Saturday Crossword — February 19, 2000 - Answers & Solutions

Complete answers for this hard crossword puzzle (15x15 grid, 72 clues). Published 2/19/2000. By Rich Norris.

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Across Answers

1 Across: Part of a severe weather forecast (10)
STORMTRACK
11 Across: Brown family member (4)
ECRU
15 Across: Person from Santa Cruz or San José (10)
COSTARICAN
16 Across: Part of a comparison (4)
THAN
17 Across: Religious body (10)
EPISCOPATE
18 Across: Is a bother (4)
NAGS
19 Across: Big inits. in news (3)
NPR
20 Across: Saw (4)
EYED
21 Across: Spirit (6)
WRAITH
23 Across: Swiss Nobelist Ducommun (4)
ELIE
25 Across: Mideast title of respect (5)
REBBE
27 Across: Big D.C. lobby (3)
NRA
28 Across: Opening word? (6)
SESAME
31 Across: Actress Marsh and others (4)
MAES
32 Across: This might be given some latitude (3)
MAP
33 Across: Triage category (7)
SICKEST
35 Across: Seminole War officer for whom a county was named (4)
DADE
36 Across: "Shut up!" (7)
SILENCE
39 Across: Like many lab slides (7)
STAINED
41 Across: ___ nitrate (stimulant) (4)
AMYL
42 Across: Most slippery (7)
EELIEST
44 Across: Emergency administration (3)
CPR
45 Across: Actress Revere of "National Velvet" (4)
ANNE
46 Across: Fall figures (6)
RAKERS
50 Across: Trombonist Winding (3)
KAI
51 Across: Diamond datum (5)
STEAL
53 Across: Loads (4)
ALOT
54 Across: Comparatively vivid (6)
RICHER
56 Across: Fix (4)
REDO
59 Across: Propel, in a way (3)
OAR
60 Across: Bit of Mozart's art (4)
ARIA
61 Across: 1977 hit for the Babys (10)
ISNTITTIME
64 Across: "___ Si Bon" (1950's song) (4)
CEST
65 Across: Virgin's-bowers, e.g. (10)
CLEMATISES
66 Across: Collectible illustrator (4)
ERTE
67 Across: Kickers, say (10)
SORELOSERS

Down Answers

1 Down: Shots on lots (6)
SCENES
2 Down: Push over (6)
TOPPLE
3 Down: Father of Horus (6)
OSIRIS
4 Down: Activists' concerns: Abbr. (3)
RTS
5 Down: Ceremonial staff (4)
MACE
6 Down: Site of Russell Sage College (4)
TROY
7 Down: More ready (5)
RIPER
8 Down: Where Plato taught (7)
ACADEME
9 Down: Spiteful gossip (3)
CAT
10 Down: Was aware that doing something was bad (10)
KNEWBETTER
11 Down: Where Hephaestus worked, in myth (4)
ETNA
12 Down: Part of a surveying team (8)
CHAINMAN
13 Down: Fashion industry, slangily (8)
RAGTRADE
14 Down: Amorphous (8)
UNSHAPED
22 Down: ___ publica (3)
RES
24 Down: Studio purchase (5)
EASEL
26 Down: Boris Godunov singers (5)
BASSI
29 Down: Timer abbr. (3)
MIN
30 Down: Cranks (10)
ECCENTRICS
34 Down: New England city on the Ashuelot River (5)
KEENE
35 Down: Super Bowl XX winning coach (5)
DITKA
36 Down: Picnic event (8)
SACKRACE
37 Down: It only makes things worse (8)
IMPAIRER
38 Down: Troubador (8)
LYRICIST
40 Down: Al Jolson's real first name (3)
ASA
43 Down: Tyro (7)
LEARNER
45 Down: Enzyme suffix (3)
ASE
47 Down: Kay Thompson creation (6)
ELOISE
48 Down: Ranger (6)
ROAMER
49 Down: Beat (6)
STRESS
52 Down: Helper's words (5)
LETME
55 Down: Not fancy at all (4)
HATE
57 Down: Tuner (4)
DIAL
58 Down: "How to Make an American Quilt" author Whitney ___ (4)
OTTO
62 Down: ___-pitch (3)
SLO
63 Down: Poetic contraction (3)
TIS

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