Monday Crossword — December 29, 1997 - Answers & Solutions
Complete answers for this easy crossword puzzle (15x15 grid, 78 clues). Published 12/29/1997. By Gregory E. Paul.
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Across Answers
- 1 Across: With gold trim (4)
- GILT
- 5 Across: Jewish text (5)
- TORAH
- 10 Across: Breakfast restaurant chain (4)
- IHOP
- 14 Across: Dr. Frankenstein's assistant (4)
- IGOR
- 15 Across: Scent (5)
- AROMA
- 16 Across: Taboo (4)
- NONO
- 17 Across: "Psycho" setting (10)
- BATESMOTEL
- 19 Across: Buttonhole (4)
- SLIT
- 20 Across: Elvis's Graceland, e.g. (6)
- ESTATE
- 21 Across: In dire ___ (7)
- STRAITS
- 23 Across: Sudden swelling (5)
- SURGE
- 26 Across: Contents of a playground box (4)
- SAND
- 27 Across: Radio tube gas (5)
- ARGON
- 30 Across: Aardvark's nibble (3)
- ANT
- 32 Across: Razz (5)
- TEASE
- 35 Across: Used (4)
- WORN
- 36 Across: Winslow Homer, e.g. (6)
- ARTIST
- 38 Across: Day in Jerusalem (3)
- YOM
- 39 Across: Nabokov heroine (3)
- ADA
- 40 Across: Hooey (7)
- BLARNEY
- 41 Across: Bachelor's last words (3)
- IDO
- 42 Across: Stimpy's pal (3)
- REN
- 43 Across: Emissary (6)
- LEGATE
- 44 Across: Winged pest (4)
- GNAT
- 45 Across: Jump out of the way (5)
- DODGE
- 47 Across: Opposite WSW (3)
- ENE
- 48 Across: Pick up on (5)
- SENSE
- 49 Across: Replaceable shoe part (4)
- HEEL
- 51 Across: Snares (5)
- TRAPS
- 53 Across: Dagwood's lady (7)
- BLONDIE
- 56 Across: Rag (6)
- TATTER
- 60 Across: Item often kept on hand? (4)
- MITT
- 61 Across: Title setting for a Neil Simon play (10)
- PLAZASUITE
- 64 Across: Hurler Hershiser (4)
- OREL
- 65 Across: Egg on (5)
- IMPEL
- 66 Across: Tear up (4)
- REND
- 67 Across: Yarborough of the Daytona 500 (4)
- CALE
- 68 Across: "Lorna ___" (1869 novel) (5)
- DOONE
- 69 Across: Slices of history (4)
- ERAS
Down Answers
- 1 Down: Taunt (4)
- GIBE
- 2 Down: Certain supermarkets, for short (4)
- IGAS
- 3 Down: Sen. Trent ___ (4)
- LOTT
- 4 Down: Benedict Arnold's crime (7)
- TREASON
- 5 Down: Bronco buster (5)
- TAMER
- 6 Down: Aztec treasure (3)
- ORO
- 7 Down: Go bad (3)
- ROT
- 8 Down: Iowa State University site (4)
- AMES
- 9 Down: Puts a stop to (5)
- HALTS
- 10 Down: Loony (6)
- INSANE
- 11 Down: "White Christmas" setting, 1942 (10)
- HOLIDAYINN
- 12 Down: "Put a lid ___!" (4)
- ONIT
- 13 Down: Partner of pans (4)
- POTS
- 18 Down: Flabbergast (4)
- STUN
- 22 Down: Threadbare (5)
- RATTY
- 24 Down: Auto repair shop (6)
- GARAGE
- 25 Down: Contest contestant (7)
- ENTRANT
- 27 Down: Obie, for one (5)
- AWARD
- 28 Down: Calgary Stampede, e.g. (5)
- RODEO
- 29 Down: Title setting for a 1932 Oscar film (10)
- GRANDHOTEL
- 31 Down: Hairdresser, at times (6)
- TINTER
- 33 Down: Fountain treats (5)
- SODAS
- 34 Down: Ham it up (5)
- EMOTE
- 36 Down: London libation (3)
- ALE
- 37 Down: Envision (3)
- SEE
- 40 Down: Run in the wash (5)
- BLEED
- 44 Down: Signal with the hands (7)
- GESTURE
- 46 Down: Not rough (6)
- GENTLE
- 48 Down: Hot tubs (4)
- SPAS
- 50 Down: Biochemical compound (5)
- LIPID
- 52 Down: Swift's "___ of a Tub" (5)
- ATALE
- 53 Down: Univ. hotshot (4)
- BMOC
- 54 Down: Money in Milan (4)
- LIRA
- 55 Down: "Sesame Street" Muppet (4)
- ELMO
- 57 Down: Bleacher feature (4)
- TIER
- 58 Down: Sicilian rumbler (4)
- ETNA
- 59 Down: Zinfandels (4)
- REDS
- 62 Down: Sgt.'s mail drop (3)
- APO
- 63 Down: Buddhist sect (3)
- ZEN
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