Friday Crossword — February 20, 2004 - Answers & Solutions

Complete answers for this hard crossword puzzle (15x15 grid, 70 clues). Published 2/20/2004. By Bob Peoples.

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Across Answers

1 Across: Item on an auto shop checklist (10)
BRAKEFLUID
11 Across: Court grp. (4)
USTA
15 Across: Buoyancy (10)
RESILIENCE
16 Across: Nair rival (4)
NEET
17 Across: Tenderfoot (10)
APPRENTICE
18 Across: Taunt (4)
JEST
19 Across: "Lord, is ___?" (3)
ITI
20 Across: Forgo (4)
MISS
21 Across: Soft drink brand (6)
SHASTA
23 Across: Lowdown (4)
DIRT
25 Across: Slip on (3)
DON
27 Across: 1957 Oscar winner Miyoshi (5)
UMEKI
28 Across: "Felix Holt" novelist (5)
ELIOT
30 Across: Time set, maybe, after a 7-Down (5)
ONEPM
32 Across: Negative principle (3)
YIN
33 Across: Library extension (7)
RENEWAL
35 Across: Thingies (7)
WIDGETS
37 Across: Korea Bay feeder (4)
YALU
38 Across: Bandar ___ Begawan, capital of Brunei (4)
SERI
39 Across: Determined (7)
FIXEDON
42 Across: Gardening job (7)
PRUNING
46 Across: Special connections (3)
INS
47 Across: Bill Haley and His Comets recorded for it (5)
DECCA
49 Across: Big picture (5)
MURAL
50 Across: Thrash (5)
FLAIL
52 Across: Drill sound (3)
HUP
53 Across: Minute opening (4)
PORE
54 Across: Many a trailer (6)
TANDEM
56 Across: Magicianlike (4)
DEFT
59 Across: Program begun under F.D.R. (3)
NRA
60 Across: Solid ground, in Stuttgart (4)
ERDE
61 Across: College student's filing (10)
DEGREEPLAN
64 Across: Garry Trudeau's "Check Your ___ at the Door" (4)
EGOS
65 Across: Fresh start (10)
CLEANSLATE
66 Across: Den (4)
NEST
67 Across: Healthy dose of reality (10)
COLDSHOWER

Down Answers

1 Down: Hairstylist, maybe (7)
BRAIDER
2 Down: Despicable sort (7)
REPTILE
3 Down: 1897 Felix Hoffmann discovery (7)
ASPIRIN
4 Down: White wine apéritif (3)
KIR
5 Down: K, for one: Abbr. (4)
ELEM
6 Down: Over, overseas (4)
FINI
7 Down: Informal invitation (11)
LETSDOLUNCH
8 Down: Accord (6)
UNISON
9 Down: Transportation regulator of old: Abbr. (3)
ICC
10 Down: Bad marks (4)
DEES
11 Down: Correct, as a feeding problem (5)
UNJAM
12 Down: With 24-Down, agrees (7)
SEESEYE
13 Down: Diagnostic tool (7)
TESTKIT
14 Down: Realizes (7)
ATTAINS
22 Down: Dreary (7)
HUMDRUM
24 Down: See 12-Down (5)
TOEYE
26 Down: Personal, e.g. (11)
NEWSPAPERAD
29 Down: Rot (7)
TWADDLE
31 Down: Fishing spot (4)
PIER
34 Down: African lily (4)
ALOE
36 Down: Make more exciting, in slang (5)
GINUP
39 Down: Bart Starr wore it at Green Bay (7)
FIFTEEN
40 Down: On a big scale (7)
INLARGE
41 Down: Tic-tac-toe (7)
XSANDOS
43 Down: Rule without exceptions (7)
IRONLAW
44 Down: Tell (7)
NARRATE
45 Down: Harvest helper (7)
GLEANER
48 Down: Club (6)
CUDGEL
51 Down: Explanatory words (5)
IDEST
55 Down: Year that Clement XI became pope (4)
MDCC
57 Down: Lowlands (4)
FENS
58 Down: Emmy winner John (4)
TESH
62 Down: "Don't Bring Me Down" grp. (3)
ELO
63 Down: The U.N. recognized it in 1974 (3)
PLO

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