Saturday Crossword — December 14, 2002 - Answers & Solutions

Complete answers for this hard crossword puzzle (15x15 grid, 68 clues). Published 12/14/2002. By David J. Kahn.

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Across Answers

1 Across: Separately (8)
ALACARTE
9 Across: Dog with a topknot (6)
AFGHAN
15 Across: Perform stunningly (8)
GOTOTOWN
16 Across: Old Ford model (6)
TORINO
17 Across: Shooting, perhaps (8)
ONTHESET
18 Across: They may be made after wars (6)
AMENDS
19 Across: Dancer's group (8)
REINDEER
20 Across: Bug (6)
NEEDLE
21 Across: Discharge between two electrodes (3)
ARC
22 Across: "Maybe yes, maybe no" (9)
ITDEPENDS
24 Across: Actor in chains (3)
MRT
25 Across: Slight (8)
PINTSIZE
28 Across: Person on a mission (6)
LEGATE
31 Across: Sommeliers' offerings (4)
REDS
32 Across: Picked up (3)
GOT
33 Across: #26 (4)
IRON
34 Across: Part of a price (3)
PER
35 Across: In (4)
CHIC
36 Across: Year in the life of Leif Ericson (3)
MII
37 Across: Flock's response (4)
AMEN
39 Across: Place for gossip: Var. (6)
KLATCH
41 Across: Hit man (8)
PETEROSE
43 Across: Mountain's end? (3)
EER
44 Across: Controllers' concerns (9)
ALTITUDES
46 Across: 1959 hit based on the traditional folk song "The Wreck of the Old 97" (3)
MTA
49 Across: Dietary group (6)
SOLIDS
51 Across: Jay-Z and others (8)
RAPSTARS
53 Across: Cousin of a stilt (6)
AVOCET
54 Across: At the optimal time (8)
INSEASON
55 Across: Parental plea (6)
BENICE
56 Across: Kudu, for one (8)
ANTELOPE
57 Across: Heavy-duty pickup capacity (6)
ONETON
58 Across: Screwdriver, at times (8)
LOOSENER

Down Answers

1 Down: Part of ancient Athens (5)
AGORA
2 Down: St. Anthony, notably (5)
LONER
3 Down: Web site? (5)
ATTIC
4 Down: "Angels in America" figure (4)
COHN
5 Down: Was humbled (7)
ATEDIRT
6 Down: Architectural ornament (7)
ROSETTE
7 Down: Certain jacket (5)
TWEED
8 Down: Involving risk (15)
ENTREPRENEURIAL
9 Down: Finished (7)
ATANEND
10 Down: Works up (7)
FOMENTS
11 Down: Cupidities (6)
GREEDS
12 Down: Perfect vantage point? (9)
HINDSIGHT
13 Down: Follower of P in accounting and S in finance (4)
ANDL
14 Down: Detection ability (4)
NOSE
23 Down: Square pillar (4)
PIER
24 Down: "Did you see that?!" (3)
MAN
26 Down: Suffix in the names of many eras (4)
ZOIC
27 Down: Cut (4)
ETCH
28 Down: War memento, maybe (4)
LIMP
29 Down: Keystone State port (4)
ERIE
30 Down: Solo (9)
GOITALONE
34 Down: Bother (4)
PEST
35 Down: Intrepid, e.g. (3)
CAR
37 Down: Like Radio City Music Hall (7)
ARTDECO
38 Down: Wet (7)
MOISTEN
39 Down: Maintains, as a schedule (7)
KEEPSTO
40 Down: Security providers (7)
LESSEES
42 Down: Extract (6)
ELICIT
45 Down: "Hawaii Five-O" name (5)
DANNO
46 Down: Kind of jar (5)
MASON
47 Down: Metaphor, for one (5)
TROPE
48 Down: Star of TV's "The Bronx Zoo" (5)
ASNER
49 Down: Chris ___, 1988 N.L. Rookie of the Year (4)
SABO
50 Down: ___-ready (4)
OVEN
52 Down: Romance, e.g. (4)
TALE

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