Saturday Crossword — December 23, 2000 - Answers & Solutions
Complete answers for this hard crossword puzzle (15x15 grid, 66 clues). Published 12/23/2000. By Bob Klahn.
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Across Answers
- 1 Across: Front man in 60's pop (10)
- SAMTHESHAM
- 11 Across: Pharaohs' sacred symbols (4)
- ASPS
- 15 Across: Nickname since 1959 (10)
- ALOHASTATE
- 16 Across: It might be patted on the back (4)
- TALC
- 17 Across: Parts of movie romances (10)
- LOVESCENES
- 18 Across: Serviceable? (4)
- ONEA
- 19 Across: Thick-haired dog from Holland (8)
- KEESHOND
- 20 Across: Albanian coin (6)
- QINTAR
- 22 Across: Tuna at a sushi restaurant (4)
- TORO
- 23 Across: Lock, stock and barrel holder (7)
- GUNCASE
- 24 Across: Stuck (6)
- INARUT
- 27 Across: Ancient warships (8)
- TRIREMES
- 28 Across: Lifeboat lowerer (5)
- DAVIT
- 29 Across: Twaddle (5)
- PRATE
- 30 Across: "So it's you!" (3)
- AHA
- 31 Across: Individually (4)
- APOP
- 32 Across: Dennis the Menace's mother (5)
- ALICE
- 33 Across: Wax (4)
- GROW
- 34 Across: What a pickup might pick up? (3)
- TON
- 35 Across: Early Romantic William (5)
- BLAKE
- 36 Across: Magician's cry (5)
- VOILA
- 37 Across: Irving Berlin standard (8)
- ALLALONE
- 39 Across: Undesirable condition (6)
- MALADY
- 40 Across: Excoriate (7)
- REAMOUT
- 41 Across: Light (4)
- LAND
- 42 Across: Part of medieval attire (6)
- BODICE
- 43 Across: Wag (8)
- JOKESTER
- 47 Across: "Idylls of the King" character (4)
- ENID
- 48 Across: Frightful group (10)
- THEGESTAPO
- 50 Across: Extends (4)
- LIES
- 51 Across: Marching band section (10)
- TENORSAXES
- 52 Across: Tick off (4)
- LIST
- 53 Across: Go-betweens (10)
- EMISSARIES
Down Answers
- 1 Down: ___ Institute for Biological Studies (4)
- SALK
- 2 Down: Dried bitter juice (4)
- ALOE
- 3 Down: Impatient order (4)
- MOVE
- 4 Down: Las Vegas locale (8)
- THESTRIP
- 5 Down: Discuss in detail (7)
- HASHOUT
- 6 Down: Squire (6)
- ESCORT
- 7 Down: Pool party (5)
- STENO
- 8 Down: Bunch : grapes :: ___ : bananas (4)
- HAND
- 9 Down: Came to a fast stop? (3)
- ATE
- 10 Down: City east of Dallas (8)
- MESQUITE
- 11 Down: Right off (6)
- ATONCE
- 12 Down: Historic ship (10)
- SANTAMARIA
- 13 Down: Telephone line (10)
- PLEASEHOLD
- 14 Down: Spooks (10)
- SCARESAWAY
- 21 Down: About (4)
- INRE
- 23 Down: Adorn (5)
- GRACE
- 24 Down: "The History of the Standard Oil Company" journalist (10)
- IDATARBELL
- 25 Down: King nicknamed "l'Aiglon" (10)
- NAPOLEONII
- 26 Down: Frequent callers (10)
- AVONLADIES
- 27 Down: Early transport (5)
- TRIKE
- 29 Down: Many a housewarming gift (5)
- PLANT
- 32 Down: Classic children's song (8)
- ALOUETTE
- 33 Down: School commendation (8)
- GOLDSTAR
- 35 Down: Union (4)
- BLOC
- 36 Down: Popular female name coined by Jonathan Swift (7)
- VANESSA
- 38 Down: In (6)
- AMIDST
- 39 Down: Wrights (6)
- MAKERS
- 41 Down: Colophons (5)
- LOGOS
- 43 Down: Stand-up comic Richard ___ (4)
- JENI
- 44 Down: Picker-upper (4)
- TAXI
- 45 Down: It's almost pointless (4)
- EPEE
- 46 Down: "The Goodbye Girl" director Herbert (4)
- ROSS
- 49 Down: Bottom line (3)
- HEM
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