Wednesday Crossword — April 18, 2001 - Answers & Solutions

Complete answers for this medium crossword puzzle (15x15 grid, 78 clues). Published 4/18/2001. By A. J. Santora.

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Across Answers

1 Across: Rip (into) (4)
LACE
5 Across: Long suit (5)
ASSET
10 Across: Cape Canaveral's locale: Abbr. (3)
FLA
13 Across: With 17-Across, NASA concern (5)
EXTRA
15 Across: Noted caravel (5)
PINTA
16 Across: Guitar innovator Paul (3)
LES
17 Across: See 13-Across (11)
TERRESTRIAL
19 Across: NASA deviation (3)
YAW
20 Across: Keynoted (6)
ORATED
21 Across: Durable fabric (5)
CHINO
23 Across: Bryn ___ College (4)
MAWR
26 Across: Color wheel display (5)
TONES
28 Across: Turned on by (4)
INTO
29 Across: Not Astroturf (5)
GRASS
31 Across: Where Mount Hood is (6)
OREGON
33 Across: Country singer McDaniel (3)
MEL
34 Across: Spanish inquisitor, e.g. (8)
TORTURER
39 Across: NASA concern (13)
ALIENLIFEFORM
43 Across: 20-20, e.g. (8)
TIESCORE
44 Across: Reduce the fare? (3)
EAT
46 Across: Say "A-O.K." (6)
ASSENT
49 Across: Watershed dividing line (5)
RIDGE
51 Across: Defraud (4)
REAM
52 Across: Baddies (5)
OGRES
57 Across: Rocket part (4)
NOSE
58 Across: Occupied (5)
INUSE
60 Across: Attack (6)
HAVEAT
62 Across: Relatives of the Fox (3)
SAC
63 Across: NASA concern (11)
SPACETRAVEL
68 Across: Riviera season (3)
ETE
69 Across: Not so dotty (5)
SANER
70 Across: Moon follower (5)
SCAPE
71 Across: Yak in the pulpit?: Abbr. (3)
SER
72 Across: Eyeball benders (5)
OPART
73 Across: Ore carrier (4)
TRAM

Down Answers

1 Down: Wimbledon call (3)
LET
2 Down: Jungle swinger? (3)
AXE
3 Down: Hoops pos. (3)
CTR
4 Down: Bad throws, e.g. (6)
ERRORS
5 Down: Is ___ (probably will) (5)
APTTO
6 Down: "All clear" signal (5)
SIREN
7 Down: Like a snicker (5)
SNIDE
8 Down: LAX posting (3)
ETA
9 Down: Diamond : 10 :: ___ : 1 (4)
TALC
10 Down: With 48-Down, NASA concern (6)
FLYING
11 Down: Makeshift digs (6)
LEANTO
12 Down: Blacked out (6)
ASWOON
14 Down: Atmospheric prefix (3)
AER
18 Down: Collected splinters, so to speak (3)
SAT
22 Down: Sacred: Prefix (5)
HIERO
23 Down: Vegas's ___ Grand (3)
MGM
24 Down: Gazetteer datum (4)
AREA
25 Down: It's common in row houses (4)
WALL
27 Down: More steamed (5)
SORER
30 Down: Ben of Comedy Central (5)
STEIN
32 Down: Direct elsewhere (5)
REFER
35 Down: The ___ beat (5)
ONETO
36 Down: Hyde creator's monogram (3)
RLS
37 Down: Twitch (3)
TIC
38 Down: NASA concern (3)
UFO
40 Down: Inventory list (5)
ITEMS
41 Down: Spruce up (4)
REDO
42 Down: S.I. and Cosmo (4)
MAGS
45 Down: Start of a giggle (3)
TEE
46 Down: Comes to mind (6)
ARISES
47 Down: Treaty considerers (6)
SENATE
48 Down: See 10-Down (6)
SAUCER
50 Down: All there (6)
INTACT
53 Down: Gold Coast, today (5)
GHANA
54 Down: Go-cart (5)
RACER
55 Down: Court foe of King (5)
EVERT
56 Down: Collector's goal (3)
SET
59 Down: Sinclair rival (4)
ESSO
61 Down: ___ gratia artis (3)
ARS
64 Down: Fare for the toothless (3)
PAP
65 Down: Not the usual spelling: Abbr. (3)
VAR
66 Down: Clean air grp. (3)
EPA
67 Down: NASA vehicle (3)
LEM

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