Saturday Crossword — October 27, 2001 - Answers & Solutions

Complete answers for this hard crossword puzzle (15x15 grid, 69 clues). Published 10/27/2001. By Trip Payne.

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Across Answers

1 Across: Like shish kebab (8)
SKEWERED
9 Across: Draft dodger's destination, often (6)
CANADA
15 Across: Oratorical no-no (8)
MONOTONE
16 Across: Warning sound, once (6)
ALARUM
17 Across: Science fiction race (8)
ANDROIDS
18 Across: Black mark (6)
STIGMA
19 Across: Aforementioned (4)
SAME
20 Across: Olympus alternative (5)
LEICA
22 Across: Young Arab (4)
FOAL
25 Across: Bygone New York transports (3)
ELS
27 Across: Condor condo? (5)
AERIE
30 Across: Title character in a 1988 John Cleese film (5)
WANDA
33 Across: "Please go on!" (6)
DOTELL
35 Across: Night light (8)
MOONBEAM
37 Across: Apostate (8)
RENEGADE
41 Across: Enjoys home cooking (6)
EATSIN
45 Across: Dictaphone button (5)
ERASE
46 Across: "Charlie Chan's Chance" star (5)
OLAND
48 Across: Hoof part (3)
TOE
49 Across: Kilowatt-hour fractions (4)
ERGS
52 Across: Board (5)
MEALS
55 Across: Beyond racy (4)
LEWD
57 Across: Stick (6)
COHERE
59 Across: Certain hospital ward (8)
NEONATAL
61 Across: "For shame!" (6)
TUTTUT
62 Across: Go ahead of (8)
ANTECEDE
63 Across: Halvah need (6)
SESAME
64 Across: Was a nudnik (8)
PESTERED

Down Answers

1 Down: Lit (7)
SMASHED
2 Down: Coffee variety (4)
KONA
3 Down: Farthest (7)
ENDMOST
4 Down: Was covered by (4)
WORE
5 Down: 40's arena, for short (3)
ETO
6 Down: Disturb (4)
ROIL
7 Down: Win the favor of (6)
ENDEAR
8 Down: One-third of a 60's pop trio (4)
DESI
9 Down: Huelva home (4)
CASA
10 Down: PC key (3)
ALT
11 Down: Unversed sort (4)
NAIF
12 Down: French forest region (7)
ARGONNE
13 Down: Russian assembly (4)
DUMA
14 Down: Filling, sometimes (7)
AMALGAM
21 Down: One of the Staple Singers (4)
CLEO
23 Down: Intimate (3)
PAL
24 Down: Allow (3)
OWN
26 Down: Schlimazel (5)
LOSER
28 Down: 19th-century alias (4)
ELIA
29 Down: Move forward (5)
IMPEL
31 Down: Act as a shill for, e.g. (4)
ABET
32 Down: 1997 Literature Nobelist ___ Fo (5)
DARIO
34 Down: Scratches (out) (4)
EKES
36 Down: Word with sea or season (4)
OPEN
37 Down: Jettisons (7)
REJECTS
38 Down: They mean nothing (7)
NAUGHTS
39 Down: Baguette (3)
GEM
40 Down: Skinny (4)
DOPE
42 Down: Upset (3)
ADO
43 Down: Final admissions supervisor? (7)
STPETER
44 Down: Ribbed (7)
NEEDLED
47 Down: Famous Francis (6)
ARLENE
50 Down: Rakehell (4)
ROUE
51 Down: ___ record (4)
SETA
52 Down: Measure (4)
METE
53 Down: Take ___ (rest) (4)
ANAP
54 Down: They're high-minded (4)
SOTS
55 Down: Rose point, e.g. (4)
LACE
56 Down: Wimbledon winner of 1977 (4)
WADE
58 Down: Odd, to Brits (3)
RUM
60 Down: Bring in (3)
NET

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