Thursday Crossword — January 15, 2004 - Answers & Solutions
Complete answers for this medium crossword puzzle (15x15 grid, 78 clues). Published 1/15/2004. By Patrick Merrell.
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Across Answers
- 1 Across: Often-told truths (4)
- SAWS
- 5 Across: ___ facto (4)
- IPSO
- 9 Across: Tricky shot (5)
- MASSE
- 14 Across: Racer Luyendyk (4)
- ARIE
- 15 Across: Gardener's purchase (4)
- LOAM
- 16 Across: Some saxes (5)
- ALTOS
- 17 Across: Lava geese (4)
- NENE
- 18 Across: It's passed on (4)
- LORE
- 19 Across: Contents of some John Cage compositions (5)
- NOISE
- 20 Across: Start of a question (13)
- CANYOUFINDTEN
- 23 Across: Adjusts (6)
- TWEAKS
- 24 Across: Big ___ (3)
- SUR
- 25 Across: Whomps, briefly (3)
- KOS
- 28 Across: Old Mideast combine: Abbr. (3)
- UAR
- 29 Across: John Dean, to Nixon (4)
- AIDE
- 32 Across: Sure way to lose money (6)
- BADBET
- 34 Across: "Gosh!" (2)
- MY
- 35 Across: Ruined (6)
- SPOILT
- 37 Across: A star may have one (4)
- AURA
- 38 Across: Middle of the question (11)
- THINGSWRONG
- 41 Across: Place (4)
- LIEU
- 43 Across: Discernment (6)
- SEEING
- 44 Across: Common ratio (2)
- PI
- 46 Across: Sample (6)
- SWATCH
- 49 Across: Dispatched (4)
- SENT
- 50 Across: Chamber piece? (3)
- GUN
- 51 Across: Monk's title (3)
- DOM
- 52 Across: Driver's aid: Abbr. (3)
- AAA
- 54 Across: Track racer (6)
- GOCART
- 56 Across: End of the question (13)
- WITHTHISPUZLE
- 60 Across: Like workhorses (4)
- SHOD
- 62 Across: Arcade name (5)
- ATARI
- 63 Across: V.I.P.'s opposite (4)
- PEON
- 64 Across: It's passed on (4)
- LORE
- 65 Across: Compelled (5)
- HALED
- 66 Across: Wading bird (4)
- IBIS
- 67 Across: Ottawa-born singer/songwriter (4)
- ANKA
- 68 Across: Turned up (5)
- AROSE
- 69 Across: Cry that might be appropriate at this point in the puzzle (4)
- DONE
Down Answers
- 1 Down: Retreat (7)
- SANCTUM
- 2 Down: Passage between buildings (7)
- AREAWAY
- 3 Down: Bingo announcement (6)
- WINNER
- 4 Down: "Toodles!" (5)
- SEEYA
- 5 Down: Mirage (8)
- ILLUSION
- 6 Down: Magician's sound effect (4)
- POOF
- 7 Down: Draped dress (4)
- SARI
- 8 Down: Things to be read (5)
- OMENS
- 9 Down: Om, e.g. (6)
- MANTRA
- 10 Down: Cream ingredient (4)
- ALOE
- 11 Down: Malodorous pest (8)
- STINKBUG
- 12 Down: Coded message (3)
- SOS
- 13 Down: Language suffix often seen in crosswords 13. Compass dir. often seen in crosswords (3)
- ESE
- 21 Down: African grazer (5)
- OKAPI
- 22 Down: Put words in someone's mouth? (3)
- DUB
- 26 Down: Anthem contraction (3)
- OER
- 27 Down: Platform place: Abbr. (3)
- STA
- 30 Down: Is hip to (4)
- DIGS
- 31 Down: 1995 country hit "Someone ___ Star" (5)
- ELSES
- 33 Down: "Dagnabbit!" (4)
- DANG
- 35 Down: Latched (4)
- SHUT
- 36 Down: Affectedly dainty, in England. 37. Extinct Namibian shrub genus: Var. (4)
- TWEE
- 38 Down: Coordinated effort (8)
- TEAMWORK
- 39 Down: Like some seats (8)
- RINGSIDE
- 40 Down: First (5)
- ONTOP
- 41 Down: Trip producer (3)
- LSD
- 42 Down: W.W. II Pacific battle site, for short (3)
- IWO
- 44 Down: Appropriate (7)
- PURLOIN
- 45 Down: Blazing (7)
- INTENSE
- 47 Down: Cat (3)
- CAT
- 48 Down: Desired response to "Take my wife... please!" (6)
- HAHAHA
- 50 Down: Open-sided shelter (6)
- GAZEBO
- 53 Down: Perfume source (5)
- ATTAR
- 55 Down: Noted archer (5)
- CUPID
- 57 Down: What a germ may become (4)
- IDEA
- 58 Down: Good sign (4)
- HALO
- 59 Down: Ticks off (4)
- IRES
- 60 Down: Hearst kidnapping grp. (3)
- SLA
- 61 Down: Dear (3)
- HON
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