Wednesday Crossword — March 24, 1999 - Answers & Solutions

Complete answers for this medium crossword puzzle (15x15 grid, 78 clues). Published 3/24/1999. By Nancy Salomon.

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Across Answers

1 Across: London Fog, e.g. (4)
COAT
5 Across: Multigenerational story (4)
EPIC
9 Across: Betray, in a way (5)
RATON
14 Across: Up to the task (4)
ABLE
15 Across: Zippo (4)
NADA
16 Across: Play hard to get (5)
EVADE
17 Across: Sage lands? (9)
WISEACRES
19 Across: Torments (5)
VEXES
20 Across: Barfly's roost, perhaps (5)
STOOL
21 Across: "...blackbirds, baked in ___" (4)
APIE
23 Across: Professional suffix (3)
IST
24 Across: Do a post-laundry job (4)
FOLD
27 Across: Poet ___ St. Vincent Millay (4)
EDNA
29 Across: Joe's lands? (13)
COFFEEGROUNDS
34 Across: ___ de mots (pun) (3)
JEU
35 Across: Feds (4)
TMEN
36 Across: Looked with desire (6)
LEERED
38 Across: Makes a scene? (4)
ACTS
40 Across: Largest Cornhusker city (5)
OMAHA
42 Across: Have on (4)
WEAR
43 Across: Hotel Bible (6)
GIDEON
45 Across: Peewee people (4)
TOTS
47 Across: One of the "Little Women" (3)
AMY
48 Across: Dieters' lands? (13)
LOWFATSPREADS
51 Across: Last name in cruelty (4)
SADE
52 Across: Took note of (4)
EYED
53 Across: Pal, rapper-style (3)
BRO
56 Across: Spot in the Senate (4)
SEAT
58 Across: Arab emirate (5)
DUBAI
62 Across: Sly character (5)
RAMBO
64 Across: Bad lands? (9)
SORRYLOTS
67 Across: Slicker in the winter (5)
ICIER
68 Across: Superior's inferior (4)
ERIE
69 Across: Gold medalist Lipinski (4)
TARA
70 Across: Insinuate (5)
GETAT
71 Across: Dummy (4)
DODO
72 Across: Command to a boxer (4)
STAY

Down Answers

1 Down: Crow calls (4)
CAWS
2 Down: Parting words (4)
OBIT
3 Down: Plus (4)
ALSO
4 Down: Make mad (6)
TEEOFF
5 Down: Env. stuffer (3)
ENC
6 Down: Hole number (3)
PAR
7 Down: Inspiration (4)
IDEA
8 Down: Comics ghost (6)
CASPER
9 Down: Money coming in (7)
REVENUE
10 Down: Ancient greeting (3)
AVE
11 Down: It has a prominent horn (4)
TAXI
12 Down: Words from Wordsworth (4)
ODES
13 Down: Catbird seat? (4)
NEST
18 Down: On high (5)
ALOFT
22 Down: Star worship (8)
IDOLATRY
25 Down: Stand buy (8)
LEMONADE
26 Down: Consider (4)
DEEM
28 Down: Once again (4)
ANEW
29 Down: Mr. Rhodes of Rhodes scholarships (5)
CECIL
30 Down: Better (5)
OUTDO
31 Down: Biters (5)
GNATS
32 Down: Hate the thought of (5)
DREAD
33 Down: Tailor's joints (5)
SEAMS
34 Down: Bender (3)
JAG
37 Down: Like some humor (3)
DRY
39 Down: Uses a Singer (4)
SEWS
41 Down: Crossed fingers symbolize it (4)
HOPE
44 Down: Somewhat (7)
OFASORT
46 Down: Like rye, usually (5)
SEEDY
49 Down: Kidded around (6)
TEASED
50 Down: Full-price payers (6)
ADULTS
53 Down: Sailor's stir (4)
BRIG
54 Down: Gallop (4)
RACE
55 Down: Forget about (4)
OMIT
57 Down: Dangerous charger (4)
TORO
59 Down: Go sailing (4)
BOAT
60 Down: Gillette product (4)
ATRA
61 Down: Brit's interjection (4)
ISAY
63 Down: Emmy winner Arthur (3)
BEA
65 Down: Free (3)
RID
66 Down: ___ Speedwagon (3)
REO

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