Saturday Crossword — August 19, 2000 - Answers & Solutions
Complete answers for this hard crossword puzzle (15x15 grid, 72 clues). Published 8/19/2000. By Charles E. Gersch.
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Across Answers
- 1 Across: Like Miss Muffet, ultimately (9)
- SCAREDOFF
- 10 Across: Idolize, with "on" (4)
- DOTE
- 14 Across: It may be red, white or blue (10)
- KARATEBELT
- 16 Across: Construction site sight (4)
- IBAR
- 17 Across: Bond, e.g. (15)
- UNDERCOVERAGENT
- 19 Across: Like some lips (5)
- LOOSE
- 20 Across: Big, colloquially (9)
- TEXASSIZE
- 21 Across: Plunk or plop preceder (3)
- KER
- 22 Across: She played Lois on "Lois & Clark" (4)
- TERI
- 23 Across: Soprano ___ Della Casa (4)
- LISA
- 24 Across: Gun (3)
- REV
- 26 Across: Dwindle (3)
- EBB
- 28 Across: Darling dog (4)
- NANA
- 30 Across: Carry away (6)
- ABDUCT
- 33 Across: 6th-century year (4)
- DLII
- 35 Across: Point (3)
- NIB
- 36 Across: ___ City, Utah (7)
- BRIGHAM
- 38 Across: On the square (7)
- ETHICAL
- 40 Across: Canon camera (3)
- EOS
- 41 Across: Indonesia is in it (4)
- OPEC
- 43 Across: Occurring 40 to 55 million years ago (6)
- EOCENE
- 44 Across: One who rides in a pulka (4)
- LAPP
- 46 Across: First name in zany comedy (3)
- EMO
- 47 Across: Alma mater of some engrs. (3)
- RPI
- 48 Across: Puller of a pulka (4)
- DEER
- 50 Across: Stationery store stock: Abbr. (4)
- ENVS
- 52 Across: UV index monitor (3)
- EPA
- 55 Across: Small-time (9)
- PENNYANTE
- 57 Across: Two-time U.S. Open winner (5)
- SELES
- 59 Across: Victor Hugo villain (15)
- INSPECTORJAVERT
- 61 Across: "I ___ Dark Stranger" (Deborah Kerr film) (4)
- SEEA
- 62 Across: Smarts (10)
- HORSESENSE
- 63 Across: Extra: Abbr. (4)
- ADDL
- 64 Across: More magnificent (9)
- STATELIER
Down Answers
- 1 Down: Move stealthily (5)
- SKULK
- 2 Down: Shell relative (5)
- CANOE
- 3 Down: Spirit (5)
- ARDOR
- 4 Down: Actress Charlotte et al. (4)
- RAES
- 5 Down: Infinitive with a circumflex (4)
- ETRE
- 6 Down: Datebook abbr. (3)
- DEC
- 7 Down: Amin's predecessor and successor (5)
- OBOTE
- 8 Down: Intensely excited (7)
- FEVERED
- 9 Down: Willing to talk (8)
- FLEXIBLE
- 10 Down: Prepares for a long fight (6)
- DIGSIN
- 11 Down: Bow, e.g. (9)
- OBEISANCE
- 12 Down: President Benjamin Mkapa, e.g. (9)
- TANZANIAN
- 13 Down: Noted serigraph artist (4)
- ERTE
- 15 Down: La lead-in (3)
- TRA
- 18 Down: Handy communication syst.? (3)
- ASL
- 22 Down: VCR insert (6)
- TVTAPE
- 24 Down: Floor piece? (3)
- RUG
- 25 Down: Bounce back, in a way (4)
- ECHO
- 27 Down: Insect pests (6)
- BITERS
- 29 Down: Cutting the mustard (4)
- ABLE
- 30 Down: "Fear City" director Ferrara (4)
- ABEL
- 31 Down: Delocalized (9)
- BROADENED
- 32 Down: Gave out (9)
- DISPENSED
- 34 Down: Chain with links? (4)
- IHOP
- 37 Down: Scrapbook entries (8)
- MEMENTOS
- 39 Down: Pierre's here (3)
- ICI
- 42 Down: Emulate a yogi (7)
- CONTORT
- 45 Down: Favorite writer (6)
- PENPAL
- 49 Down: Tavern order (3)
- RYE
- 51 Down: Part of v.v. (5)
- VERSA
- 52 Down: Nicholas Gage best seller (5)
- ELENI
- 53 Down: By itself (5)
- PERSE
- 54 Down: Beach ___ (seaside daisy) (5)
- ASTER
- 55 Down: Home of a famous tilter (4)
- PISA
- 56 Down: Köln cry (3)
- ACH
- 57 Down: Ed.'s request (4)
- SASE
- 58 Down: Robbie's daredevil dad (4)
- EVEL
- 60 Down: Black (3)
- JET
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