Friday Crossword — August 27, 1999 - Answers & Solutions
Complete answers for this hard crossword puzzle (15x15 grid, 72 clues). Published 8/27/1999. By Joe DiPietro.
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Across Answers
- 1 Across: It's worn in 27-Down (6)
- SPHINX
- 7 Across: Son (8)
- MANCHILD
- 15 Across: It's worth 1 point (6)
- LEANER
- 16 Across: Monologue delivery (8)
- ONELINER
- 17 Across: Illinois town, site of the first Lincoln-Douglas debate (6)
- OTTAWA
- 18 Across: Seat of Cobb County, Ga. (8)
- MARIETTA
- 19 Across: In (6)
- TRENDY
- 20 Across: Smashed item (4)
- ATOM
- 21 Across: Honolulu hrs. (3)
- HST
- 22 Across: Staff addition (5)
- HIREE
- 23 Across: Felt deep pity (for) (4)
- BLED
- 25 Across: Photog's purchase, perhaps (3)
- SLR
- 27 Across: Deli dish (8)
- EGGSALAD
- 31 Across: Lessen one's exposure (6)
- CLOTHE
- 34 Across: Schmaltz (3)
- GOO
- 35 Across: Prefix with -lith or -phobia (4)
- XENO
- 36 Across: Find fault with (3)
- RAP
- 37 Across: Punk rock pioneer (7)
- IGGYPOP
- 40 Across: One in a suit (3)
- ACE
- 41 Across: Barely gets, with "out" (4)
- EKES
- 43 Across: It may display a hood (3)
- ASP
- 44 Across: Tributary (6)
- FEEDER
- 46 Across: Stayed out without a cap on? (8)
- WENTFLAT
- 48 Across: Kind of paper (3)
- FAX
- 49 Across: Van Gogh's "Letters to His Brother ___" (4)
- THEO
- 50 Across: Baked, in Bologna (5)
- COTTA
- 54 Across: Quest of de Soto (3)
- ORO
- 55 Across: One whose business isn't picking up (4)
- SLOB
- 59 Across: Mentor of myth (6)
- CHIRON
- 60 Across: "The Social Contract" philosopher (8)
- ROUSSEAU
- 62 Across: Natural high? (6)
- UPLAND
- 63 Across: Storm, perhaps (8)
- BUSTINTO
- 64 Across: 60's garment (6)
- TIEDYE
- 65 Across: Cat-footed (8)
- STEALTHY
- 66 Across: Aging agent (6)
- STRESS
Down Answers
- 1 Down: It may be out on a limb (5)
- SLOTH
- 2 Down: Dish name (5)
- PETRI
- 3 Down: Misanthrope (5)
- HATER
- 4 Down: Least sensible (7)
- INANEST
- 5 Down: Indian leader's residence (8)
- NEWDELHI
- 6 Down: Inside view (4)
- XRAY
- 7 Down: Cultural center estab. in 1929 (4)
- MOMA
- 8 Down: Makeup: Abbr. (4)
- ANAT
- 9 Down: Rex introduced him (4)
- NERO
- 10 Down: Gets up? (6)
- CLIMBS
- 11 Down: Speed (3)
- HIE
- 12 Down: Winning (9)
- INTHELEAD
- 13 Down: David Bowie #1 hit of 1983 (9)
- LETSDANCE
- 14 Down: Innocuous epithet (4)
- DRAT
- 24 Down: Hardly hard-nosed (3)
- LAX
- 26 Down: August (5)
- REGAL
- 27 Down: See 1-Across (5)
- EGYPT
- 28 Down: Bush league? (3)
- GOP
- 29 Down: Blow (5)
- GOOFF
- 30 Down: No layabout (4)
- DOER
- 31 Down: Lighter company (4)
- CREW
- 32 Down: Fish also called a namaycush (9)
- LAKETROUT
- 33 Down: Uncrashable party (9)
- OPENHOUSE
- 38 Down: Troop grp. (3)
- GSA
- 39 Down: Stone of a sort (8)
- PEACHPIT
- 42 Down: Véronique, e.g.: Abbr. (3)
- STE
- 45 Down: Wayne Gretzky, for one (7)
- EXOILER
- 47 Down: Thing of the past (6)
- FOSSIL
- 51 Down: Tit for tat (5)
- TRADE
- 52 Down: Collection of great actors? (5)
- TONYS
- 53 Down: Vicuña's home (5)
- ANDES
- 54 Down: Stars, e.g. (4)
- ORBS
- 56 Down: Spring time (4)
- LENT
- 57 Down: Many an office has one (4)
- OATH
- 58 Down: Uplift (4)
- BUOY
- 59 Down: Swordsmen's worries (4)
- CUTS
- 61 Down: "Come ___?" (Italian greeting) (3)
- STA
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