Saturday Crossword — March 7, 1998 - Answers & Solutions

Complete answers for this hard crossword puzzle (15x15 grid, 70 clues). Published 3/7/1998. By Rich Norris.

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Across Answers

1 Across: Manual (9)
HOWTOBOOK
10 Across: Things (5)
STUFF
15 Across: Deviation (9)
ABERRANCE
16 Across: Adopted "My Three Sons" son (5)
ERNIE
17 Across: Track event (9)
RELAYRACE
18 Across: Deteriorates (5)
WEARS
19 Across: Graphic ___ (4)
ARTS
20 Across: U.S. coin word (5)
TRUST
22 Across: Look out for, maybe (4)
ABET
23 Across: Eggs (3)
ROE
24 Across: Get on (it) (5)
HOPTO
25 Across: Depression (4)
DALE
26 Across: Register (5)
ENROL
29 Across: Geology pioneer Sir Charles ___ (5)
LYELL
31 Across: Gob (3)
TAR
32 Across: Ring up (4)
DIAL
34 Across: Gets back in business (7)
REOPENS
36 Across: Commandment word (5)
SHALT
38 Across: Fleming valve (5)
DIODE
39 Across: Be insincere, in a way (7)
PLAYACT
41 Across: A dog's age (4)
EONS
42 Across: Response to a joke on-line (3)
LOL
43 Across: "Yankee Doodle Dandy" songwriter (5)
COHAN
45 Across: Corn ___ (5)
SYRUP
49 Across: Marking tools (4)
AWLS
51 Across: Sealy competitor (5)
SERTA
53 Across: Photog. service (3)
ENL
54 Across: Bit of bar advertising (4)
NEON
55 Across: Solution strength, in medicine (5)
TITER
56 Across: Italian news agency (4)
ANSA
57 Across: Land of photography (5)
EDWIN
59 Across: Convinced of (9)
SUREABOUT
61 Across: Paris's ___ Rivoli (5)
RUEDE
62 Across: Statistical indicator (9)
TRENDLINE
63 Across: Bender (5)
SPREE
64 Across: Ones doing the splits? (9)
SODAJERKS

Down Answers

1 Down: City formerly called Salisbury (6)
HARARE
2 Down: Moon of Uranus (6)
OBERON
3 Down: Certain boxer, informally (6)
WELTER
4 Down: Skipping sounds (4)
TRAS
5 Down: Suffix with sens- (3)
ORY
6 Down: "The End of the Road" novelist (5)
BARTH
7 Down: Hot (7)
ONAROLL
8 Down: Absorb (6)
OCCUPY
9 Down: Duff: Var. (7)
KEESTER
10 Down: Wrap (up) (3)
SEW
11 Down: Stair part (5)
TREAD
12 Down: With continued force (8)
UNABATED
13 Down: Restricted road area (8)
FIRELANE
14 Down: Rankles (7)
FESTERS
21 Down: Holy city? (6)
TOLEDO
27 Down: Singer Anita (4)
ODAY
28 Down: Pale purple (5)
LILAC
30 Down: Meat cuts (5)
LOINS
33 Down: Not marked up (6)
ATCOST
35 Down: Bouquet (4)
POSY
36 Down: Exercised caution, in a way (8)
SLOWEDUP
37 Down: Priest, at times (8)
HALLOWER
39 Down: Woodworking tools (7)
PLANERS
40 Down: Believers (7)
THEISTS
41 Down: Recorded (7)
ENTERED
44 Down: First name in conducting (6)
ARTURO
46 Down: "Woman With Fan" artist (6)
RENOIR
47 Down: Victorious at sea? (6)
UNSUNK
48 Down: Motorists' needs (6)
PLATES
50 Down: Insinuative (5)
SNIDE
52 Down: Field (5)
ARENA
56 Down: Equipped (4)
ABLE
58 Down: Old name preceder (3)
NEE
60 Down: Dict. label (3)
ADJ

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