Thursday Crossword — July 22, 1999 - Answers & Solutions

Complete answers for this medium crossword puzzle (15x15 grid, 72 clues). Published 7/22/1999. By M. Preston Sherwood.

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Across Answers

1 Across: Lazybones's catchword (6)
MANANA
7 Across: Tease mercilessly (4)
RIDE
11 Across: Like cats, once (3)
HEP
14 Across: Pursuers of goals (6)
ICEMEN
15 Across: Ladies called her "the Fair" (4)
ENID
16 Across: Old cagers' org. (3)
ABA
17 Across: Like some thunderstorms (6)
SEVERE
18 Across: Middle figure (4)
MEAN
19 Across: Ely of Tarzan fame (3)
RON
20 Across: Easel (5)
STAND
21 Across: Toscanini's birthplace (5)
PARMA
22 Across: Life's blueprint (3)
DNA
23 Across: Young 'uns (4)
TADS
24 Across: Minstrel's offering (5)
CANTO
25 Across: In (4)
CHIC
26 Across: Airport abbr. (3)
ETA
27 Across: It's taken during 42-Across (11)
WEDDINGOATH
29 Across: Eyebrow darkeners (7)
PENCILS
31 Across: Ex-orphan (7)
ADOPTEE
32 Across: Land in l'océan (3)
ILE
33 Across: Literary monogram (3)
RLS
34 Across: Passenger status (7)
STANDBY
38 Across: Grows (7)
PILESUP
42 Across: Marriage-day centerpiece (11)
THECEREMONY
44 Across: Barely get, with "out" (3)
EKE
45 Across: Architect Saarinen (4)
EERO
46 Across: "With ___ in My Heart" (5)
ASONG
47 Across: Hump-shouldered beasts (4)
GNUS
48 Across: Laundry detergent brand (3)
ERA
49 Across: Ruins 007's martini (5)
STIRS
50 Across: Non-Polynesian (5)
HAOLE
51 Across: Tennis call (3)
LET
52 Across: Type size (4)
PICA
53 Across: Detective sort (6)
FERRET
54 Across: Oahu-to-Maui dir. (3)
ESE
55 Across: Furnace fodder (4)
COAL
56 Across: Secret doctrine (6)
CABALA
57 Across: Scout leader, maybe (3)
DAD
58 Across: Edgar Lee Masters's "___ Rutledge" (4)
ANNE
59 Across: "Yours truly" and others (6)
CLOSES

Down Answers

1 Down: Error (7)
MISSTEP
2 Down: Film stock (7)
ACETATE
3 Down: Ben Cartwright, e.g. (7)
NEVADAN
4 Down: Chorus cries (5)
AMENS
5 Down: Unlikely candidate for prom king (4)
NERD
6 Down: Hydrocarbon suffix (3)
ANE
7 Down: Send back (6)
REMAND
8 Down: Staying power? (7)
INERTIA
9 Down: Symbol of commitment (11)
DIAMONDRING
10 Down: Seat of Jackson County, Tex. (4)
EDNA
11 Down: Helmet (7)
HARDHAT
12 Down: Electrical insulation material (7)
EBONITE
13 Down: Verve (7)
PANACHE
21 Down: Roller derby equipment (4)
PADS
24 Down: Reception, e.g. (11)
CELEBRATION
25 Down: Little wood (5)
COPSE
27 Down: "I can resist everything except temptation" wit (5)
WILDE
28 Down: "Holy smokes!" (5)
GOLLY
30 Down: ___ de Mayo (5)
CINCO
34 Down: Ready (7)
STEELED
35 Down: Last empress of Brazil (7)
THERESA
36 Down: Poked holes in, say (7)
AERATED
37 Down: Sammy Davis Jr. autobiography (7)
YESICAN
38 Down: French-born Met diva (4)
PONS
39 Down: Ladies of Spain (7)
SENORAS
40 Down: Arthur Godfrey played it (7)
UKULELE
41 Down: Pocket change for 39-Down (7)
PESETAS
43 Down: It sometimes needs boosting (6)
MORALE
47 Down: "Two-Faced Woman" star, 1941 (5)
GARBO
49 Down: Watchdog org. (4)
SPCA
50 Down: Knit, in a way (4)
HEAL
53 Down: Media monitor, for short (3)
FCC

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