Friday Crossword — October 6, 2000 - Answers & Solutions
Complete answers for this hard crossword puzzle (15x15 grid, 72 clues). Published 10/6/2000. By Harvey Estes and Nancy Salomon.
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Across Answers
- 1 Across: It may have gone through the mill (6)
- PEPPER
- 7 Across: 1966 Simon & Garfunkel hit (8)
- IAMAROCK
- 15 Across: Unlikely to sermonize (6)
- AMORAL
- 16 Across: Didn't leave (8)
- STAYEDON
- 17 Across: Flap raisers? (6)
- PILOTS
- 18 Across: Desiring callers, perhaps (8)
- LONESOME
- 19 Across: Out (5)
- ALIBI
- 20 Across: Point of attack? (4)
- FANG
- 21 Across: Like some nerves (3)
- RAW
- 22 Across: Partner's pay, perhaps (12)
- SECONDINCOME
- 26 Across: Them's fighting words (7)
- ENGARDE
- 27 Across: Purposeful and efficient (5)
- CANDO
- 31 Across: Dear, to Dante (4)
- CARO
- 33 Across: Bill, in Bordeaux (3)
- BEC
- 34 Across: Offbeat, plus (6)
- FAROUT
- 35 Across: Case worker's org.? (3)
- ABA
- 36 Across: Sign of trouble (7)
- BADOMEN
- 38 Across: Geol., e.g. (3)
- SCI
- 39 Across: User of "little gray cells" (6)
- POIROT
- 41 Across: Granting grp. (3)
- NEA
- 42 Across: Solidifies (4)
- SETS
- 43 Across: Vivarin alternative (5)
- NODOZ
- 44 Across: Hollywood up-and-comer (7)
- STARLET
- 46 Across: Place (12)
- COMEINSECOND
- 50 Across: Letters on some lotions (3)
- SPF
- 53 Across: Longs (4)
- YENS
- 54 Across: One pulling some strings (5)
- TUNER
- 55 Across: Charger (8)
- WARHORSE
- 58 Across: Fought (6)
- STROVE
- 59 Across: "Under a Glass Bell" writer (8)
- ANAISNIN
- 60 Across: Candy brand (6)
- REESES
- 61 Across: Liking (8)
- PENCHANT
- 62 Across: They're taken while waiting (6)
- ORDERS
Down Answers
- 1 Down: Old men (5)
- PAPAS
- 2 Down: Rousseau novel subtitled "On Education" (5)
- EMILE
- 3 Down: Bust (10)
- POLICERAID
- 4 Down: Free (7)
- PROBONO
- 5 Down: It's vital to life (6)
- EATING
- 6 Down: Initials of Jim Hawkins's creator (3)
- RLS
- 7 Down: Australia, e.g. (15)
- ISLANDCONTINENT
- 8 Down: Now (6)
- ATONCE
- 9 Down: Tropical flavor (5)
- MANGO
- 10 Down: With 31-Down, bosun's reply (3)
- AYE
- 11 Down: Object in court (3)
- RES
- 12 Down: Kitchen drawer? (4)
- ODOR
- 13 Down: What an out patient may be in (4)
- COMA
- 14 Down: Experienced (4)
- KNEW
- 20 Down: Let go (5)
- FIRED
- 23 Down: Sponge gently (5)
- DABAT
- 24 Down: Thom ___ shoes (4)
- MCAN
- 25 Down: Canal locale (3)
- EAR
- 28 Down: In direct confrontation (10)
- NOSETONOSE
- 29 Down: It brings a tear to the eye (4)
- DUCT
- 30 Down: Bluesman Spann (4)
- OTIS
- 31 Down: See 10-Down (4)
- CAPN
- 32 Down: Bug tail? (4)
- ABOO
- 34 Down: They may be allayed (5)
- FEARS
- 36 Down: Doofus (4)
- BOZO
- 37 Down: Wealth (5)
- MEANS
- 40 Down: Mythical creature (3)
- ROC
- 42 Down: Came by (7)
- SECURED
- 44 Down: Greets and seats (6)
- SEESIN
- 45 Down: Steno's work (6)
- LETTER
- 47 Down: Nora's portrayer in "The Thin Man" (5)
- MYRNA
- 48 Down: When some things change (5)
- NEVER
- 49 Down: Shift, e.g. (5)
- DRESS
- 50 Down: Give and take (4)
- SWAP
- 51 Down: Window shopper's buy (4)
- PANE
- 52 Down: Middle of an old children's trio (4)
- FRAN
- 56 Down: Popular fruit drink (3)
- HIC
- 57 Down: Kyrgyz region or its capital (3)
- OSH
- 58 Down: B.O. posting (3)
- SRO
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