Monday Crossword — February 16, 1998

Difficulty: EasyGrid: 15x1578 clues~5-15 minBy Peter Gordon2/16/1998

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Crossword Clues

Across

1 Across
From a distance (4 letters)
5 Across
Zeal (5 letters)
10 Across
Wrestling surfaces (4 letters)
14 Across
Writer Ephron (4 letters)
15 Across
Chessman (5 letters)
16 Across
Here, in Honduras (4 letters)
17 Across
___ Alexander (Hall-of-Fame pitcher) (15 letters)
20 Across
Surgery tool (5 letters)
21 Across
Zsa Zsa's sister (3 letters)
22 Across
Slander's counterpart (5 letters)
23 Across
CBS logo (3 letters)
24 Across
It makes the heart grow fonder (7 letters)
27 Across
Is for more than one? (3 letters)
28 Across
Middle of a simile (3 letters)
29 Across
Last number in a countdown (3 letters)
31 Across
___ Duke (tobacco magnate) (13 letters)
38 Across
Police officers (4 letters)
39 Across
Yankee manager Joe (5 letters)
40 Across
Common dog's name (4 letters)
42 Across
Dadaist Jean (3 letters)
43 Across
___ non grata (7 letters)
45 Across
Also (3 letters)
46 Across
___ Yello (soft drink) (5 letters)
48 Across
Snooze (3 letters)
49 Across
Gown (5 letters)
51 Across
"The magic word" (6 letters)
53 Across
Portuguese islands (6 letters)
54 Across
___ Toole (Pulitzer-winning novelist) (11 letters)
58 Across
Tiff (4 letters)
60 Across
Golfer's gouge (5 letters)
61 Across
Corp. bigwig (4 letters)
64 Across
Circle parts (4 letters)
65 Across
Best of a group (5 letters)
66 Across
Requirement (4 letters)
67 Across
Stopped sleeping (4 letters)
68 Across
Meted (out) (5 letters)
69 Across
Sounds of disapproval (4 letters)

Down

1 Down
What a protractor measures (5 letters)
2 Down
Quick raid (5 letters)
3 Down
Got out of bed (5 letters)
4 Down
Great review (4 letters)
5 Down
Busy mo. for the I.R.S. (3 letters)
6 Down
Reduces to bits, as potatoes (5 letters)
7 Down
Search (into) (5 letters)
8 Down
Pacific, for one (5 letters)
9 Down
Gun the engine (3 letters)
10 Down
Niger's western neighbor (4 letters)
11 Down
Gulf between Saudi Arabia and Egypt (5 letters)
12 Down
Piano fixer (5 letters)
13 Down
Move furtively (5 letters)
18 Down
Clear the chalkboard (5 letters)
19 Down
Actress Verdugo (5 letters)
25 Down
Moisten the turkey (5 letters)
26 Down
Former Maine Sen. William (5 letters)
28 Down
Mornings, for short (3 letters)
30 Down
Naval rank: Abbr. (3 letters)
31 Down
Superman's father (5 letters)
32 Down
Fermented cider (9 letters)
33 Down
Brought to life (4 letters)
34 Down
___ Major (Great Bear) (4 letters)
35 Down
Riding whip (4 letters)
36 Down
Kiwis (9 letters)
37 Down
Gallows loop (5 letters)
38 Down
Pitch a tent (4 letters)
41 Down
Light throw (4 letters)
43 Down
Fancy-schmancy (4 letters)
44 Down
Axlike tool (4 letters)
47 Down
Noted Chinese philosopher (6 letters)
50 Down
Mouse or beaver, e.g. (6 letters)
52 Down
Finished (5 letters)
53 Down
Chipped in chips (5 letters)
55 Down
Amount in a drug shipment (4 letters)
56 Down
Wicked (4 letters)
57 Down
Memo (4 letters)
58 Down
Trite saying (3 letters)
59 Down
In favor of (3 letters)
62 Down
Mouse hater's cry (3 letters)
63 Down
Record store purchases (3 letters)

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