Wednesday Crossword — May 10, 2000 - Answers & Solutions

Complete answers for this medium crossword puzzle (15x15 grid, 76 clues). Published 5/10/2000. By Zack Butler.

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Across Answers

1 Across: Secy., e.g. (4)
ASST
5 Across: Seizure (4)
GRAB
9 Across: Saturday morning favorite in 80's TV (5)
SMURF
14 Across: Comic Rudner (4)
RITA
15 Across: Break in the action (4)
LULL
16 Across: Asian capital (5)
HANOI
17 Across: Utah biking mecca (4)
MOAB
18 Across: Labor action (10)
UNIONIZING
20 Across: Stormy month? (12)
AUGUSTOFWIND
22 Across: Not, in 30-Down (3)
NAE
23 Across: The ___ Reader (magazine) (4)
UTNE
24 Across: With all the edges aligned (6)
NEATLY
28 Across: Blue (6)
INDIGO
30 Across: Blue (3)
SAD
31 Across: Ogle (3)
EYE
32 Across: "___ of the North" (1922 film classic) (6)
NANOOK
35 Across: Let go of (4)
DROP
36 Across: Advice to a western actor? (13)
AUTRYTRYAGAIN
40 Across: Friskies brand (4)
ALPO
41 Across: American cat (6)
OCELOT
42 Across: Last words of a 45-Across (3)
IDO
43 Across: Uncapitalized word in titles (3)
THE
45 Across: See 42-Across (6)
FIANCE
49 Across: "Om," e.g. (6)
MANTRA
51 Across: Shade of red (4)
BARN
53 Across: Dawn goddess (3)
EOS
54 Across: Young female sponsors? (12)
AUSPICEGIRLS
57 Across: "Designing Women" co-star (10)
ANNIEPOTTS
60 Across: Inconsiderate (4)
RUDE
61 Across: Intended (5)
MEANT
62 Across: Auditory (4)
OTIC
63 Across: First place (4)
EDEN
64 Across: ___-Bismol (5)
PEPTO
65 Across: Tahoe gateway (4)
RENO
66 Across: Start of a prank, maybe (4)
DARE

Down Answers

1 Down: Famous suiter? (6)
ARMANI
2 Down: Amerindian language (6)
SIOUAN
3 Down: Put on (6)
STAGED
4 Down: Forbidden: Var. (4)
TABU
5 Down: A deadly sin (8)
GLUTTONY
6 Down: Speak at length (5)
RUNON
7 Down: Subtitle of many biographies (5)
ALIFE
8 Down: Big storm (4)
BLOW
9 Down: Polished (6)
SHINED
10 Down: Protege maker (5)
MAZDA
11 Down: Singular prefix (3)
UNI
12 Down: Darling of Shea (3)
RON
13 Down: Kind of leaf (3)
FIG
19 Down: Guadalajara girl (4)
NINA
21 Down: Some cubes (5)
SUGAR
25 Down: Hatcher of "Lois & Clark" (4)
TERI
26 Down: Center of French resistance in W.W. II (4)
LYON
27 Down: Slangy affirmative (3)
YEP
29 Down: Loving (4)
INTO
30 Down: Hebridean isle (4)
SKYE
33 Down: Oklahoma tribe (4)
OTOE
34 Down: Common Dungeons & Dragons foe (3)
ORC
35 Down: Facts (4)
DATA
36 Down: Joe Tynan's portrayer, 1979 (4)
ALDA
37 Down: Atop (4)
UPON
38 Down: Like patio dining (8)
ALFRESCO
39 Down: Auctioneer's word (5)
GOING
40 Down: Target (3)
AIM
43 Down: Strictly in the style of (6)
TRUETO
44 Down: Door latch (4)
HASP
46 Down: Poet Pablo (6)
NERUDA
47 Down: Further away, in a way (6)
COLDER
48 Down: Ancient Semite (6)
ESSENE
50 Down: Sully (5)
TAINT
51 Down: Essen entreaty (5)
BITTE
52 Down: Muscle protein (5)
ACTIN
55 Down: Needy (4)
POOR
56 Down: Plenty angry (4)
IRED
57 Down: Sound booster (3)
AMP
58 Down: Jacqueline Onassis ___ Bouvier (3)
NEE
59 Down: A few Z's (3)
NAP

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