Thursday Crossword — May 31, 2001 - Answers & Solutions
Complete answers for this medium crossword puzzle (15x15 grid, 78 clues). Published 5/31/2001. By Robert H. Wolfe.
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Across Answers
- 1 Across: Rich, raisiny cake (4)
- BABA
- 5 Across: Knuckler alternative (5)
- FASTBALL
- 10 Across: Court helper (4)
- BALLBOY
- 14 Across: Work in the media (4)
- EDIT
- 15 Across: Jazz pianist Marsalis (5)
- ELLIS
- 16 Across: Museo work (4)
- ARTE
- 17 Across: Fathers' robes (4)
- ALBS
- 18 Across: Cheery (5)
- RIANT
- 19 Across: Broadway luminary? (4)
- NEON
- 20 Across: It rises in Lake Victoria (4)
- NILE
- 21 Across: ___ X (3)
- GEN
- 22 Across: Throws off (6)
- ADDLES
- 24 Across: In-line skate part (8)
- BALLBEARING
- 26 Across: Start of a simple game (3)
- TIC
- 27 Across: "___ a perfumed sea ...": Poe (3)
- OER
- 28 Across: Synchronize anew (7)
- REPHASE
- 32 Across: Commode component (5)
- BALLCOCK
- 36 Across: Flap (3)
- ADO
- 38 Across: Ride in a shuttle (5)
- SALLY
- 39 Across: Tale of Vikings, perhaps (4)
- SAGA
- 40 Across: Cartoon aficionado's purchase (3)
- CEL
- 41 Across: Comment after the fog clears (4)
- ISEE
- 42 Across: Manual consultants (5)
- USERS
- 44 Across: Fish of the genus Electrophorus (3)
- EEL
- 45 Across: Cold war ammunition? (5)
- SNOWBALL
- 46 Across: She ranks (7)
- PEERESS
- 48 Across: ___-Pitch (3)
- SLO
- 50 Across: In addition (3)
- YET
- 51 Across: Mess up at a critical moment (8)
- DROPTHEBALL
- 56 Across: He stopped smoking cigars in 1985 (6)
- CASTRO
- 59 Across: Hockey shutout (3)
- OOO
- 60 Across: Hockey position (4)
- WING
- 61 Across: Symbol of life (4)
- ANKH
- 62 Across: Gives the nod to (5)
- OKAYS
- 64 Across: One-two connector (4)
- ANDA
- 65 Across: In ___ (even) (4)
- ATIE
- 66 Across: Caribbean port (5)
- PONCE
- 67 Across: Footnote word (4)
- IDEM
- 68 Across: Tennis miss (4)
- NETBALL
- 69 Across: Rounded end (5)
- BALLPEEN
- 70 Across: Revealing work of art? (4)
- NUDE
Down Answers
- 1 Down: Dangerous pitch (5)
- BEANBALL
- 2 Down: Unrehearsed (5)
- ADLIB
- 3 Down: Job site? (5)
- BIBLE
- 4 Down: One way to be lost (5)
- ATSEA
- 5 Down: Former Windsor in-law, informally (6)
- FERGIE
- 6 Down: "Star Trek" peoples (10)
- ALIENRACES
- 7 Down: Talk on the street (5)
- SLANG
- 8 Down: Foil material (3)
- TIN
- 9 Down: Hoosier university (6)
- BALLSTATE
- 10 Down: Jailbird's burden (9)
- BALLANDCHAIN
- 11 Down: Belgian balladeer (4)
- BREL
- 12 Down: Missouri's ally, once (4)
- OTOE
- 13 Down: Desires (4)
- YENS
- 23 Down: Market corrections (4)
- DIPS
- 25 Down: Seoul soldier (3)
- ROK
- 28 Down: Big wheel's wheels (10)
- ROLLSROYCE
- 29 Down: Plus (4)
- ALSO
- 30 Down: Offed (4)
- SLEW
- 31 Down: Look at (4)
- EYEBALL
- 32 Down: Muddles (4)
- BALLSUP
- 33 Down: Possessive, e.g. (4)
- CASE
- 34 Down: S-curve (4)
- OGEE
- 35 Down: Be in charge (9)
- CARRYTHEBALL
- 37 Down: River to the North Sea (3)
- DEE
- 43 Down: Nostradamus, for one (4)
- SEER
- 45 Down: Saturate (3)
- SOP
- 47 Down: Street game (6)
- STOOPBALL
- 49 Down: Relax (6)
- LOOSEN
- 51 Down: College in Crete, Neb. (5)
- DOANE
- 52 Down: "What Is Man?" essayist (5)
- TWAIN
- 53 Down: Caste member (5)
- HINDU
- 54 Down: Through (5)
- ENDED
- 55 Down: It may follow the national anthem (5)
- BALLGAME
- 56 Down: "Slither" star, 1973 (4)
- CAAN
- 57 Down: ___ meridiem (4)
- ANTE
- 58 Down: Little play (4)
- SKIT
- 63 Down: Comical lawman (3)
- KOP
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