Friday Crossword — August 15, 1997 - Answers & Solutions
Complete answers for this hard crossword puzzle (15x15 grid, 72 clues). Published 8/15/1997. By Joe DiPietro.
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Across Answers
- 1 Across: Comes to pass (4)
- HAPS
- 5 Across: Sugar or starch, in slang (4)
- CARB
- 9 Across: Present time (4)
- XMAS
- 13 Across: Tracy Marrow, familiarly (4)
- ICET
- 14 Across: Apartment next to the super's, maybe (4)
- ONEB
- 15 Across: Sponge (5)
- MOOCH
- 16 Across: Bumble Bee, e.g. (4)
- TUNA
- 17 Across: Whence the phrase "to give the devil his due" (10)
- DONQUIXOTE
- 19 Across: Not moving (8)
- STAGNANT
- 21 Across: Sawer of logs (6)
- SNORER
- 22 Across: Author with a book subtitled "The Saga of an American Family" (5)
- HALEY
- 23 Across: Dinner wear (6)
- TUXEDO
- 24 Across: Imposes without invitation (8)
- OBTRUDES
- 28 Across: ___ Z (everything) (3)
- ATO
- 29 Across: "You can't mean me!?" (3)
- MOI
- 30 Across: Word of the Prophet (5)
- KORAN
- 32 Across: Retreat (4)
- EXIT
- 35 Across: Preceding periods (4)
- EVES
- 37 Across: W.W. II enlistee (5)
- GIJOE
- 39 Across: Refrigerator bar? (4)
- OLEO
- 41 Across: Many A.B.A. members (4)
- ESQS
- 43 Across: His last work was "Pocketful of Miracles," 1961 (5)
- CAPRA
- 45 Across: Get up and it's gone (3)
- LAP
- 46 Across: Kind of delivery (3)
- UPS
- 48 Across: Token (8)
- KEEPSAKE
- 50 Across: Succeeded (6)
- MADEIT
- 53 Across: Like Cheerios (5)
- OATEN
- 54 Across: "Yoo-hoo!" (6)
- UPHERE
- 55 Across: Maternity surprise (8)
- TRIPLETS
- 58 Across: Birds Eye offering (10)
- FROZENFOOD
- 60 Across: Plaster base (4)
- LATH
- 61 Across: Stores (5)
- FILES
- 62 Across: A person might earn one for a score (4)
- EMMY
- 63 Across: Christiania, today (4)
- OSLO
- 64 Across: Kind of dog (4)
- SLED
- 65 Across: Fire (4)
- ZEAL
- 66 Across: Break down (4)
- WEEP
Down Answers
- 1 Down: Has real relevance (8)
- HITSHOME
- 2 Down: Slightly better than (9)
- ACUTABOVE
- 3 Down: Football coach's nightmare (9)
- PENALTIES
- 4 Down: Play maker (6)
- STAGER
- 5 Down: End piece (4)
- CODA
- 6 Down: Betimes, updated (4)
- ANON
- 7 Down: Torn (4)
- RENT
- 8 Down: July 4th event, briefly (3)
- BBQ
- 9 Down: Letter signoff (8)
- XOXOXOXO
- 10 Down: Sculptor Henry (5)
- MOORE
- 11 Down: Didn't wait (5)
- ACTED
- 12 Down: Former N.H.L. coach Fred (5)
- SHERO
- 15 Down: Advertising unit (6)
- MINUTE
- 18 Down: Singles' grp.? (4)
- USTA
- 20 Down: Curly cue? (4)
- NYUK
- 25 Down: Utter failure, in slang (3)
- DOG
- 26 Down: Davis of baseball (4)
- ERIC
- 27 Down: Exerciser of spin control? (5)
- SAJAK
- 31 Down: "Don't think so" (4)
- NOPE
- 33 Down: Uncomfortable (9)
- ILLATEASE
- 34 Down: Whistler (9)
- TEAKETTLE
- 36 Down: Tight (8)
- SQUEEZED
- 38 Down: Middle of a famous palindrome (3)
- ERE
- 40 Down: Nonunion workplace (8)
- OPENSHOP
- 42 Down: Churchill Downs features (6)
- SPIRES
- 44 Down: Per (4)
- APOP
- 47 Down: Submachine gun (4)
- STEN
- 49 Down: Jaundiced (6)
- SALLOW
- 50 Down: Winter wear (5)
- MUFFS
- 51 Down: Four before a slash (5)
- APRIL
- 52 Down: Wild Asian dog (5)
- DHOLE
- 55 Down: Bibliophile's purchase (4)
- TOME
- 56 Down: Tevere's city (4)
- ROMA
- 57 Down: Romantic interlude (4)
- IDYL
- 59 Down: Cousin of a tarboosh (3)
- FEZ
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