Friday Crossword — December 14, 2001 - Answers & Solutions
Complete answers for this hard crossword puzzle (15x15 grid, 72 clues). Published 12/14/2001. By Brendan Emmett Quigley.
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Across Answers
- 1 Across: Hides out (7)
- LIESLOW
- 8 Across: Line judge? (7)
- PALMIST
- 15 Across: Grade (7)
- INCLINE
- 16 Across: He played Mary Richards's boss (7)
- EDASNER
- 17 Across: Like an eagle (7)
- TALONED
- 18 Across: Clarion blast (7)
- TANTARA
- 19 Across: Chain with stacks (4)
- IHOP
- 20 Across: Capital of Eritrea (6)
- ASMARA
- 22 Across: It often begins with "B." (3)
- DEG
- 23 Across: Beersheba is in it (5)
- NEGEV
- 25 Across: Ancient animal shelter (3)
- ARK
- 26 Across: Bête noire (4)
- BANE
- 27 Across: ___ cross (3)
- TAU
- 28 Across: Serengeti grazer (5)
- ELAND
- 31 Across: Disconcerted (5)
- FAZED
- 32 Across: Driver's love (8)
- OPENROAD
- 34 Across: Mean (6)
- ORNERY
- 35 Across: [Gasp!] (9)
- IMSHOCKED
- 37 Across: "Key Largo" singer ___ Higgins (6)
- BERTIE
- 40 Across: Type B (8)
- LAIDBACK
- 44 Across: Part of a winter stash, maybe (5)
- ACORN
- 45 Across: Swung (5)
- JIVED
- 46 Across: Masefield play "The Tragedy of ___" (3)
- NAN
- 47 Across: ___ speak (4)
- SOTO
- 48 Across: Vancouver daily (3)
- SUN
- 49 Across: Matchmaker's moniker (5)
- YENTE
- 51 Across: Old coin worth five francs (3)
- ECU
- 52 Across: One down in the mouth (6)
- TONSIL
- 55 Across: Porgy's woman (4)
- BESS
- 56 Across: A poster may have one (7)
- PINHOLE
- 58 Across: Prepares to return to sender, say (7)
- REBOXES
- 60 Across: Dictionary section (7)
- ADDENDA
- 61 Across: Look that means "Look out" (7)
- EVILEYE
- 62 Across: Response to "Who, me?" (7)
- YEAHYOU
- 63 Across: Performed awhile onstage (7)
- DIDASET
Down Answers
- 1 Down: Slammed (7)
- LITINTO
- 2 Down: Like rubble after a razing (7)
- INAHEAP
- 3 Down: Pastoral poem (7)
- ECLOGUE
- 4 Down: It may be slippery (5)
- SLOPE
- 5 Down: Fantasy novelist Carter (3)
- LIN
- 6 Down: Service status (4)
- ONEA
- 7 Down: Joins (4)
- WEDS
- 8 Down: Loud firecracker (6)
- PETARD
- 9 Down: "It was ___ and ..." (5)
- ADARK
- 10 Down: Actress Wood (4)
- LANA
- 11 Down: Colo. is on it (3)
- MST
- 12 Down: Bewildered (7)
- INADAZE
- 13 Down: Less flustered (7)
- SERENER
- 14 Down: Hard blow (7)
- TRAGEDY
- 21 Down: Some trattoria music (9)
- MANDOLINS
- 24 Down: Mice and lice (6)
- VERMIN
- 26 Down: Little inn? (5)
- BANDB
- 29 Down: Shake (4)
- LOSE
- 30 Down: "Won-der-ful!" (3)
- AAH
- 31 Down: First name in horror films (6)
- FREDDY
- 33 Down: Hot rod propellant (5)
- NITRO
- 34 Down: Tom Joad, e.g. (4)
- OKIE
- 36 Down: Certain N.B.A.'er (3)
- CAV
- 37 Down: It doesn't include bonuses (7)
- BASEPAY
- 38 Down: Greenpeace concern (7)
- ECOCIDE
- 39 Down: Capitol feature (7)
- ROTUNDA
- 41 Down: Wings (7)
- ANNEXES
- 42 Down: Shooter's target (7)
- CATSEYE
- 43 Down: It has 120 seats in Israel (7)
- KNESSET
- 45 Down: Gold rush town of the late 1800's (6)
- JUNEAU
- 48 Down: Old coin worth five centesimi (5)
- SOLDO
- 50 Down: African scourge (5)
- EBOLA
- 52 Down: Play accolade (4)
- TONY
- 53 Down: Hot (4)
- IRED
- 54 Down: Ford attorney general Edward ___ (4)
- LEVI
- 57 Down: Bit of a chuckle (3)
- HEH
- 59 Down: Two hearts, say (3)
- BID
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