Across: It may be hooked (4)
- WORM
- 36 Across: Philippic (6)
- TIRADE
- 38 Across: Navigator's dir. (3)
- NNE
- 39 Across: Garfield's predecessor (5)
- HAYES
- 41 Across: Setting for a place setting (3)
- MAT
- 42 Across: Room to ___ (5)
- SPARE
- 44 Across: "Gotcha!" (3)
- AHA
- 45 Across: Guesses (6)
- OPINES
- 48 Across: ___ out (manages) (4)
- EKES
- 49 Across: Pleasing to the ear (7)
- TUNEFUL
- 51 Across: Bridge (4)
- SPAN
- 53 Across: Waste gases, e.g. (6)
- OXIDES
- 55 Across: Storm (6)
- ASSAIL
- 59 Across: Fivesome (6)
- PENTAD
- 61 Across: Twelve Oaks neighbor (4)
- TARA
- 63 Across: Trifle (3)
- SOU
- 64 Across: House of Leo? (4)
- LAIR
- 65 Across: Egyptian heavyweight? (10)
- LEONSPHINX
- 68 Across: 1995 N.C.A.A. basketball champs (4)
- UCLA
- 69 Across: Overact (5)
- EMOTE
- 70 Across: Personal prefix (4)
- IDIO
- 71 Across: "___ My Girl" (1967 hit) (4)
- SHES
- 72 Across: Fabulous (5)
- SUPER
- 73 Across: Get dewy-eyed (4)
- TEAR
Down Answers
- 1 Down: Hale-Bopp, e.g. (5)
- COMET
- 2 Down: People with "O'" names (5)
- IRISH
- 3 Down: Flirt (5)
- TEASE
- 4 Down: Paranormal ability (3)
- ESP
- 5 Down: Strong praise (7)
- PLAUDIT
- 6 Down: Where 2-Down live (4)
- EIRE
- 7 Down: Baby-size (5)
- SMALL
- 8 Down: Murmur (3)
- COO
- 9 Down: Went all the way, as a smoker (7)
- INHALED
- 10 Down: Used car deal, e.g. (6)
- RESALE
- 11 Down: Egyptian second banana? (9)
- ARTKARNAK
- 12 Down: Kind of pipe (4)
- FLUE
- 13 Down: Ky.-Ala. divider (4)
- TENN
- 18 Down: Amount of hair (4)
- HANK
- 23 Down: Evanesces (5)
- WANES
- 25 Down: Salinger dedicatee (4)
- ESME
- 27 Down: Playing marbles (6)
- AGATES
- 29 Down: "My love is like a red, red rose," e.g. (6)
- SIMILE
- 31 Down: Apropos of (4)
- INRE
- 32 Down: Medium grades (4)
- CEES
- 33 Down: "Eh?" (4)
- WHAT
- 34 Down: Island near Kauai (4)
- OAHU
- 35 Down: Egyptian actor? (9)
- RYANONILE
- 37 Down: Commanded (3)
- RAN
- 40 Down: Bulgaria's capital (5)
- SOFIA
- 43 Down: Pocket protector items (4)
- PENS
- 46 Down: Splash sites (7)
- PUDDLES
- 47 Down: Thinner (7)
- SPARSER
- 50 Down: They're cast in a cast of thousands (6)
- EXTRAS
- 52 Down: "Immediately!" (4)
- ASAP
- 54 Down: Sitting place (5)
- STOOP
- 56 Down: Offhand remark (5)
- ASIDE
- 57 Down: Ancient land on the Aegean (5)
- IONIA
- 58 Down: Egypt's Temple of ___ (5)
- LUXOR
- 59 Down: In addition (4)
- PLUS
- 60 Down: Individually (4)
- EACH
- 62 Down: You have to be upfront about this (4)
- ANTE
- 66 Down: Big bird (3)
- EMU
- 67 Down: Top 10 song, say (3)
- HIT
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