Thursday Crossword — July 17, 1997 - Answers & Solutions

Complete answers for this medium crossword puzzle (15x15 grid, 76 clues). Published 7/17/1997. By Wayne Robert Williams.

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Across Answers

1 Across: Bryn ___ College (4)
MAWR
5 Across: Quick drinks (5)
SHOTS
10 Across: Grouch (4)
CRAB
14 Across: Prefix with -graph (4)
IDEO
15 Across: It's the Law (5)
TORAH
16 Across: ___ Bay, Hawaii (4)
HILO
17 Across: Back to the start (10)
FULLCIRCLE
19 Across: Porch raiders (4)
ANTS
20 Across: Attacked (6)
FELLON
21 Across: Breaking out, maybe (8)
ALLERGIC
23 Across: Group with the 1983 #1 hit "Africa" (4)
TOTO
25 Across: Sharecrop (4)
FARM
26 Across: Sharpen (5)
STROP
29 Across: Abbr. in some military names (3)
RET
32 Across: Highways (5)
ROADS
35 Across: Aerial maneuver (11)
LOOPTHELOOP
38 Across: Sucker (3)
SAP
39 Across: Grounded birds (4)
EMUS
40 Across: Hebrew leader (5)
ALEPH
41 Across: Spaniard's other (4)
OTRA
42 Across: Place to winter (3)
DEN
43 Across: Some chart analysts (11)
DISCJOCKEYS
45 Across: Have one's back against the wall? (5)
SIDLE
47 Across: W.W. II arena: Abbr. (3)
ETO
48 Across: Indonesian island (5)
CERAM
49 Across: Like vino tinto (4)
ROJO
51 Across: Digestive juice (4)
BILE
53 Across: Heavy fabrics (8)
BROCADES
57 Across: Whip (6)
DEFEAT
61 Across: 1988 country album (4)
REBA
62 Across: Center of power (10)
OVALOFFICE
64 Across: Military group (4)
UNIT
65 Across: Take pleasure (in) (5)
REVEL
66 Across: Muffs (4)
ERRS
67 Across: Vocal inflection (4)
TONE
68 Across: Oodles (5)
SLEWS
69 Across: Keeps company with (4)
SEES

Down Answers

1 Down: Tick off (4)
MIFF
2 Down: Musical direction (4)
ADUE
3 Down: Bucket locale (4)
WELL
4 Down: Some desks (8)
ROLLTOPS
5 Down: Work period (5)
STINT
6 Down: Vert.'s opp. (3)
HOR
7 Down: 1977 movie thriller with Bo Derek (4)
ORCA
8 Down: Ready to be mowed, as grass (4)
TALL
9 Down: Storage space (5)
SHELF
10 Down: Mexican cowboy (6)
CHARRO
11 Down: Circus figure (10)
RINGMASTER
12 Down: High: Prefix (4)
ALTI
13 Down: Pear variety (4)
BOSC
18 Down: Take over, in a way (5)
COOPT
22 Down: The marshal in "Frontier Marshal" (4)
EARP
24 Down: "Otherwise..." (6)
ORELSE
26 Down: Popular Christmas gifts (5)
SLEDS
27 Down: "My Cousin Vinny" Oscar winner (5)
TOMEI
28 Down: Tournament type (10)
ROUNDROBIN
30 Down: Choice (5)
ELECT
31 Down: C.E.O., e.g. (6)
TOPJOB
33 Down: Asia's Amu ___ River (5)
DARYA
34 Down: Tic (5)
SPASM
36 Down: Osaka O.K. (3)
HAI
37 Down: "Ah, I see!" (3)
OHO
41 Down: Some colorful abstract paintings (8)
OKEEFFES
43 Down: ___ vu (4)
DEJA
44 Down: Musical staff sign (5)
CCLEF
46 Down: Sniff out (6)
LOCATE
50 Down: They may be sniffed (5)
ODORS
52 Down: The Fab Four, e.g. (5)
IDOLS
53 Down: Very dry (4)
BRUT
54 Down: Vegas rival (4)
RENO
55 Down: Daredevil Knievel (4)
EVEL
56 Down: Computer command (4)
SAVE
58 Down: Republic since 1948 (4)
EIRE
59 Down: One to grow on? (4)
ACRE
60 Down: "A Pure Woman" of an 1891 novel (4)
TESS
63 Down: Actor Ayres (3)
LEW

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