Wednesday Crossword — December 17, 1997 - Answers & Solutions
Complete answers for this medium crossword puzzle (15x15 grid, 78 clues). Published 12/17/1997. By Michael S. Maurer.
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Across Answers
- 1 Across: Obsessive whaler (4)
- AHAB
- 5 Across: Zeno follower (5)
- STOIC
- 10 Across: N.F.C. division (4)
- EAST
- 14 Across: Fraternity party wear (4)
- TOGA
- 15 Across: Follow (5)
- TRACE
- 16 Across: Tell it to the judge (4)
- PLEA
- 17 Across: Quip, part 1 (15)
- THESNEAKYSPIDER
- 20 Across: Slangy turndown (6)
- NODICE
- 21 Across: City on the Puyallup River (6)
- TACOMA
- 22 Across: Energy provider, in slang (4)
- CARB
- 24 Across: Islets (4)
- CAYS
- 25 Across: Third degree? (3)
- PHD
- 28 Across: Moody's best (3)
- AAA
- 29 Across: Bear, in Madrid (3)
- OSO
- 30 Across: Noisy trains (3)
- ELS
- 33 Across: War party's act (4)
- RAID
- 35 Across: Put some teeth into (4)
- GNAW
- 37 Across: "Oliver Twist" villain (5)
- FAGIN
- 39 Across: Quip, part 2 (15)
- INVITEDTHEFLYTO
- 42 Across: Ring-tailed animal (5)
- COATI
- 43 Across: Submarine, on sonar (4)
- BLIP
- 44 Across: Impressionist (4)
- APER
- 45 Across: Reunion attendees (3)
- KIN
- 46 Across: For (3)
- PRO
- 48 Across: Put down, modern-style (3)
- DIS
- 50 Across: Uno, due, ___ (3)
- TRE
- 51 Across: Top (4)
- APEX
- 52 Across: Cigar ending (4)
- ETTE
- 54 Across: Vituperated (6)
- ABUSED
- 57 Across: ___ corpus (6)
- HABEAS
- 61 Across: Quip, part 3 (15)
- VISITITSWEBSITE
- 65 Across: Stretched (out) (4)
- EKED
- 66 Across: Be in store for (5)
- AWAIT
- 67 Across: Louis Jolliet discovery of 1669 (4)
- ERIE
- 68 Across: Relinquish (4)
- CEDE
- 69 Across: Yards (5)
- LAWNS
- 70 Across: Clears (4)
- NETS
Down Answers
- 1 Down: Memo starter: Abbr. (4)
- ATTN
- 2 Down: Christmas exclamation (4)
- HOHO
- 3 Down: Old-timers, with "the" (4)
- AGED
- 4 Down: Kind of training (5)
- BASIC
- 5 Down: Not exactly first cabin (8)
- STEERAGE
- 6 Down: ___-la-la (3)
- TRA
- 7 Down: Kind of finish (3)
- OAK
- 8 Down: Treacherous, as roads (3)
- ICY
- 9 Down: Fronton equipment (6)
- CESTAS
- 10 Down: Heroic tales (5)
- EPICS
- 11 Down: Ray of Hollywood (4)
- ALDO
- 12 Down: Appear (4)
- SEEM
- 13 Down: O'Hara spread (4)
- TARA
- 18 Down: Final Four org. (4)
- NCAA
- 19 Down: Joke's punchline, e.g. (6)
- PAYOFF
- 23 Down: Smallish ballpark (7)
- BANDBOX
- 24 Down: Sturdy leather (7)
- COWHIDE
- 25 Down: Puncture (5)
- PRICK
- 26 Down: Capital NE of Vientiane (5)
- HANOI
- 27 Down: Sofa (5)
- DIVAN
- 30 Down: Land called "Mizraim" in the Bible (5)
- EGYPT
- 31 Down: Bottle size (5)
- LITER
- 32 Down: Zzzz (5)
- SNORE
- 34 Down: E, in Morse (3)
- DIT
- 36 Down: It borders Fla. (3)
- ATL
- 38 Down: It borders Fla. (3)
- ALA
- 40 Down: Fur scarf (6)
- TIPPET
- 41 Down: Insults (8)
- EPITHETS
- 47 Down: Modern phone feature (6)
- REDIAL
- 49 Down: Puncture (4)
- STAB
- 51 Down: In reserve (5)
- ASIDE
- 53 Down: "The Beverly Hillbillies" actor (5)
- EBSEN
- 54 Down: ___ plaisir (4)
- AVEC
- 55 Down: Pedal (4)
- BIKE
- 56 Down: Not mint (4)
- USED
- 58 Down: Cork's locale (4)
- EIRE
- 59 Down: Busy (4)
- ATIT
- 60 Down: Dates (4)
- SEES
- 62 Down: Northwest competitor (3)
- TWA
- 63 Down: Adage (3)
- SAW
- 64 Down: Carry the day (3)
- WIN
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