Friday Crossword — October 29, 1999 - Answers & Solutions
Complete answers for this hard crossword puzzle (15x15 grid, 72 clues). Published 10/29/1999. By Nancy Salomon.
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Across Answers
- 1 Across: They help avoid sticking points (8)
- THIMBLES
- 9 Across: Plumber's item (6)
- WASHER
- 15 Across: Period of crisis (8)
- REDALERT
- 16 Across: One way to fall (6)
- INLOVE
- 17 Across: Pretty things to look at (8)
- EYECANDY
- 18 Across: Busted but good (6)
- NAILED
- 19 Across: Org. for bridge builders (3)
- ADA
- 20 Across: Didn't merely grow (6)
- BOOMED
- 22 Across: Like early records (4)
- MONO
- 23 Across: Raconteur's repertoire (5)
- TALES
- 25 Across: Carton contents, for short (4)
- CIGS
- 26 Across: One involved with drilling: Abbr. (3)
- SGT
- 27 Across: Method: Abbr. (4)
- SYST
- 28 Across: Went to Wendy's, say (6)
- ATEOUT
- 30 Across: Fix (3)
- RIG
- 32 Across: Old rail riders (5)
- HOBOS
- 34 Across: Red Roof rival (6)
- RAMADA
- 36 Across: Warrant (7)
- EMPOWER
- 39 Across: They're thin at the top (7)
- AFRAMES
- 40 Across: Promo (6)
- TEASER
- 41 Across: Corners (5)
- TREES
- 42 Across: Where to spot spots (3)
- SUN
- 43 Across: Cartoonist (6)
- DRAWER
- 45 Across: Salman Rushdie's "The Moor's Last ___" (4)
- SIGH
- 49 Across: Refusal after refusal (3)
- NOS
- 51 Across: Price presentation (4)
- ARIA
- 52 Across: Art class (5)
- GENRE
- 53 Across: Beget (4)
- SIRE
- 54 Across: Primestar 500 org. (6)
- NASCAR
- 56 Across: Eau naturelle? (3)
- MER
- 57 Across: Discovered (6)
- LEARNT
- 59 Across: Swallow (8)
- TOLERATE
- 61 Across: Firewood amount (6)
- ARMFUL
- 62 Across: Schools (8)
- EDUCATES
- 63 Across: Likely to rise? (6)
- YEASTY
- 64 Across: To just a slight degree (8)
- REMOTELY
Down Answers
- 1 Down: Obedience school supply (6)
- TREATS
- 2 Down: Golden age (6)
- HEYDAY
- 3 Down: High ends (6)
- IDEALS
- 4 Down: Buddy (3)
- MAC
- 5 Down: Spills the beans (5)
- BLABS
- 6 Down: Follower of the news (4)
- LENO
- 7 Down: One who might put you in stitches (8)
- ERDOCTOR
- 8 Down: Blocks (7)
- STYMIES
- 9 Down: Person on board? (10)
- WINDSURFER
- 10 Down: Bibliographical suffix (3)
- ANA
- 11 Down: Some 25-Across (5)
- SLIMS
- 12 Down: Feature of some credit cards (8)
- HOLOGRAM
- 13 Down: Twilight (8)
- EVENTIDE
- 14 Down: Change (4)
- REDO
- 21 Down: It may be overblown (3)
- EGO
- 24 Down: Community character (5)
- ETHOS
- 28 Down: In an unnatural way (10)
- ABERRANTLY
- 29 Down: Weight not charged for (4)
- TARE
- 31 Down: Blast (3)
- GAS
- 33 Down: Missed a payback opportunity? (4)
- OWED
- 35 Down: Billiard stroke (5)
- MASSE
- 36 Down: Klingons, e.g. (3)
- ETS
- 37 Down: Floured and sautéed in butter (8)
- MEUNIERE
- 38 Down: Long shot? (8)
- PANORAMA
- 39 Down: Information information (8)
- AREACODE
- 41 Down: Classic party game (7)
- TWISTER
- 44 Down: Rome's ___ Pacis (3)
- ARA
- 46 Down: One with a flight plan, maybe (6)
- INMATE
- 47 Down: Humperdinck heroine (6)
- GRETEL
- 48 Down: Nicene Council concern (6)
- HERESY
- 50 Down: Old laborers (5)
- SERFS
- 52 Down: El ___ (5)
- GRECO
- 53 Down: More than tickle (4)
- SLAY
- 55 Down: Styptic stuff (4)
- ALUM
- 58 Down: Screwball (3)
- NUT
- 60 Down: No-goodnik (3)
- RAT
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