Wednesday Crossword — September 17, 1997 - Answers & Solutions
Complete answers for this medium crossword puzzle (15x15 grid, 78 clues). Published 9/17/1997. By Karen Hodge.
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Across Answers
- 1 Across: Grist for processors (4)
- DATA
- 5 Across: Quizzes (4)
- ASKS
- 9 Across: Hurt (5)
- ACHED
- 14 Across: "L'___ c'est moi": Louis XIV (4)
- ETAT
- 15 Across: Train transportation (4)
- RAIL
- 16 Across: Word in a Yale song (5)
- BOOLA
- 17 Across: Religious monster? (9)
- FAITHGILA
- 19 Across: Sound louder than kerplop (5)
- SPLAT
- 20 Across: Swimming pool problem (5)
- ALGAE
- 21 Across: Athos, Porthos and Aramis, e.g. (4)
- NOMS
- 23 Across: 1944 Pulitzer journalist (4)
- PYLE
- 24 Across: It's rolled out at parties (7)
- TEACART
- 26 Across: Wooden shoe (5)
- SABOT
- 28 Across: 1940's Big-Band leader (5)
- KRUPA
- 30 Across: Solidarnosc leader (6)
- WALESA
- 33 Across: Chattering birds (4)
- DAWS
- 36 Across: Not stiff (4)
- LIMP
- 38 Across: Frothy (5)
- BARMY
- 39 Across: Serpent's mark? (3)
- EVE
- 40 Across: Popular men's magazine (7)
- DETAILS
- 42 Across: Parisian way (3)
- RUE
- 43 Across: "Mefistofele" composer (5)
- BOITO
- 45 Across: Biology subj. (4)
- ANAT
- 46 Across: Gets choked up (4)
- GAGS
- 47 Across: Charles's "Gaslight" co-star, 1944 (6)
- INGRID
- 49 Across: "___ to bed" (5)
- ANDSO
- 51 Across: Solicit cash from (5)
- HITUP
- 53 Across: Formation of bone (7)
- OSTOSIS
- 57 Across: Spoils (4)
- SWAG
- 59 Across: Cream of the crop (4)
- BEST
- 61 Across: Junta's act (5)
- EDICT
- 62 Across: Tigger's adopted mom (5)
- KANGA
- 64 Across: Macho dance? (9)
- STUDPOLKA
- 66 Across: Signed (5)
- INKED
- 67 Across: Sound (4)
- TONE
- 68 Across: December air (4)
- NOEL
- 69 Across: Compote fruit (5)
- PEARS
- 70 Across: Q-Tip (4)
- SWAB
- 71 Across: In ___ (existing) (4)
- ESSE
Down Answers
- 1 Down: Make lean? (5)
- DEFAT
- 2 Down: "I could ___ unfold...": "Hamlet" (5)
- ATALE
- 3 Down: Northern evergreen forests (5)
- TAIGA
- 4 Down: Jumps on (7)
- ATTACKS
- 5 Down: S.A. republic (3)
- ARG
- 6 Down: Patron of bread? (9)
- SAINTPITA
- 7 Down: Narc's catch, maybe (4)
- KILO
- 8 Down: Putdowns (5)
- SLAMS
- 9 Down: Tummy muscles (3)
- ABS
- 10 Down: "Apocalypse Now" director (7)
- COPPOLA
- 11 Down: Jerusalem? (9)
- HOLYTERRA
- 12 Down: One way to get to Jerusalem (4)
- ELAL
- 13 Down: Anniversary, e.g. (4)
- DATE
- 18 Down: Take, as oral arguments (4)
- HEAR
- 22 Down: Cut (3)
- SAW
- 25 Down: Wear the crown (4)
- RULE
- 27 Down: Barbara, to friends (4)
- BABS
- 29 Down: Popular appliance maker (5)
- AMANA
- 31 Down: Overproud (4)
- SMUG
- 32 Down: Words said in passing? (4)
- AYES
- 33 Down: Skater Thomas (4)
- DEBI
- 34 Down: Shakespeare, the Bard of ___ (4)
- AVON
- 35 Down: Measure a pop singer? (9)
- WEIGHANKA
- 37 Down: Musical fish? (9)
- PIANOTUNA
- 40 Down: "Go ahead!" (4)
- DOIT
- 41 Down: Some old Fords (4)
- LTDS
- 44 Down: Set off (7)
- TRIGGER
- 46 Down: "Nice going!" (7)
- GOODONE
- 48 Down: Name (3)
- DUB
- 50 Down: Kind of aerobics (4)
- STEP
- 52 Down: Pains in the neck (5)
- PESTS
- 54 Down: Farm towers (5)
- SILOS
- 55 Down: F.D.R.'s Interior Secretary (5)
- ICKES
- 56 Down: Several-days-old (5)
- STALE
- 57 Down: Pass over (4)
- SKIP
- 58 Down: Diminish (4)
- WANE
- 60 Down: Pack away (4)
- STOW
- 63 Down: TV breaks (3)
- ADS
- 65 Down: Miss out? (3)
- DEB
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