Thursday Crossword — February 10, 2000

Difficulty: MediumGrid: 15x1578 clues~15-30 minBy Manny Nosowsky2/10/2000

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Crossword Clues

Across

1 Across
Get rid of (7 letters)
8 Across
Loser (7 letters)
15 Across
City on Lake Ontario (7 letters)
16 Across
"Well, I ___!" (7 letters)
17 Across
With 18-Across, Spendthrift's motto (which cracks ME up!) (7 letters)
18 Across
See 17-Across (7 letters)
19 Across
W.W. II combat area: Abbr. (3 letters)
20 Across
Lender's recourse (4 letters)
22 Across
Military mission (5 letters)
23 Across
Stage assistant's job (5 letters)
25 Across
Phnom ___ (4 letters)
26 Across
Goldman ___ (brokerage) (5 letters)
29 Across
Noggin (5 letters)
31 Across
Latin lover's word (3 letters)
34 Across
They keep people off beaches (6 letters)
36 Across
Khartoum-to-Nairobi dir. (3 letters)
37 Across
Gray (4 letters)
38 Across
With 40-Across, American novelist (who cracks ME up!) (7 letters)
40 Across
See 38-Across (7 letters)
42 Across
Staffs (4 letters)
43 Across
Neediest cases site?: Abbr. (3 letters)
45 Across
Swinging (6 letters)
46 Across
Gamy (3 letters)
47 Across
It might be involved in a police roundup (5 letters)
49 Across
Beer delivery (5 letters)
50 Across
Settles with certainty (4 letters)
52 Across
Lore (5 letters)
54 Across
"___ what you say, but..." (5 letters)
56 Across
Sludge (4 letters)
57 Across
Break (3 letters)
60 Across
With 62-Across, Runner-up (who cracks ME up!) (7 letters)
62 Across
See 60-Across (7 letters)
65 Across
End-of-book matter (7 letters)
66 Across
Major coca producer (7 letters)
67 Across
Spouse's meek response (7 letters)
68 Across
Unity (7 letters)

Down

1 Down
Suit to ___ (4 letters)
2 Down
Tug, say (4 letters)
3 Down
Estimator's phrase (4 letters)
4 Down
"The Thin Man" co-star (3 letters)
5 Down
Business letters? (3 letters)
6 Down
Popular vodka, familiarly (5 letters)
7 Down
Zeroing (in on) (6 letters)
8 Down
Yemeni city (4 letters)
9 Down
Linda ___, Supergirl's alias (3 letters)
10 Down
One way to run (6 letters)
11 Down
Novelist Tillie (5 letters)
12 Down
"Unchain My Heart" singer (10 letters)
13 Down
Ship to Colchis (4 letters)
14 Down
Brightly-colored (4 letters)
21 Down
Prima donna problems (4 letters)
23 Down
Buddies (5 letters)
24 Down
Packinghouse stamp (4 letters)
25 Down
Procter & Gamble brand (5 letters)
26 Down
Jerk (5 letters)
27 Down
Shake like ___ (5 letters)
28 Down
Crows' hangouts (10 letters)
30 Down
It may be temporary or practical (3 letters)
32 Down
Director Louis (5 letters)
33 Down
Follows (5 letters)
35 Down
Shows of irritation (5 letters)
37 Down
Stars on stage (5 letters)
39 Down
AT&T competitor (3 letters)
41 Down
Gambling, e.g. (4 letters)
44 Down
"Do ___ others..." (4 letters)
47 Down
Pacific (6 letters)
48 Down
Park feature (6 letters)
51 Down
Surrendered, with "in" (5 letters)
53 Down
Enticed (5 letters)
54 Down
Words to an "old chap" (4 letters)
55 Down
Harbor (4 letters)
56 Down
Actor Sharif (4 letters)
57 Down
"___ Me a Break" (title for this puzzle?) (4 letters)
58 Down
Sales term (4 letters)
59 Down
Grps. that liaise with principals (4 letters)
61 Down
Dietary abbr. (3 letters)
63 Down
Order at the Green Dragon (3 letters)
64 Down
China's ___ Piao (3 letters)

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