Thursday Crossword — October 5, 2000 - Answers & Solutions
Complete answers for this medium crossword puzzle (15x15 grid, 78 clues). Published 10/5/2000. By Cathy Millhauser.
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Across Answers
- 1 Across: Are short (4)
- LACK
- 5 Across: Asteroid viewed by the NEAR spacecraft, 2000 (4)
- EROS
- 9 Across: Targets (5)
- MARKS
- 14 Across: Pick target (4)
- AFRO
- 15 Across: "Uh-huh" (4)
- YEAH
- 16 Across: Circus site (5)
- ARENA
- 17 Across: Greek dish/French dessert combo? (9)
- MOUSSEAKA
- 19 Across: Frilly neckpiece (5)
- JABOT
- 20 Across: Okra bit (3)
- POD
- 21 Across: New Haven, a k a ___ City (3)
- ELM
- 22 Across: Kind of court (7)
- PROBATE
- 24 Across: Breastbones (6)
- STERNA
- 26 Across: ___ of Sandwich (4)
- EARL
- 27 Across: Analyze (5)
- ASSAY
- 30 Across: One who leaves people cold? (6)
- ICEMAN
- 34 Across: Cheese served on Passover? (11)
- MATZOHRELLA
- 38 Across: Sharp feller (3)
- AXE
- 39 Across: Arthur of "Hoop Dreams" (4)
- AGEE
- 40 Across: "Rock 'n' Roll Is King" group (3)
- ELO
- 41 Across: Cupid (4)
- AMOR
- 42 Across: Karel Capek classic (3)
- RUR
- 43 Across: Pepper with Jewish bread? (11)
- CHALLAHPENO
- 47 Across: Snap's out of it? (6)
- CAMERA
- 49 Across: Reserves (5)
- SAVES
- 50 Across: Magazine category (4)
- MENS
- 52 Across: Mrs. with a famous cow (6)
- OLEARY
- 56 Across: One of the Huxtable girls (7)
- VANESSA
- 59 Across: Bill Nye subj. (3)
- SCI
- 60 Across: It might dip into your poi (3)
- LEI
- 61 Across: Red flag (5)
- ALERT
- 62 Across: Cheesy pasta? (9)
- FETACCINE
- 65 Across: T-shirt specification (5)
- LARGE
- 66 Across: "Our Boarding House" oath (4)
- EGAD
- 67 Across: Rima's "Green Mansions" beloved (4)
- ABEL
- 68 Across: Over (5)
- ENDED
- 69 Across: Old newspaper section (4)
- ROTO
- 70 Across: "So I ___" (4)
- LIED
Down Answers
- 1 Down: Office items (5)
- LAMPS
- 2 Down: Under way (5)
- AFOOT
- 3 Down: Unrefined (5)
- CRUDE
- 4 Down: Floors at M.S.G. (3)
- KOS
- 5 Down: Cilium (7)
- EYELASH
- 6 Down: Use a juicer on (4)
- REAM
- 7 Down: Pin ___ (3)
- OAK
- 8 Down: Physical condition (5)
- SHAPE
- 9 Down: One of the Balearic Islands (7)
- MAJORCA
- 10 Down: Fit to be farmed (6)
- ARABLE
- 11 Down: Singer McEntire (4)
- REBA
- 12 Down: Speed measure (4)
- KNOT
- 13 Down: Stuff (4)
- SATE
- 18 Down: Feeling, Italian-style (5)
- SENSO
- 23 Down: Pedestrian aid (4)
- RAIL
- 25 Down: Flatten (4)
- RAZE
- 28 Down: Territory (4)
- AREA
- 29 Down: Whoops (5)
- YELLS
- 31 Down: 1974 title role for Lucille Ball (4)
- MAME
- 32 Down: Dendrite's counterpart (4)
- AXON
- 33 Down: Peter of the Philadelphia Pops (4)
- NERO
- 34 Down: Artist Chagall (4)
- MARC
- 35 Down: Fuego extinguisher (4)
- AGUA
- 36 Down: Period (4)
- TERM
- 37 Down: Girl's name spelled out in a 1970 hit (4)
- LOLA
- 41 Down: Church part (4)
- APSE
- 43 Down: Like some flycatchers (7)
- CRESTED
- 44 Down: Counter inventor Geiger (4)
- HANS
- 45 Down: Nacho dip flavor (7)
- AVOCADO
- 46 Down: Spiral: Prefix (5)
- HELIC
- 48 Down: Develop (6)
- EMERGE
- 51 Down: "60 Minutes" man (5)
- SAFER
- 53 Down: Court story (5)
- ALIBI
- 54 Down: Actress Adorée (5)
- RENEE
- 55 Down: Word in a triangle (5)
- YIELD
- 56 Down: Forum farewell (4)
- VALE
- 57 Down: Rock 'n' roll pioneer Freed (4)
- ALAN
- 58 Down: Bully's prey, often (4)
- NERD
- 59 Down: "P.D.Q., doc!" (4)
- STAT
- 63 Down: Cause of star wars? (3)
- EGO
- 64 Down: Double Hall-of-Famer Hubbard (3)
- CAL
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