Friday Crossword — October 16, 1998 - Answers & Solutions
Complete answers for this hard crossword puzzle (15x15 grid, 70 clues). Published 10/16/1998. By Martin Ashwood-Smith.
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Across Answers
- 1 Across: Small settlements (7)
- HAMLETS
- 8 Across: One of a popular musical trio (7)
- DOMINGO
- 15 Across: Pumpkin-headed (7)
- IDIOTIC
- 16 Across: Keats, to Shelley (7)
- ADONAIS
- 17 Across: Common fertilizer (7)
- NITRATE
- 18 Across: First hit by the Police, 1979 (7)
- ROXANNE
- 19 Across: Spoils (7)
- DOTESON
- 20 Across: Wrongfully take (4)
- CRIB
- 21 Across: Seagoing letters (3)
- USS
- 22 Across: Get-up-and-go (3)
- PEP
- 24 Across: Morales of "La Bamba" (4)
- ESAI
- 27 Across: Good name for a cook? (3)
- STU
- 29 Across: Of which A-Ant was pub. in Jan. 1884 (3)
- OED
- 32 Across: Comment to a backstabber? (4)
- ETTU
- 34 Across: Misappropriate public funds, say (15)
- FEATHERONESNEST
- 39 Across: Like certain opportunities (15)
- ONCEINALIFETIME
- 40 Across: They're probably not good for what ails you (15)
- PATENTMEDICINES
- 41 Across: Quash (4)
- STOP
- 42 Across: Canal zone? (3)
- EAR
- 43 Across: Reb letters (3)
- CSA
- 44 Across: At one time, at one time (4)
- ERST
- 46 Across: Grade sch. class (3)
- SCI
- 48 Across: Tight wrapper (3)
- BOA
- 51 Across: Kirkuk's country (4)
- IRAQ
- 54 Across: Men of the cloth (7)
- RECTORS
- 57 Across: Less subdued (7)
- GAUDIER
- 60 Across: Still in rehearsals (7)
- UNREADY
- 61 Across: Outstanding debt (7)
- ARREARS
- 62 Across: Yapper (7)
- SCOTTIE
- 63 Across: Diamond in the rough? (7)
- SANDLOT
- 64 Across: Work on a galley (7)
- TYPESET
Down Answers
- 1 Down: Worshiper of 37-Down (5)
- HINDU
- 2 Down: "Later!" (5)
- ADIOS
- 3 Down: Paws (5)
- MITTS
- 4 Down: Elders' teachings (4)
- LORE
- 5 Down: Long E's, in Greek (4)
- ETAS
- 6 Down: "Mambo Diablo" musician (10)
- TITOPUENTE
- 7 Down: Play makeup (5)
- SCENE
- 8 Down: Bois ___ (Osage orange) (4)
- DARC
- 9 Down: Garlic, for one (4)
- ODOR
- 10 Down: Get-up-and-go (5)
- MOXIE
- 11 Down: One way to vote (10)
- INABSENTIA
- 12 Down: Bert's fictional twin sister (3)
- NAN
- 13 Down: Kind of mill (3)
- GIN
- 14 Down: Verb follower? (3)
- OSE
- 23 Down: Joint-stock company owners (7)
- POOLERS
- 25 Down: Had a traditional dinner (5)
- ATEIN
- 26 Down: "Who's there?" response (5)
- ITSME
- 27 Down: Like cliffs (10)
- STEEPSIDED
- 28 Down: Hairline (4)
- THIN
- 30 Down: "Idylls of the King" lady (4)
- ENID
- 31 Down: Shortfall (10)
- DEFICIENCY
- 33 Down: Sport-___ (popular vehicles) (4)
- UTES
- 34 Down: Popinjays (4)
- FOPS
- 35 Down: Mother's mother, e.g. (5)
- ENATE
- 36 Down: Man of parts (5)
- ACTOR
- 37 Down: See 1-Down (4)
- RAMA
- 38 Down: Brief moments (4)
- SECS
- 45 Down: "Perry Mason" feature (5)
- TRIAL
- 47 Down: Pizza feature (5)
- CRUST
- 48 Down: Jetty set (5)
- BOATS
- 49 Down: Do ___ (5)
- ORDIE
- 50 Down: Heretofore (5)
- ASYET
- 52 Down: Akron baseball player (4)
- AERO
- 53 Down: Alphabet quartet (4)
- QRST
- 55 Down: Field yield (4)
- CROP
- 56 Down: Pied's opposite (4)
- TETE
- 57 Down: A number of dental patients? (3)
- GAS
- 58 Down: Neighbor of Scorpius (3)
- ARA
- 59 Down: Ossuary (3)
- URN
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