Thursday Crossword — October 2, 1997 - Answers & Solutions
Complete answers for this medium crossword puzzle (15x15 grid, 74 clues). Published 10/2/1997. By Christopher Hurt.
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Across Answers
- 1 Across: Petit chapeau (5)
- TOQUE
- 6 Across: Crosswordy ratite (3)
- EMU
- 9 Across: Theater box (4)
- LOGE
- 13 Across: Its capital is Oranjestad (5)
- ARUBA
- 14 Across: "___ Life of Johnson" (classic biography) (8)
- BOSWELLS
- 16 Across: ___ Caesar (Caligula) (5)
- GAIUS
- 17 Across: Genius (8)
- BRAINIAC
- 18 Across: Teetotalers (4)
- DRYS
- 20 Across: Torso's washboard (3)
- ABS
- 21 Across: British baby bearer (4)
- PRAM
- 23 Across: ___ Domini (4)
- ANNO
- 25 Across: French number with three 0's (5)
- MILLE
- 27 Across: Ones, when marching (4)
- HEPS
- 28 Across: Mrs. John Quincy Adams and others (7)
- LOUISAS
- 30 Across: Wraps (7)
- ENCASES
- 32 Across: Actress Penelope ___ Miller (3)
- ANN
- 33 Across: Use clippers (4)
- TRIM
- 35 Across: Turtle dove (3)
- HON
- 36 Across: Genius (15)
- ROCKETSCIENTIST
- 42 Across: "___ questions?" (3)
- ANY
- 43 Across: Bartoli performance (4)
- ARIA
- 44 Across: ___ Berg, the intellectual of Baseball (3)
- MOE
- 45 Across: Convertibles (7)
- RAGTOPS
- 49 Across: Collected works (7)
- OMNIBUS
- 51 Across: Substance from which the universe was created (4)
- YLEM
- 52 Across: Like a hermit (5)
- ALONE
- 54 Across: Robin's residence (4)
- NEST
- 55 Across: It towers over Taormina (4)
- ETNA
- 56 Across: 0 (3)
- NIL
- 57 Across: Univ. recruiter (4)
- ROTC
- 59 Across: Genius (8)
- EINSTEIN
- 62 Across: Kind of board (5)
- OUIJA
- 65 Across: Hotel chain (8)
- RADISSON
- 66 Across: Like a carpet (5)
- PILED
- 67 Across: Associate with riffraff (4)
- SLUM
- 68 Across: Lao-___ (3)
- TSE
- 69 Across: Hot pot and others (5)
- STEWS
Down Answers
- 1 Down: It plays it (3)
- TAG
- 2 Down: Mouths, to 16-Across (3)
- ORA
- 3 Down: One who'd like to know more (8)
- QUIDNUNC
- 4 Down: Classic 1896 Alfred Jarry play (6)
- UBUROI
- 5 Down: "No sweat!" (4)
- EASY
- 6 Down: Tidal movement (3)
- EBB
- 7 Down: Upright (5)
- MORAL
- 8 Down: In working order (6)
- USABLE
- 9 Down: Writer Deighton (3)
- LEN
- 10 Down: Op-ed artist Pat (8)
- OLIPHANT
- 11 Down: Expresses anger, in a way (6)
- GLARES
- 12 Down: Pleasant distraction (6)
- ESCAPE
- 15 Down: Know-it-all (11)
- WISENHEIMER
- 19 Down: Know-it-all (11)
- SMARTYPANTS
- 22 Down: Submissions to S. & S. (3)
- MSS
- 23 Down: Brand of daminozide (4)
- ALAR
- 24 Down: It's outlawed (4)
- NONO
- 26 Down: Horned goddess (4)
- ISIS
- 29 Down: Shorthander, for short (5)
- STENO
- 31 Down: First name in late-night TV (5)
- CONAN
- 34 Down: 1990 Matsushita acquisition (3)
- MCA
- 37 Down: Nepalese capital (8)
- KATMANDU
- 38 Down: Press (4)
- IRON
- 39 Down: One who doesn't know much (8)
- IMBECILE
- 40 Down: ___-chef (4)
- SOUS
- 41 Down: Toe in the water (4)
- TEST
- 45 Down: Manhattan ingredient (3)
- RYE
- 46 Down: Changes a suit (6)
- ALTERS
- 47 Down: Agreeable (6)
- GENIAL
- 48 Down: Most artful (6)
- SLIEST
- 50 Down: Just know (6)
- INTUIT
- 53 Down: Medleys (5)
- OLIOS
- 58 Down: Butterfingers' remark (4)
- OOPS
- 60 Down: Actor Alastair (3)
- SIM
- 61 Down: 22.5 degrees (3)
- NNE
- 63 Down: Maimonides, for one (3)
- JEW
- 64 Down: Spots (3)
- ADS
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