Saturday Crossword — January 11, 2003 - Answers & Solutions

Complete answers for this hard crossword puzzle (15x15 grid, 70 clues). Published 1/11/2003. By Rich Norris.

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Across Answers

1 Across: Party line? (8)
WHATSNEW
9 Across: Store sights around Christmas (6)
CROWDS
15 Across: Classified (8)
HUSHHUSH
16 Across: Do a smith's job (6)
RESHOE
17 Across: Distribution (8)
ISSUANCE
18 Across: Focused (6)
INTENT
19 Across: Night-before event (4)
STAG
20 Across: "Don't bother" (6)
NONEED
22 Across: Grid positions: Abbr. (3)
RTS
23 Across: '54 N.L. home run leader, familiarly (3)
KLU
24 Across: Castigates (4)
RIPS
25 Across: Government center (4)
SEAT
26 Across: Bear's warning (4)
SELL
28 Across: Prefix with meter or sphere (4)
ATMO
29 Across: "Don't ___ surprised" (5)
ACTSO
30 Across: Rhein showers? (5)
STURM
32 Across: Dope (7)
SCHNOOK
34 Across: American Airlines Arena players (9)
MIAMIHEAT
36 Across: Like some relationships (7)
SAMESEX
38 Across: Avoid tipping (5)
STIFF
41 Across: Early Athenian democrat (5)
SOLON
42 Across: Suffixes with sultan (4)
ATES
44 Across: Yank, e.g. (4)
ALER
46 Across: Place to get the big picture (4)
IMAX
47 Across: Tennyson work (4)
IDYL
48 Across: Tribute of a kind (3)
ODE
49 Across: Label in a foreign-language dict. (3)
FEM
50 Across: Early king of Serbia (6)
STEFAN
52 Across: Ranger nickname (4)
AROD
53 Across: Pretentious (6)
TOOTOO
55 Across: Begin to attack (8)
OPENFIRE
57 Across: Ultimate goal (6)
ENDALL
58 Across: 1982 media debut (8)
USATODAY
59 Across: Held (6)
DEEMED
60 Across: Cast again (8)
REPHRASE

Down Answers

1 Down: Rapid, sweeping strokes (6)
WHISKS
2 Down: Scams (7)
HUSTLES
3 Down: Jump (7)
ASSAULT
4 Down: Tough (4)
THUG
5 Down: 50's song syllable (3)
SHA
6 Down: "Cats" director Trevor ___ (4)
NUNN
7 Down: One of the Fords (6)
ESCORT
8 Down: Song from the Beatles' "Sgt. Pepper" album (15)
WHENIMSIXTYFOUR
9 Down: Entreaties (5)
CRIES
10 Down: Divide (4)
REND
11 Down: Düsseldorf direction (3)
OST
12 Down: Question to one who just got in (7)
WHERETO
13 Down: "It's worse than you thought" (7)
DONTASK
14 Down: Begins (6)
SETSTO
21 Down: Long time (5)
EPOCH
25 Down: Edinburgh's locale, in poetry (6)
SCOTIA
27 Down: Ape (6)
LUMMOX
28 Down: Second in a classical trio (4)
AMAS
29 Down: Sci. course (4)
ANAT
31 Down: "___ ne va plus" (roulette call) (4)
RIEN
33 Down: Amerada ___ (Fortune 500 company) (4)
HESS
35 Down: Army of the Potomac leader (5)
MEADE
36 Down: Nat King Cole's "___ You Love" (7)
SOMEONE
37 Down: Like some desserts (7)
ALAMODE
39 Down: Its motto is "In God we trust" (7)
FLORIDA
40 Down: Gangster film accessories (7)
FEDORAS
41 Down: Went (through) (6)
SIFTED
43 Down: Pass (6)
ELAPSE
45 Down: Fly-by-night? (6)
REDEYE
47 Down: "___ you!" (5)
ITOLD
50 Down: Unique (4)
SOLE
51 Down: Recurring marine event (4)
NEAP
52 Down: ___ effort (4)
AFOR
54 Down: Cap (3)
TAM
56 Down: Utmost (3)
NTH

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