Thursday Crossword — November 9, 2000 - Answers & Solutions

Complete answers for this medium crossword puzzle (15x15 grid, 78 clues). Published 11/9/2000. By Richard Silvestri.

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Across Answers

1 Across: Shrewd (4)
CAGY
5 Across: "Dear" lady (4)
ABBY
9 Across: Master, in Mysore (5)
SAHIB
14 Across: Fever fit (4)
AGUE
15 Across: Play thing? (4)
ROLE
16 Across: Dialogue writer (5)
PLATO
17 Across: Galileo's pool sticks? (9)
PISANCUES
19 Across: Devoted (5)
LOYAL
20 Across: Asks urgently (8)
ENTREATS
21 Across: Begin to burn (6)
KINDLE
22 Across: Hopeless case (5)
GONER
23 Across: Take up the slack (6)
TAUTEN
25 Across: Spanish company? (3)
DOS
27 Across: Driller's deg. (3)
DDS
28 Across: Where shootings occur (3)
SET
31 Across: "Not a chance!" (5)
NOWAY
35 Across: Flap (4)
TODO
37 Across: Tailor's concern (4)
SIZE
38 Across: Arnold Schoenberg's "Moses und ___" (4)
ARON
39 Across: Bridge support (5)
TRUSS
40 Across: Related (4)
AKIN
41 Across: Darned (4)
VERY
42 Across: Rooter preceder (4)
ROTO
43 Across: Dumas adventurer (5)
ATHOS
44 Across: Over there (3)
YON
45 Across: Abbr. in a math textbook (3)
QED
46 Across: Draft org. (3)
NFL
48 Across: Took a breather (6)
PAUSED
51 Across: More than willing (5)
EAGER
55 Across: "Phantom Lady" star, 1944 (6)
RAINES
57 Across: Takes over for (8)
RELIEVES
60 Across: Rocket stage (5)
AGENA
61 Across: Shakespearean character ended in a deadlock? (9)
TIMONTIED
62 Across: Spiked clubs (5)
MACES
63 Across: Bit attachment (4)
REIN
64 Across: Aleutian island (4)
ATKA
65 Across: College honcho (5)
PREXY
66 Across: In a lazy way (4)
IDLY
67 Across: Something to do (4)
TASK

Down Answers

1 Down: Attire for the Headless Horseman (4)
CAPE
2 Down: Geriatrician's study (5)
AGING
3 Down: Relish (5)
GUSTO
4 Down: Have a hankering (5)
YEARN
5 Down: Jockey who won the Triple Crown twice (6)
ARCARO
6 Down: Attack (4)
BOUT
7 Down: Gave a benediction (5)
BLEST
8 Down: Referendum choice (3)
YES
9 Down: Gymnastic feats (6)
SPLITS
10 Down: Without help (5)
ALONE
11 Down: Indian present at the "Creation"? (9)
HAYDNSIKH
12 Down: It doesn't stand up straight: Abbr. (4)
ITAL
13 Down: Tree trunk (4)
BOLE
18 Down: Down and out (5)
NEEDY
21 Down: Acclaim (5)
KUDOS
24 Down: Makes the house bigger (6)
ADDSON
26 Down: Took giant steps (6)
STRODE
29 Down: Mary's "South Pacific" co-star (4)
EZIO
30 Down: Certain column (4)
TENS
31 Down: Fleet (4)
NAVY
32 Down: ___ O's (Post cereal) (4)
OREO
33 Down: Threadbare patch? (9)
WORNPIECE
34 Down: To some extent (3)
ANY
36 Down: In the open (3)
OUT
37 Down: Didn't get bought (3)
SAT
39 Down: Hair piece (5)
TRESS
43 Down: Author Lesage (5)
ALAIN
45 Down: Having butterflies (6)
QUEASY
47 Down: Battery, perhaps (6)
FELONY
49 Down: Wing (5)
ANNEX
50 Down: Cut's partner (5)
DRIED
52 Down: Suggest (5)
GETAT
53 Down: Rice/Lloyd Webber work (5)
EVITA
54 Down: Is a real stinker (5)
REEKS
55 Down: Turnpike turnoff (4)
RAMP
56 Down: Seaweed substance (4)
AGAR
58 Down: Oscar winner Jannings (4)
EMIL
59 Down: Minn. neighbor (4)
SDAK
61 Down: Sect leader? (3)
TRI

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