Thursday Crossword — October 23, 1997 - Answers & Solutions
Complete answers for this medium crossword puzzle (15x15 grid, 76 clues). Published 10/23/1997. By Frances Hansen.
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Across Answers
- 1 Across: Victor of piano antics (5)
- BORGE
- 6 Across: Doll's cry (4)
- MAMA
- 10 Across: Lawn ___ (4)
- MAZE
- 14 Across: March sign (5)
- ARIES
- 15 Across: Muezzin's call to prayer (4)
- AZAN
- 16 Across: "O" in old radio lingo (4)
- OBOE
- 17 Across: Disneyland site (10)
- MATTERHORN
- 19 Across: Superbright (4)
- NEON
- 20 Across: Wistful word (4)
- ALAS
- 21 Across: Court call (4)
- ADIN
- 22 Across: Pretentious (5)
- ARTSY
- 23 Across: Virginia tourist attraction (10)
- MONTICELLO
- 26 Across: From the beginning (5)
- ABOVO
- 28 Across: Some Mozart art (6)
- OPERAS
- 32 Across: Bird with a cup-shaped nest (5)
- VIREO
- 33 Across: Razzing victim (4)
- GOAT
- 36 Across: Bother, with "at" (3)
- EAT
- 37 Across: Complicated love relationship (15)
- ETERNALTRIANGLE
- 41 Across: Half a cartoon duo (3)
- REN
- 42 Across: Lampoon (4)
- MOCK
- 43 Across: Hotel booking (5)
- SUITE
- 44 Across: Too much, musically (6)
- TROPPO
- 47 Across: Result of a burning desire (5)
- ARSON
- 48 Across: Primitive hearing aid (10)
- EARTRUMPET
- 53 Across: Cornered (5)
- ATBAY
- 56 Across: Litter critter (4)
- RUNT
- 57 Across: Oscar ___ Renta (4)
- DELA
- 60 Across: Lowdown (4)
- POOP
- 61 Across: Pooh-bah (10)
- PANJANDRUM
- 63 Across: Colorless liqueur (4)
- OUZO
- 64 Across: Nick and Nora's pet (4)
- ASTA
- 65 Across: The taking of Troy, e.g. (5)
- SIEGE
- 66 Across: Goad (4)
- PROD
- 67 Across: "To ___ it may concern" (4)
- WHOM
- 68 Across: Much of Chile (5)
- ANDES
Down Answers
- 1 Down: Eight-time Sugar Bowl champs, familiarly (4)
- BAMA
- 2 Down: Viva-voce (4)
- ORAL
- 3 Down: Oscar, Grammy, Tony and Emmy winner (10)
- RITAMORENO
- 4 Down: Recovers from (8)
- GETSOVER
- 5 Down: Suffix with Peking (3)
- ESE
- 6 Down: Muslim messiah (5)
- MAHDI
- 7 Down: Kind of dye (5)
- AZOIC
- 8 Down: Château-Thierry's river (5)
- MARNE
- 9 Down: Raggedy ___ (3)
- ANN
- 10 Down: Doctrine maker (6)
- MONROE
- 11 Down: "Not on ___!" ("No way!") (4)
- ABET
- 12 Down: Where gnus snooze (4)
- ZOOS
- 13 Down: Counting-out start (4)
- EENY
- 18 Down: Informer (3)
- RAT
- 22 Down: 17-Across, e.g. (3)
- ALP
- 24 Down: "High" time (4)
- NOON
- 25 Down: French novelist Pierre (4)
- LOTI
- 26 Down: Ward off (5)
- AVERT
- 27 Down: Bad dog (5)
- BITER
- 29 Down: On the rolls (10)
- REGISTERED
- 30 Down: Noted Finnish architect (5)
- AALTO
- 31 Down: "Skittle Players" artist (5)
- STEEN
- 33 Down: Day-___ (3)
- GLO
- 34 Down: Financial page heading (3)
- OTC
- 35 Down: Vessel in a storm (3)
- ARK
- 38 Down: "Orfeo ed Euridice" god (4)
- AMOR
- 39 Down: P.D.Q., updated (4)
- ASAP
- 40 Down: "The Barber of Baghdad" tenor (8)
- NUREDDIN
- 45 Down: Vegetable container (6)
- PEAPOD
- 46 Down: Settle up (3)
- PAY
- 49 Down: Refuse (5)
- TRASH
- 50 Down: Total (5)
- RUNTO
- 51 Down: Fix a blockage (5)
- UNJAM
- 52 Down: Urban transit org. (3)
- MTA
- 53 Down: Per item purchased (4)
- APOP
- 54 Down: Kind of bus (4)
- TOUR
- 55 Down: TV clown (4)
- BOZO
- 58 Down: Winter sport (4)
- LUGE
- 59 Down: Cathy of "East of Eden" (4)
- AMES
- 61 Down: Handle clumsily (3)
- PAW
- 62 Down: Hush-hush org. (3)
- NSA
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