Saturday Crossword — January 18, 2003 - Answers & Solutions

Complete answers for this hard crossword puzzle (15x15 grid, 72 clues). Published 1/18/2003. By Harvey Estes.

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Across Answers

1 Across: Specialty (15)
AREAOFEXPERTISE
16 Across: Her film debut was as Woody Allen's date in "Annie Hall" (15)
SIGOURNEYWEAVER
17 Across: Food item made with olive oil and spices (15)
ITALIANDRESSING
18 Across: Place for a duck (3)
FEN
19 Across: Give up (3)
DIE
20 Across: It's often left hanging (3)
ART
21 Across: Japanese historical period from the 17th to 19th centuries (3)
EDO
22 Across: Respectful greeting (6)
SALAAM
24 Across: "Hey!" (4)
PSST
25 Across: Donna ___, "Don Giovanni" soprano (4)
ANNA
28 Across: Hack, e.g. (6)
DRIVER
31 Across: Matters (6)
COUNTS
34 Across: A challenge (8)
IDAREYOU
38 Across: Bag holders (7)
CADDIES
40 Across: Some primetime TV (7)
SITCOMS
41 Across: Ennui (8)
THEBLAHS
43 Across: Was goatish (6)
LEERED
44 Across: "The wait is over!" (6)
ATLAST
46 Across: Baseball's Tony or Alejandro (4)
PENA
47 Across: Box without a prize (4)
SPAR
50 Across: Sign in the heart of downtown (6)
MAINST
53 Across: Lay low (3)
HID
54 Across: Take in (3)
GYP
56 Across: 30-day mo. (3)
SEP
57 Across: Tablet holder (3)
ARK
60 Across: 1960's pop group named after a phrase from "A Midsummer Night's Dream" (15)
EVERYMOTHERSSON
64 Across: Graph point locator (15)
POLARCOORDINATE
65 Across: Welfare (15)
STATEASSISTANCE

Down Answers

1 Down: "Yeah, right!" (4)
ASIF
2 Down: Observance (4)
RITE
3 Down: Star of "A Summer Place," 1959 (4)
EGAN
4 Down: Trio after @, perhaps (3)
AOL
5 Down: Novelist Louise de la Ramée's pen name (5)
OUIDA
6 Down: Delicate (5)
FRAIL
7 Down: Baseball team (6)
ENNEAD
8 Down: Marked (3)
XED
9 Down: Gets bigger and bigger (8)
PYRAMIDS
10 Down: Relief pitcher? (4)
EWER
11 Down: Lie (4)
REST
12 Down: Class leaders: Abbr. (3)
TAS
13 Down: Creepers (5)
IVIES
14 Down: More than gladdens (5)
SENDS
15 Down: Plant problem (5)
ERGOT
22 Down: Mariner's worry (7)
SANDBAR
23 Down: He wed a White House widow (3)
ARI
24 Down: Commandment (7)
PRECEPT
25 Down: Broker's file: Abbr. (4)
ACCT
26 Down: Vessel maker of old (4)
NOAH
27 Down: Painting type (4)
NUDE
29 Down: Resort near Beaver Creek (4)
VAIL
30 Down: "The Oriental Ballet" designer (4)
ERTE
32 Down: Abrupt ending of a sort (4)
TILT
33 Down: Word with state or great (4)
SEAL
35 Down: Past time (4)
YORE
36 Down: Prophet's wish (4)
OMEN
37 Down: Inspector's employer: Abbr. (4)
USDA
39 Down: They clean locks (8)
SHAMPOOS
42 Down: Fed. benefit source (3)
SSA
45 Down: Jewish calendar starter (6)
TISHRI
47 Down: Some guard dogs, for short (5)
SHEPS
48 Down: Court position (5)
PIVOT
49 Down: "A Passage to India" woman (5)
ADELA
51 Down: Food and shelter (5)
NEEDS
52 Down: Nautical pole (5)
SPRIT
54 Down: Circular course (4)
GYRE
55 Down: Pool site, maybe (4)
YMCA
57 Down: "___ uncertain actor on the stage" (Shakespearean sonnet start) (4)
ASAN
58 Down: Drilling grp. (4)
ROTC
59 Down: Pants part (4)
KNEE
61 Down: Sing (3)
RAT
62 Down: How-___ (3)
TOS
63 Down: Dundee precip (3)
SNA

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