Thursday Crossword — April 1, 1999 - Answers & Solutions
Complete answers for this medium crossword puzzle (15x15 grid, 76 clues). Published 4/1/1999. By Kelly Clark.
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Across Answers
- 1 Across: Cutoffs, maybe, before they were cutoffs (5)
- JEANS
- 6 Across: Sound of breaking up? (4)
- HAHA
- 10 Across: Masterpieces (4)
- GEMS
- 14 Across: Sylvia Plath book (5)
- ARIEL
- 15 Across: Religious image (4)
- ICON
- 16 Across: Baker's need (4)
- OVEN
- 17 Across: Oft-quoted Yogi (5)
- BERRA
- 18 Across: Old Spanish kingdom (4)
- LEON
- 19 Across: Coin no longer being minted (4)
- LIRA
- 20 Across: What happens when Kansas City wins a World Series? (13)
- ROYALSDOAFLIP
- 23 Across: Sea's partner (3)
- SKI
- 25 Across: Draw (3)
- TIE
- 26 Across: Boston team, in brief (5)
- CELTS
- 27 Across: Why is the milk production survey so screwy? (13)
- OAFPOLLSDAIRY
- 32 Across: Kind of wrench (5)
- ALLEN
- 33 Across: Like a Burns acquaintance (4)
- AULD
- 34 Across: Sharp (4)
- KEEN
- 35 Across: Detroit's county (5)
- WAYNE
- 37 Across: Item in which to do a plié (4)
- TUTU
- 41 Across: Resistance units (4)
- OHMS
- 42 Across: Not just a franchisee (5)
- OWNER
- 43 Across: Why is the drought-plagued swim club bankrupt? (13)
- ADRYPOOLFAILS
- 47 Across: Film maker Frank (5)
- CAPRA
- 49 Across: Playboy head, to friends (3)
- HEF
- 50 Across: Lake Okeechobee's state: Abbr. (3)
- FLA
- 51 Across: What's the anagrammatic reason for these odd questions? (13)
- APRILFOOLSDAY
- 56 Across: Kind of gin (4)
- SLOE
- 57 Across: Food for Fido (4)
- ALPO
- 58 Across: Songs "di sentimento" (5)
- ARIAS
- 61 Across: High scores (4)
- TENS
- 62 Across: 1963 Liz Taylor role (4)
- CLEO
- 63 Across: Busybody (5)
- YENTA
- 64 Across: New England's locale (4)
- EAST
- 65 Across: Fish locale (4)
- TANK
- 66 Across: "Broca's Brain" author (5)
- SAGAN
Down Answers
- 1 Down: Elbows do it (3)
- JAB
- 2 Down: Before (3)
- ERE
- 3 Down: BB gun, e.g. (8)
- AIRRIFLE
- 4 Down: Peter Lorre's role in "The Story of Mankind" (4)
- NERO
- 5 Down: Mercury astronaut Deke (7)
- SLAYTON
- 6 Down: Noted Talmudic sage (6)
- HILLEL
- 7 Down: Ones that may be high? (4)
- ACES
- 8 Down: Tough (4)
- HOOD
- 9 Down: ___ Domini (4)
- ANNO
- 10 Down: Green party? (6)
- GOLFER
- 11 Down: In a bad way (6)
- EVILLY
- 12 Down: Excellence (5)
- MERIT
- 13 Down: Says quickly (5)
- SNAPS
- 21 Down: Be in a bad way (3)
- AIL
- 22 Down: Kind of wit or test (4)
- ACID
- 23 Down: Saturate (4)
- SOAK
- 24 Down: Curly cabbage (4)
- KALE
- 28 Down: Compose (3)
- PEN
- 29 Down: Authority (5)
- SAYSO
- 30 Down: Press for payment (3)
- DUN
- 31 Down: Ginger ___ (3)
- ALE
- 35 Down: "___ me?" (3)
- WHY
- 36 Down: Band aid? (3)
- AMP
- 37 Down: Air letters? (3)
- TWA
- 38 Down: Making whole (8)
- UNIFYING
- 39 Down: Make known (4)
- TELL
- 40 Down: Bear with us at night (4)
- URSA
- 41 Down: Voiced (4)
- ORAL
- 42 Down: Times when you're not at your peak (7)
- OFFDAYS
- 43 Down: Pinafores (6)
- APRONS
- 44 Down: Thirstiest (6)
- DRIEST
- 45 Down: "Hey, check that out!" (6)
- OHLOOK
- 46 Down: Guitarist Paul (3)
- LES
- 47 Down: Class (5)
- CASTE
- 48 Down: Cop ___ (5)
- APLEA
- 52 Down: It's the truth (4)
- FACT
- 53 Down: Spanish pot (4)
- OLLA
- 54 Down: Available (4)
- OPEN
- 55 Down: Vicinity (4)
- AREA
- 59 Down: ___ standstill (3)
- ATA
- 60 Down: Mateo or Miguel, e.g. (3)
- SAN
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