Friday Crossword — October 29, 1999

Difficulty: HardGrid: 15x1572 clues~30-60 minBy Nancy Salomon10/29/1999

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Crossword Clues

Across

1 Across
They help avoid sticking points (8 letters)
9 Across
Plumber's item (6 letters)
15 Across
Period of crisis (8 letters)
16 Across
One way to fall (6 letters)
17 Across
Pretty things to look at (8 letters)
18 Across
Busted but good (6 letters)
19 Across
Org. for bridge builders (3 letters)
20 Across
Didn't merely grow (6 letters)
22 Across
Like early records (4 letters)
23 Across
Raconteur's repertoire (5 letters)
25 Across
Carton contents, for short (4 letters)
26 Across
One involved with drilling: Abbr. (3 letters)
27 Across
Method: Abbr. (4 letters)
28 Across
Went to Wendy's, say (6 letters)
30 Across
Fix (3 letters)
32 Across
Old rail riders (5 letters)
34 Across
Red Roof rival (6 letters)
36 Across
Warrant (7 letters)
39 Across
They're thin at the top (7 letters)
40 Across
Promo (6 letters)
41 Across
Corners (5 letters)
42 Across
Where to spot spots (3 letters)
43 Across
Cartoonist (6 letters)
45 Across
Salman Rushdie's "The Moor's Last ___" (4 letters)
49 Across
Refusal after refusal (3 letters)
51 Across
Price presentation (4 letters)
52 Across
Art class (5 letters)
53 Across
Beget (4 letters)
54 Across
Primestar 500 org. (6 letters)
56 Across
Eau naturelle? (3 letters)
57 Across
Discovered (6 letters)
59 Across
Swallow (8 letters)
61 Across
Firewood amount (6 letters)
62 Across
Schools (8 letters)
63 Across
Likely to rise? (6 letters)
64 Across
To just a slight degree (8 letters)

Down

1 Down
Obedience school supply (6 letters)
2 Down
Golden age (6 letters)
3 Down
High ends (6 letters)
4 Down
Buddy (3 letters)
5 Down
Spills the beans (5 letters)
6 Down
Follower of the news (4 letters)
7 Down
One who might put you in stitches (8 letters)
8 Down
Blocks (7 letters)
9 Down
Person on board? (10 letters)
10 Down
Bibliographical suffix (3 letters)
11 Down
Some 25-Across (5 letters)
12 Down
Feature of some credit cards (8 letters)
13 Down
Twilight (8 letters)
14 Down
Change (4 letters)
21 Down
It may be overblown (3 letters)
24 Down
Community character (5 letters)
28 Down
In an unnatural way (10 letters)
29 Down
Weight not charged for (4 letters)
31 Down
Blast (3 letters)
33 Down
Missed a payback opportunity? (4 letters)
35 Down
Billiard stroke (5 letters)
36 Down
Klingons, e.g. (3 letters)
37 Down
Floured and sautéed in butter (8 letters)
38 Down
Long shot? (8 letters)
39 Down
Information information (8 letters)
41 Down
Classic party game (7 letters)
44 Down
Rome's ___ Pacis (3 letters)
46 Down
One with a flight plan, maybe (6 letters)
47 Down
Humperdinck heroine (6 letters)
48 Down
Nicene Council concern (6 letters)
50 Down
Old laborers (5 letters)
52 Down
El ___ (5 letters)
53 Down
More than tickle (4 letters)
55 Down
Styptic stuff (4 letters)
58 Down
Screwball (3 letters)
60 Down
No-goodnik (3 letters)

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