Saturday Crossword — July 11, 1998

Difficulty: HardGrid: 15x1568 clues~30-60 minBy Fran and Lou Sabin7/11/1998

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Crossword Clues

Across

1 Across
Photo lab supply (7 letters)
8 Across
Some kings and princes (5 letters)
13 Across
Circus Hall of Fame site (8 letters)
14 Across
Shows flexibility (6 letters)
16 Across
Gift for an Aquarius, maybe (8 letters)
17 Across
Standard accreditation (6 letters)
18 Across
Rows (6 letters)
19 Across
Hieroglyph symbol (4 letters)
21 Across
C.P.A.'s suggestion (3 letters)
22 Across
At ___ (stumped) (5 letters)
23 Across
Old-time actress Negri (4 letters)
24 Across
Be plenty hot (4 letters)
25 Across
Excoriation (4 letters)
26 Across
Kind of colony (5 letters)
27 Across
First name in detective fiction (4 letters)
28 Across
It may be obtuse: Abbr. (3 letters)
29 Across
Retreats (11 letters)
31 Across
Consequential (9 letters)
32 Across
They may pick up a few pointers (11 letters)
35 Across
Hoedown participant (3 letters)
38 Across
Condo, e.g. (4 letters)
39 Across
Curlew's locale (5 letters)
40 Across
Pool division (4 letters)
41 Across
Classifies (4 letters)
42 Across
Trattoria entree (4 letters)
43 Across
Tot's transport (5 letters)
44 Across
Half a celebrated set (3 letters)
45 Across
Nose: Prefix (4 letters)
46 Across
Nitpicked (6 letters)
47 Across
Birling matches (6 letters)
49 Across
Hugh Lofting's doctor (8 letters)
51 Across
Barbecue fuel (6 letters)
52 Across
Ancient Greek lyric poet (8 letters)
53 Across
Pelé's real first name (5 letters)
54 Across
Neil Simon play locale (7 letters)

Down

1 Down
Indonesian orchestra with a variety of percussion instruments (7 letters)
2 Down
By and by (7 letters)
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Skinny (6 letters)
4 Down
The living end? (5 letters)
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Model cars, e.g. (4 letters)
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"___ no use" (3 letters)
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Thanksgiving, for one (15 letters)
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Road hugger (10 letters)
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Thirst slakers (4 letters)
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Binge (3 letters)
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Logician's phrase (7 letters)
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Unyielding (7 letters)
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Russian port, formerly Kuibyshev (6 letters)
15 Down
Bobby and others (6 letters)
20 Down
Boomboxes (8 letters)
23 Down
Fudgelike treats with nuts (8 letters)
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"Lulu" composer (4 letters)
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Like most bowls (10 letters)
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"Throw ___ Kiss" (song of 1922) (3 letters)
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Capt.'s inferior (3 letters)
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Business records: Abbr. (4 letters)
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Con artists (6 letters)
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Unvarying (7 letters)
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Reacted with nervous embarrassment, maybe (7 letters)
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Card (7 letters)
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"Measure for Measure" villain and others (7 letters)
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Kind of jar in lab experiments (6 letters)
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A reflection on Queen Elizabeth? (6 letters)
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Century, e.g. (5 letters)
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Proscription (4 letters)
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Caramel-topped dessert (4 letters)
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Uncertain syllables (3 letters)
50 Down
"Sail ___ Ship of State!": Longfellow (3 letters)

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