Wednesday Crossword — August 5, 1998

Difficulty: MediumGrid: 15x1578 clues~15-30 minBy Patrick Jordan8/5/1998

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Crossword Clues

Across

1 Across
Big sugar exporter (4 letters)
5 Across
Find repugnant (5 letters)
10 Across
Hiking locale (4 letters)
14 Across
___ about (approximately) (4 letters)
15 Across
Playground feature (5 letters)
16 Across
Quick reply, say (4 letters)
17 Across
Start of a quip (15 letters)
20 Across
Chesspiece (3 letters)
21 Across
Luau souvenirs (4 letters)
22 Across
Cut off (5 letters)
23 Across
Cropped photos? (4 letters)
24 Across
Kind of throat (5 letters)
26 Across
Part 2 of the quip (11 letters)
30 Across
Naval inits. (3 letters)
33 Across
Run out (5 letters)
34 Across
Cuts off (4 letters)
35 Across
Alley ___ (3 letters)
36 Across
Provide with a hideout, perhaps (4 letters)
37 Across
Breaks up, in a way (5 letters)
39 Across
Skilled (4 letters)
40 Across
007's creator Fleming (3 letters)
41 Across
___ Clinic (4 letters)
42 Across
Afghan or Thai (5 letters)
43 Across
Like one in a series (3 letters)
44 Across
Part 3 of the quip (11 letters)
47 Across
Locale in western London (5 letters)
49 Across
Fringe (4 letters)
50 Across
Sitcom pioneer Desi (5 letters)
52 Across
Nicolas of "Con Air" (4 letters)
53 Across
Humorous fellow (3 letters)
56 Across
End of the quip (15 letters)
60 Across
Doomsayer's sign (4 letters)
61 Across
Knot-tying site (5 letters)
62 Across
Gumbo vegetable (4 letters)
63 Across
Assembled (4 letters)
64 Across
Thick-soled shoes (5 letters)
65 Across
Top-quality (4 letters)

Down

1 Down
Shaver's purchase (4 letters)
2 Down
One in an old empire (4 letters)
3 Down
Facilities (4 letters)
4 Down
Dander (3 letters)
5 Down
Facet (6 letters)
6 Down
Like robins' eggs (6 letters)
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Greeting for the villain (4 letters)
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Wordsworth work (3 letters)
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Sunburned (3 letters)
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"Positive Thinking" proponent (5 letters)
11 Down
Woe for a high-wire walker (10 letters)
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Dilute (4 letters)
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Firefighter's handful (4 letters)
18 Down
"Get ___!" (90's catch phrase) (5 letters)
19 Down
Grocery sights (5 letters)
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Assignment (4 letters)
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Put into the hold (4 letters)
25 Down
Loses verticality (4 letters)
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No-frills (5 letters)
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Capital on the African coast (5 letters)
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Generous (10 letters)
29 Down
Distant (5 letters)
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Grinder (5 letters)
32 Down
Devote, as time (5 letters)
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El ___, Tex. (4 letters)
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City northeast of St.-Étienne (4 letters)
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Tennis legend Arthur (4 letters)
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Actress Gaynor (5 letters)
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Inflame (5 letters)
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Item attached to a string (6 letters)
46 Down
Mystery writers' awards (6 letters)
48 Down
Judy of "Laugh-In" (5 letters)
50 Down
Elemental particle (4 letters)
51 Down
Ancient capital (4 letters)
52 Down
Censor of 51-Down (4 letters)
53 Down
Stir (4 letters)
54 Down
Superciliousness (4 letters)
55 Down
Small buzzer (4 letters)
57 Down
Hoover, e.g., informally (3 letters)
58 Down
Add-on (3 letters)
59 Down
Tar (3 letters)

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