Saturday Crossword — November 4, 2000 - Answers & Solutions

Complete answers for this hard crossword puzzle (15x15 grid, 70 clues). Published 11/4/2000. By Rich Norris.

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Across Answers

1 Across: Controlling element (8)
JOYSTICK
9 Across: Aqua ___ (nitric acid) (6)
FORTIS
15 Across: In first place (8)
ATTHETOP
16 Across: Situate (6)
ORIENT
17 Across: Succeeded (8)
GOTAHEAD
18 Across: Country with a bird in its flag (6)
UGANDA
19 Across: Brit's oath (3)
GOR
20 Across: Little sound (7)
ESTUARY
22 Across: Big sound (3)
DIN
23 Across: "Alain und ___" (1940 Georg Kaiser play) (5)
ELISE
25 Across: Cable inits. since 1988 (3)
TNT
26 Across: Word with life or time (4)
REAL
27 Across: Bargain-hunter's goal (4)
DEAL
28 Across: "The Great Caruso" actress, 1951 (5)
BLYTH
30 Across: Mercyhurst College site (4)
ERIE
31 Across: 60's-70's sports dynasty (4)
UCLA
33 Across: Mountain-making process, in geology (7)
OROGENY
35 Across: Clobbered (6)
BASHED
37 Across: Aaron Burr's birthplace (6)
NEWARK
38 Across: Divinity (7)
GODHEAD
39 Across: Bark (4)
YELL
40 Across: Architect Mies van der ___ (4)
ROHE
41 Across: Bawls (out) (5)
REAMS
43 Across: Actress Kaminska et al. (4)
IDAS
47 Across: Cleared (4)
OKED
48 Across: Coll. divisions (3)
YRS
49 Across: Rotter's opposite (5)
SAINT
50 Across: Three-time Hart Trophy winner (3)
ORR
51 Across: Handel masterwork (7)
MESSIAH
54 Across: Contest (3)
VIE
55 Across: MTV figure (6)
VEEJAY
57 Across: Very quickly (8)
INNOTIME
59 Across: It gets left behind (6)
ESTATE
60 Across: Put away (8)
STOREDUP
61 Across: Put away (6)
STOWED
62 Across: Unvaried, in a way (8)
TONELESS

Down Answers

1 Down: Rough (6)
JAGGED
2 Down: "Lord Jim" actor, 1965 (6)
OTOOLE
3 Down: Rare-earth oxide (6)
YTTRIA
4 Down: ___ Na Na (3)
SHA
5 Down: Snicker (5)
TEHEE
6 Down: Suffix akin to -ese (4)
ITES
7 Down: It may be checked, in two senses (4)
COAT
8 Down: Mil. assignment (6)
KPDUTY
9 Down: Excellent poker hand (10)
FOURTHREES
10 Down: Binge (4)
ORGY
11 Down: Rugged coastline feature (3)
RIA
12 Down: Not so hard (8)
TENDERER
13 Down: Scribe's aid (8)
INDIAINK
14 Down: Lake Victoria circumnavigator (7)
STANLEY
21 Down: Word of opposition (7)
ANTONYM
24 Down: Like pedestrians on winter streets, maybe (7)
SLUSHED
26 Down: Finery (7)
REGALIA
28 Down: Obviously tired (10)
BLEARYEYED
29 Down: Hierarchies (7)
LADDERS
32 Down: Cuban Revolution name (3)
CHE
34 Down: Mouse catcher (3)
OWL
35 Down: Den accessory (8)
BOOKREST
36 Down: Follow (8)
ADHERETO
38 Down: Needle locales (7)
GROOVES
42 Down: Court statistic (6)
ASSIST
44 Down: Great ___ (6)
DIVIDE
45 Down: Hate (6)
ANIMUS
46 Down: Saturates (6)
STEEPS
49 Down: Strand (5)
SHORE
51 Down: Game ender (4)
MATE
52 Down: Excited by (4)
INTO
53 Down: Shortly (4)
ANON
56 Down: Jabber (3)
JAW
58 Down: Business card abbr. (3)
TEL

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