Thursday Crossword — September 18, 1997 - Answers & Solutions
Complete answers for this medium crossword puzzle (15x15 grid, 76 clues). Published 9/18/1997. By Cathy Millhauser.
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Across Answers
- 1 Across: Breeze (4)
- SNAP
- 5 Across: Appetizer for Juan (4)
- TAPA
- 9 Across: Cornrows alternative (4)
- AFRO
- 13 Across: Summer cabin site (4)
- LAKE
- 14 Across: Curaçao neighbor (5)
- ARUBA
- 16 Across: Cherokee, for one (4)
- JEEP
- 17 Across: Suffix with sinus (4)
- ITIS
- 18 Across: Two of a 60's quartet (5)
- PAPAS
- 19 Across: Loads (4)
- ALOT
- 20 Across: Hacked it, as a farmer? (13)
- CUTTHEMUSTARD
- 23 Across: Script scraper (6)
- ERASER
- 24 Across: Cling to (3)
- HUG
- 25 Across: Bill Nye's subj. on TV (3)
- SCI
- 28 Across: Forum matter (3)
- RES
- 29 Across: Médoc, merlot, etc. (4)
- REDS
- 32 Across: Surpassed (6)
- TOPPED
- 34 Across: Hacked it, as a highway engineer? (12)
- MADETHEGRADE
- 36 Across: 1986 World Series stadium (4)
- SHEA
- 39 Across: Long March leader (3)
- MAO
- 40 Across: Smeltery input (4)
- ORES
- 41 Across: Hacked it, as a candlemaker? (12)
- WASUPTOSNUFF
- 46 Across: Informal hatrack (6)
- ANTLER
- 47 Across: Medal recipient (4)
- HERO
- 48 Across: Prefix with pressure (3)
- ACU
- 51 Across: Literary inits. (3)
- TSE
- 52 Across: Dawn deity (3)
- EOS
- 54 Across: Lily-livered (6)
- CRAVEN
- 56 Across: Hacked it, as a pelican? (13)
- FILLEDTHEBILL
- 60 Across: Salalah's land (4)
- OMAN
- 62 Across: "Vive ___!" (5)
- LEROI
- 63 Across: Restrain (4)
- BATE
- 64 Across: [Get the joke?] (4)
- WINK
- 65 Across: Microscopy supply (5)
- STAIN
- 66 Across: Inventor Elisha (4)
- OTIS
- 67 Across: "Don't be startled" (4)
- EASY
- 68 Across: Some are horned (4)
- OWLS
- 69 Across: Lt. Columbo et al. (4)
- TECS
Down Answers
- 1 Down: Deli need (6)
- SLICER
- 2 Down: John Muir's interest (6)
- NATURE
- 3 Down: Muscular dogs (6)
- AKITAS
- 4 Down: Rats, gnats, etc. (5)
- PESTS
- 5 Down: Like some jeans legs (7)
- TAPERED
- 6 Down: 80's-90's writer Saroyan (4)
- ARAM
- 7 Down: Kind of platter (4)
- PUPU
- 8 Down: Discompose (5)
- ABASH
- 9 Down: Open, but just (4)
- AJAR
- 10 Down: Crystalline mineral (8)
- FELDSPAR
- 11 Down: Monogrammatic car of old (3)
- REO
- 12 Down: Choose (3)
- OPT
- 15 Down: Perspicacious (6)
- ASTUTE
- 21 Down: Sister of Zeus (4)
- HERA
- 22 Down: Eagerly excited (4)
- AGOG
- 26 Down: Grant (4)
- CEDE
- 27 Down: Middle of a mensis (4)
- IDES
- 30 Down: Sample (4)
- DEMO
- 31 Down: Secret supply (5)
- STASH
- 33 Down: Academic handle (4)
- PROF
- 34 Down: Handle without care (4)
- MAUL
- 35 Down: Sharpen (4)
- HONE
- 36 Down: Try for a fly (4)
- SWAT
- 37 Down: Geiger of Geiger counter fame (4)
- HANS
- 38 Down: Pop music's Gloria and Emilio (8)
- ESTEFANS
- 42 Down: Flake (off) (4)
- PEEL
- 43 Down: Longhaired fad dolls (6)
- TROLLS
- 44 Down: Scamps (7)
- URCHINS
- 45 Down: "Watch out!" (4)
- FORE
- 48 Down: Do the Wright thing (6)
- AVIATE
- 49 Down: Larry Bird was one (6)
- CELTIC
- 50 Down: But (6)
- UNLESS
- 53 Down: Handle (5)
- SEETO
- 55 Down: Prior's superior (5)
- ABBOT
- 57 Down: Black and wet (4)
- INKY
- 58 Down: Tie (4)
- DRAW
- 59 Down: Labor (4)
- TOIL
- 60 Down: Have a tab (3)
- OWE
- 61 Down: Veterans' concern, briefly (3)
- MIA
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