Saturday Crossword — July 10, 1999

Difficulty: HardGrid: 15x1572 clues~30-60 minBy Rich Norris7/10/1999

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Crossword Clues

Across

1 Across
Unexpected pitch (8 letters)
9 Across
Land of which Burns fondly wrote (6 letters)
15 Across
Possessed useful information (on) (8 letters)
16 Across
Ancient land east of Macedonia (6 letters)
17 Across
Suspension (8 letters)
18 Across
Less strict (6 letters)
19 Across
Lacking value (3 letters)
20 Across
Having great value (4 letters)
21 Across
Office diversions (5 letters)
22 Across
Smooth (4 letters)
24 Across
Some oil containers (5 letters)
26 Across
Some payments: Abbr. (3 letters)
28 Across
Amphilochus, in Greek legend (4 letters)
29 Across
Sea drifters? (5 letters)
30 Across
Fund-raising need (4 letters)
31 Across
Matches (6 letters)
33 Across
Hot (5 letters)
34 Across
Polite (7 letters)
37 Across
Given a shot, maybe (7 letters)
39 Across
Hug (5 letters)
40 Across
Nabob (6 letters)
42 Across
Literally, "numbered" (4 letters)
43 Across
Johnston McCulley literary creation (5 letters)
44 Across
"Wishing won't make ___" (4 letters)
48 Across
Loan figure: Abbr. (3 letters)
49 Across
Player in a record 75 World Series games (5 letters)
50 Across
Prove (4 letters)
51 Across
Small drum (5 letters)
53 Across
Parts to tie (4 letters)
56 Across
Actor Holm (3 letters)
57 Across
Knowing about (6 letters)
58 Across
Seemingly (8 letters)
60 Across
Display (6 letters)
61 Across
Traverse (8 letters)
62 Across
Insurable events (6 letters)
63 Across
Toughies (8 letters)

Down

1 Down
There are more of these than Smiths or Joneses (6 letters)
2 Down
Adroit (6 letters)
3 Down
Antarctica's ___ Coast (6 letters)
4 Down
Word of rejection (3 letters)
5 Down
Willing (4 letters)
6 Down
Article for Mozart (4 letters)
7 Down
Not justified (11 letters)
8 Down
Nobility (7 letters)
9 Down
Ukrainian geographical feature (6 letters)
10 Down
Zoo feature? (5 letters)
11 Down
Roughly (4 letters)
12 Down
Formal attire (8 letters)
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Compete in the Winter Olympics, say (8 letters)
14 Down
___ Lingus (3 letters)
23 Down
Slow-cook, in a way (6 letters)
25 Down
Commuting option (11 letters)
27 Down
Perennial Christmas gift (4 letters)
29 Down
It often follows you (3 letters)
30 Down
Free (6 letters)
32 Down
It's up over 1000% since 1960: Abbr. (3 letters)
33 Down
Writer Tarbell (3 letters)
34 Down
Noted law enforcement grp. (4 letters)
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Public Speaking 101, e.g. (8 letters)
36 Down
Pioneering film of 1940 (8 letters)
38 Down
Prefix with climate (3 letters)
41 Down
They may be paid with interest (7 letters)
43 Down
Round numbers (6 letters)
45 Down
Steal (6 letters)
46 Down
Hawk, e.g. (6 letters)
47 Down
They often have titles (6 letters)
49 Down
Muff (5 letters)
52 Down
Propensity (4 letters)
54 Down
Conn of "Benson" (4 letters)
55 Down
Predecessor of an Uzi (4 letters)
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Together (3 letters)
59 Down
Cooking utensil (3 letters)

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