Wednesday Crossword — December 31, 1997 - Answers & Solutions
Complete answers for this medium crossword puzzle (15x15 grid, 76 clues). Published 12/31/1997. By Alfio Micci.
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Across Answers
- 1 Across: Use a postscript (3)
- ADD
- 4 Across: Turkish Empire founder (5)
- OSMAN
- 9 Across: Sail extender (5)
- SPRIT
- 14 Across: Place to do some gamboling (3)
- LEA
- 15 Across: ___ Island (5)
- RHODE
- 16 Across: See 31-Down (5)
- ARENA
- 17 Across: Campus climber (3)
- IVY
- 18 Across: Workaholic's memoir? (11)
- LOVEOFLABOR
- 20 Across: Greet the villain (3)
- BOO
- 21 Across: Land of 47-Down (4)
- ERIN
- 22 Across: Sites for rites (6)
- ALTARS
- 23 Across: Exaggerate (7)
- INFLATE
- 25 Across: Soft cheese (4)
- BRIE
- 26 Across: Gaunt (4)
- BONY
- 27 Across: Hardly boisterous (4)
- TAME
- 28 Across: Nourished (3)
- FED
- 31 Across: Marine ___ (5)
- CORPS
- 33 Across: Essential (9)
- NECESSARY
- 35 Across: Ancient theaters (4)
- ODEA
- 36 Across: Man of the casa (5)
- SENOR
- 37 Across: 1982 sci-fi flick (4)
- TRON
- 38 Across: Cargo quantities (9)
- BOATLOADS
- 40 Across: "Don't You Know" singer (5)
- REESE
- 41 Across: Where Mindy honeymooned (3)
- ORK
- 42 Across: Fine things? (4)
- ARTS
- 43 Across: ___ Alto (4)
- PALO
- 44 Across: Pituitary hormone (4)
- ACTH
- 45 Across: In 25 words or less (7)
- BRIEFLY
- 48 Across: "My pleasure!" (6)
- GLADTO
- 51 Across: Unfruitful (4)
- ARID
- 52 Across: Drone, e.g. (3)
- BEE
- 53 Across: Seasoning specialist's memoir? (11)
- LIFEOFSPICE
- 55 Across: Muldaur's "___ Woman" (3)
- IMA
- 56 Across: Tombstone brothers (5)
- EARPS
- 57 Across: Former S.A.G. president (5)
- ASNER
- 58 Across: 50 degrees, say: Abbr. (3)
- LAT
- 59 Across: Chew the scenery (5)
- EMOTE
- 60 Across: Cooper role (5)
- DEEDS
- 61 Across: Fleur-de-___ (3)
- LYS
Down Answers
- 1 Down: Way out (5)
- ALIBI
- 2 Down: English cattle breed (5)
- DEVON
- 3 Down: Escaped con's memoir? (10)
- DAYOFBREAK
- 4 Down: City liberated by Joan of Arc (7)
- ORLEANS
- 5 Down: Unlikely nickname in the N.B.A. (6)
- SHORTY
- 6 Down: Three-reeler, e.g. (5)
- MOVIE
- 7 Down: Mideast's Gulf of ___ (4)
- ADEN
- 8 Down: Classical start (3)
- NEO
- 9 Down: Military movements (7)
- SALLIES
- 10 Down: Chatter (5)
- PRATE
- 11 Down: First name in country music (4)
- REBA
- 12 Down: "___ out?" (4)
- INOR
- 13 Down: Crewmen (4)
- TARS
- 19 Down: Dell dweller (6)
- FARMER
- 24 Down: Yankee junkball pitcher (5)
- LOPAT
- 25 Down: Crunchy salad toppers (5)
- BACOS
- 27 Down: Watches (5)
- TENDS
- 28 Down: Clinton chef's memoir? (10)
- FAREOFBILL
- 29 Down: Passion personified (4)
- EROS
- 30 Down: Unit of force (4)
- DYNE
- 31 Down: With 16-Across, where the Pistons used to play (4)
- COBO
- 32 Down: Skunk's defense (4)
- ODOR
- 33 Down: Not o'er (5)
- NEATH
- 34 Down: Inscribed pillar (5)
- STELE
- 36 Down: Somewhat (6)
- SORTOF
- 39 Down: What some folks can't tolerate (7)
- LACTOSE
- 40 Down: 1984 Super Bowl champs (7)
- RAIDERS
- 43 Down: Did comparison shopping (6)
- PRICED
- 44 Down: Skillful (5)
- ADEPT
- 45 Down: Pickle juice (5)
- BRINE
- 46 Down: Longtime SAC chief (5)
- LEMAY
- 47 Down: "The Winding Stair" poet (5)
- YEATS
- 48 Down: Exuberance (4)
- GLEE
- 49 Down: Actor Neeson (4)
- LIAM
- 50 Down: 70's do (4)
- AFRO
- 51 Down: Church part (4)
- APSE
- 54 Down: Woeful (3)
- SAD
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