Thursday Crossword — November 14, 2002 - Answers & Solutions

Complete answers for this medium crossword puzzle (15x15 grid, 76 clues). Published 11/14/2002. By Paula Gamache.

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Across Answers

1 Across: Big scrap (6)
DOGFIGHT
7 Across: Cries at a circus (3)
OHS
10 Across: Fanatic finish? (3)
ISM
13 Across: Like some Mideast politics (7)
PANARAB
15 Across: Mushy Italian dish (7)
POLENTA
17 Across: Plaintiff (7)
ACCUSER
18 Across: Wooden (7)
STILTED
19 Across: It may be docked (4)
TAIL
20 Across: Word from a killjoy (3)
BAH
22 Across: Shabby (6)
DOGEARED
23 Across: I.R.A. options (3)
CDS
24 Across: Smidges (5)
IOTAS
26 Across: Attack anonymously (5)
SNIPE
27 Across: Obeys (5)
HEEDS
29 Across: Sound of contempt (5)
SNORT
31 Across: ___-X (3)
GEN
32 Across: Company abbr. (3)
INC
34 Across: Main mail ctr. (3)
GPO
35 Across: Not just mine, say (4)
OURS
36 Across: Out of favor (11)
INTHEDOGHOUSE
39 Across: Solemn stretch (4)
LENT
41 Across: Part of some chains: Abbr. (3)
ISL
42 Across: Authors' offerings: Abbr. (3)
MSS
43 Across: Tolkien tree creature (3)
ENT
44 Across: Takeoff (5)
SPOOF
46 Across: Carnaval dance (5)
SAMBA
50 Across: Really vexed (5)
ATEAT
52 Across: Kind of energy (5)
SOLAR
54 Across: Building addition (3)
ELL
55 Across: Scoundrel (6)
DIRTYDOG
57 Across: Suds dispenser (3)
KEG
58 Across: "I don't want to hear any more!" (4)
STOP
59 Across: Torahs (7)
SCROLLS
61 Across: Dig up (7)
UNEARTH
63 Across: Crows' homes (7)
TEEPEES
64 Across: Copy (7)
REPLICA
65 Across: Unpaired (3)
ODD
66 Across: N.Y.P.D. figure (3)
SGT
67 Across: Ralph Nader, notably (6)
WATCHDOG

Down Answers

1 Down: Classic comic strip setting (6)
DOGPATCH
2 Down: Artificial appearance (6)
FACADE
3 Down: Make cuts on (6)
INCISE
4 Down: Locale of ancient Aquitaine (4)
GAUL
5 Down: Time pieces?: Abbr. (3)
HRS
6 Down: Karate-like exercise system (5)
TAEBO
7 Down: Suitable times, briefly (3)
OPS
8 Down: Showoff (4)
HOTDOG
9 Down: Most cunning (6)
SLIEST
10 Down: Cloak-and-dagger doings (8)
INTRIGUE
11 Down: Not as cheap (7)
STEEPER
12 Down: Drives up the wall (7)
MADDENS
14 Down: Sitters' challenges (5)
BRATS
16 Down: Joie de vivre (4)
ELAN
21 Down: Sad face (9)
HANGDOGLOOK
24 Down: Lacks life (4)
ISNT
25 Down: School year, for short (4)
SOPH
28 Down: Force (4)
DINT
30 Down: Apartment part (4)
ROOM
33 Down: Computer component (4)
CHIP
35 Down: Neighbor of Olympus (4)
OSSA
36 Down: Laid to rest (8)
INTERRED
37 Down: Those, to José (4)
ESOS
38 Down: Former "evil empire" (4)
USSR
39 Down: Results in (7)
LEADSTO
40 Down: Roped in (7)
ENTICED
44 Down: In things (6)
STYLES
45 Down: Bordeaux bloom (5)
FLEUR
47 Down: Like liters and grams (6)
METRIC
48 Down: Stain (6)
BLOTCH
49 Down: Leader of the pack (6)
ALPHADOG
51 Down: Surmounting (4)
ATOP
53 Down: Ford replaced him (5)
AGNEW
56 Down: Golfer's challenge (4)
DOGLEG
58 Down: It may be added in a dash (4)
SALT
60 Down: Noisy streaker (3)
SST
62 Down: UV index tracker (3)
EPA

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