Wednesday Crossword — October 16, 2002 - Answers & Solutions
Complete answers for this medium crossword puzzle (15x15 grid, 78 clues). Published 10/16/2002. By Alan Arbesfeld.
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Across Answers
- 1 Across: Author Paretsky (4)
- SARA
- 5 Across: "Mamma Mia!" group (4)
- ABBA
- 9 Across: Dumb bunny (5)
- STUPE
- 14 Across: Radical ___ (4)
- CHIC
- 15 Across: Foundry form (4)
- MOLD
- 16 Across: Early sitcom star (5)
- ARNAZ
- 17 Across: Knife handle (4)
- HAFT
- 18 Across: Way around London, once (4)
- TRAM
- 19 Across: Rock bottom (5)
- NADIR
- 20 Across: Like second or farm (10)
- BEFOREHAND
- 23 Across: Stat for Clemens (3)
- ERA
- 24 Across: Portfolio part, in brief (3)
- IRA
- 25 Across: Dormitory annoyance (6)
- SNORER
- 27 Across: Incite to anger (7)
- PROVOKE
- 31 Across: Vistula River city (6)
- WARSAW
- 34 Across: Talking bird of poetry (5)
- RAVEN
- 35 Across: Actress Mazar (4)
- DEBI
- 38 Across: European erupter (4)
- ETNA
- 39 Across: Poetic paean (3)
- ODE
- 40 Across: "Yikes!" (7)
- OMIGOSH
- 43 Across: Adj. modifer (3)
- ADV
- 44 Across: Lean and strong (4)
- WIRY
- 46 Across: Siouan people (4)
- OTOS
- 47 Across: "L.A. Law" lawyer (5)
- ARNIE
- 49 Across: Best, on the links (6)
- LOWEST
- 51 Across: Much-covered R & B song (7)
- CCRIDER
- 53 Across: Beat the draft? (6)
- ENLIST
- 56 Across: African serpent (3)
- ASP
- 57 Across: "Boola Boola" singer (3)
- ELI
- 59 Across: Like wave or treatment (10)
- AFTERSHOCK
- 63 Across: Kosher (5)
- LEGIT
- 65 Across: Mine, in Marseille (4)
- AMOI
- 66 Across: Didn't have good traction (4)
- SLID
- 68 Across: Slalom champ Phil (5)
- MAHRE
- 69 Across: Reach across (4)
- SPAN
- 70 Across: American Theatre Wing award (4)
- TONY
- 71 Across: ___ out (declined) (5)
- OPTED
- 72 Across: Submarine (4)
- HERO
- 73 Across: Just beat (4)
- EDGE
Down Answers
- 1 Down: Acad., e.g. (3)
- SCH
- 2 Down: 1956 Peck role (4)
- AHAB
- 3 Down: Abundant (4)
- RIFE
- 4 Down: When Macbeth meets his fate (7)
- ACTFIVE
- 5 Down: Acela operator (6)
- AMTRAK
- 6 Down: Yawner (4)
- BORE
- 7 Down: Malaise, with "the" (5)
- BLAHS
- 8 Down: Sloganeer of sorts (5)
- ADMAN
- 9 Down: ___ Day O'Connor (6)
- SANDRA
- 10 Down: Song syllable (3)
- TRA
- 11 Down: Like pat or still, reading down (10)
- UNDERSTAND
- 12 Down: Ice dancing team (4)
- PAIR
- 13 Down: Book before Nehemiah (4)
- EZRA
- 21 Down: Maine college town (5)
- ORONO
- 22 Down: "___ not the time!" (5)
- NOWIS
- 26 Down: "... ___ he drove out of sight" (3)
- ERE
- 27 Down: Search for prey (5)
- PROWL
- 28 Down: Contact, in a way (5)
- RADIO
- 29 Down: Like paper or light, reading down (10)
- OVERWEIGHT
- 30 Down: Trim to fit (4)
- EDIT
- 32 Down: Actress MacDowell (5)
- ANDIE
- 33 Down: Be uncertain (5)
- WAVER
- 36 Down: A star may have a big one (3)
- EGO
- 37 Down: Pear variety (4)
- BOSC
- 41 Down: Recurring theme (5)
- MOTIF
- 42 Down: Like Siberian winters (5)
- HARSH
- 45 Down: Asian capital? (3)
- YEN
- 48 Down: Comeback (7)
- RIPOSTE
- 50 Down: On the schedule (6)
- SLATED
- 52 Down: Slot spot (6)
- CASINO
- 54 Down: Secret supply (5)
- STASH
- 55 Down: The Sun Devils' city (5)
- TEMPE
- 57 Down: A Sesame Streeter (4)
- ELMO
- 58 Down: Jeté, e.g. (4)
- LEAP
- 60 Down: Crowd sound (4)
- ROAR
- 61 Down: Doofus (4)
- CLOD
- 62 Down: Double-decker checker (4)
- KING
- 64 Down: Tick off (3)
- IRE
- 67 Down: Do colorful work (3)
- DYE
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