Thursday Crossword — February 12, 1998 - Answers & Solutions

Complete answers for this medium crossword puzzle (15x15 grid, 78 clues). Published 2/12/1998. By Richard Silvestri.

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Across Answers

1 Across: Guitar attachment (4)
WAWA
5 Across: Tell secrets (4)
BLAB
9 Across: One who tries (5)
JUDGE
14 Across: "Family Ties" role (4)
ALEX
15 Across: Terza ___ (Italian verse form) (4)
RIMA
16 Across: Burger garnish (5)
ONION
17 Across: Dot on a map (4)
ISLE
18 Across: Augury (4)
OMEN
19 Across: Burn a bit (5)
SINGE
20 Across: Opposition? (14)
FOLLOWINGPHOTO
23 Across: Novel ending (3)
IST
24 Across: "1-2-3" singer Barry (3)
LEN
25 Across: Wine and dine (6)
REGALE
29 Across: "The Rocky Horror Picture Show" hero (4)
BRAD
31 Across: Buddy (3)
MAC
34 Across: Cut off (5)
ALONE
35 Across: Egyptian port (4)
SUEZ
36 Across: Lady's man (4)
EARL
37 Across: Exposition? (15)
BEFOREWYEANDZEE
40 Across: ___ a secret (4)
INON
41 Across: Sing the praises of (4)
LAUD
42 Across: Smart or Smiley (5)
AGENT
43 Across: Colonial descendants' grp. (3)
DAR
44 Across: Like a Dali watch (4)
LIMP
45 Across: Carol starter (6)
ADESTE
46 Across: Gained a lap? (3)
SAT
47 Across: Poetic pugilist (3)
ALI
48 Across: Deposition? (14)
BETWEENLAANDDA
56 Across: Battle lineup (5)
ARRAY
57 Across: Wahines' wear (4)
LEIS
58 Across: Syria, long ago (4)
ARAM
59 Across: Hotel offering (5)
SUITE
60 Across: Safety, e.g. (4)
BACK
61 Across: Score unit (4)
NOTE
62 Across: Beef on the hoof (5)
STEER
63 Across: Lot measurement (4)
AREA
64 Across: Pinnacle (4)
APEX

Down Answers

1 Down: Street urchin (4)
WAIF
2 Down: To boot (4)
ALSO
3 Down: Sound (4)
WELL
4 Down: Relative of a Salchow (4)
AXEL
5 Down: Enjoy a bookstore (6)
BROWSE
6 Down: Last straw (5)
LIMIT
7 Down: Mass assent (4)
AMEN
8 Down: Report of a shooting? (4)
BANG
9 Down: Teased (6)
JOSHED
10 Down: Blue side (5)
UNION
11 Down: Force (4)
DINT
12 Down: Full of energy (4)
GOGO
13 Down: Hydrocarbon suffix (3)
ENE
21 Down: Ship of fuels? (5)
OILER
22 Down: Tollbooth location (5)
PLAZA
25 Down: Hog-wild (5)
RABID
26 Down: "Mefistofele" soprano (5)
ELENA
27 Down: Attempt (5)
GOFOR
28 Down: In a while (4)
ANON
29 Down: Purchase what's left (5)
BUYUP
30 Down: Stalk by the river (4)
REED
31 Down: Lost worlds? (5)
MAZES
32 Down: Don't exist (5)
ARENT
33 Down: One of the Boyers of baseball (5)
CLETE
35 Down: Did the butterfly (4)
SWAM
36 Down: Nose out (4)
EDGE
38 Down: Upper crust (5)
ELITE
39 Down: 1976 Olympics name (5)
NADIA
44 Down: Handle cases (6)
LAWYER
45 Down: 7.2 million-dollar bargain (6)
ALASKA
46 Down: Express (5)
STATE
47 Down: Mrs. Theodore Roosevelt (5)
ALICE
48 Down: Champagne word (4)
BRUT
49 Down: Iroquois enemy (4)
ERIE
50 Down: Where Napoleon was solo (4)
ELBA
51 Down: Within earshot (4)
NEAR
52 Down: "Peter Pan" dog (4)
NANA
53 Down: Discontinue (4)
DROP
54 Down: Go with (4)
DATE
55 Down: Payment option, for short (4)
AMEX
56 Down: Dummkopf (3)
ASS

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