Friday Crossword — February 7, 2003 - Answers & Solutions

Complete answers for this hard crossword puzzle (15x15 grid, 68 clues). Published 2/7/2003. By Michael Shteyman.

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Across Answers

1 Across: Old-fashioned outburst (4)
EGAD
5 Across: "... to your beauteous blessings ___ curse": Shak. (4)
ADDA
9 Across: Soul/pop singer Bryson (5)
PEABO
14 Across: Admonition to a noisy child (15)
SILENCEISGOLDEN
17 Across: Big bang creator (15)
TRINITROTOLUENE
18 Across: Places for seals (15)
ALEUTIANISLANDS
19 Across: Mar, in a way (4)
DENT
20 Across: It may be spoiled (3)
FUN
21 Across: 1988 Wimbledon champ (6)
EDBERG
24 Across: Record holders (8)
BLOTTERS
29 Across: Arena arrangement (5)
TIERS
30 Across: Country name from 1971-97 (5)
ZAIRE
31 Across: Elimination (3)
CUT
32 Across: Frights to look at (4)
HAGS
33 Across: Like some notebook paper (5)
RULED
34 Across: ___ James, who sang "Your Cheatin' Heart" (4)
JONI
35 Across: ___ diet (3)
ONA
36 Across: Debtor's woe (5)
BILLS
37 Across: Grabber (5)
TALON
38 Across: Like belly-dancing (8)
SENSUOUS
40 Across: Disconcerting (6)
FAZING
41 Across: Book before Neh. (3)
EZR
42 Across: 1970's-80's sitcom guy, with "the" (4)
FONZ
43 Across: Time piece? (15)
MAGAZINEARTICLE
51 Across: Its characters are drawn (15)
ANIMATEDCARTOON
52 Across: W.W. II hero who later had a successful career in politics (15)
GENERALDEGAULLE
53 Across: Final defensive effort (5)
STAND
54 Across: Suffix with electro- (4)
LYTE
55 Across: Buds (4)
PALS

Down Answers

1 Down: Spanish pronoun (4)
ESTA
2 Down: Word with crazy or guide (4)
GIRL
3 Down: "That's ___!" (4)
ALIE
4 Down: Strippers (8)
DENUDERS
5 Down: Temporary (6)
ACTING
6 Down: Clear à la the Pied Piper (5)
DERAT
7 Down: "Runaround Sue" singer (4)
DION
8 Down: Winemaking region (4)
ASTI
9 Down: Dirty (7)
POLLUTE
10 Down: Chemist's extracting solvent (6)
ELUANT
11 Down: Mideast port (4)
ADEN
12 Down: Distort (4)
BEND
13 Down: Mint stack (4)
ONES
15 Down: Some strong oxidizers (6)
NITERS
16 Down: "___ Park" (2001 whodunit) (7)
GOSFORD
21 Down: Character (5)
ETHOS
22 Down: "Cheers" role (5)
DIANE
23 Down: Ushered in (5)
BEGAN
24 Down: Diamond stat (5)
BALLS
25 Down: Is positioned (4)
LIES
26 Down: Potential water contaminator (5)
ECOLI
27 Down: Never seem to end (5)
RUNON
28 Down: Kind of operation (5)
STING
30 Down: Language related to Xhosa (4)
ZULU
33 Down: 1942 Abbott and Costello film (7)
RIORITA
34 Down: "Give this some flair!" (8)
JAZZITUP
36 Down: Codger (7)
BUZZARD
37 Down: Hindu belief (6)
TANTRA
39 Down: Gobs (6)
SEAMEN
40 Down: Go hunting (6)
FORAGE
42 Down: Side (5)
FACET
43 Down: Flashy car accessories (4)
MAGS
44 Down: Without ___ (daringly) (4)
ANET
45 Down: "Face/Off" actress Gershon (4)
GINA
46 Down: Dickens orphan (4)
NELL
47 Down: Draining effect? (4)
EDDY
48 Down: It may be decaffeinated (4)
COLA
49 Down: Hang out (4)
LOLL
50 Down: Hydrocarbon suffixes (4)
ENES

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