Saturday Crossword — March 20, 2004 - Answers & Solutions

Complete answers for this hard crossword puzzle (15x15 grid, 70 clues). Published 3/20/2004. By Byron Walden.

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Across Answers

1 Across: Heavenly array (7)
SPHERES
8 Across: One way to leave a hair salon (7)
BLONDER
15 Across: Least fresh (7)
TRITEST
16 Across: What the first caller may be on (7)
LINEONE
17 Across: Film event (7)
RELEASE
18 Across: Goddess mentioned in Poe's "Ulalume" (7)
ASTARTE
19 Across: Tie indicator (3)
ALL
20 Across: "Strangers on a Train" chase scene site (11)
PENNSTATION
22 Across: Short stroke (4)
PUTT
24 Across: Cancel (4)
XOUT
25 Across: Like a literary prince (5)
PETIT
26 Across: Targets of some sprays (5)
ODORS
28 Across: Federal Communications Commission target (4)
SMUT
30 Across: Play thing? (4)
ROLE
31 Across: King Gyanendra, for one (6)
NEPALI
33 Across: Eliciting a "So what?" (4)
BLAH
35 Across: Old union member: Abbr. (3)
SSR
36 Across: It's topped with Roquefort dressing (9)
COBBSALAD
39 Across: No longer edible (3)
BAD
42 Across: Extra (4)
PERK
43 Across: Denouement preceder (6)
CLIMAX
47 Across: European border river (4)
ODER
49 Across: Particles of the lepton family (4)
TAUS
51 Across: Impound (5)
SEIZE
52 Across: "Zapped!" co-star, 1982 (5)
AAMES
54 Across: Chase of "Now, Voyager" (4)
ILKA
56 Across: Rimsky-Korsakov's "The Tale of ___ Saltan" (4)
TSAR
57 Across: Jeremy Irons film based on Proust's writings (11)
SWANNINLOVE
60 Across: Ziegfeld of the "Ziegfeld Follies" (3)
FLO
61 Across: Chemical salt in some black inks (7)
TANNATE
62 Across: Places for some rings (7)
PINKIES
64 Across: Customer (7)
ORDERER
65 Across: It needs three walls (7)
JAIALAI
66 Across: Causes increasing irritation (7)
FESTERS
67 Across: Incessant (7)
ENDLESS

Down Answers

1 Down: Attach, in a way (7)
STRAPON
2 Down: Warm-up (7)
PRELUDE
3 Down: Good viewpoint (7)
HILLTOP
4 Down: Noël time in Tahiti (3)
ETE
5 Down: Get back (4)
REAP
6 Down: New Jersey county (5)
ESSEX
7 Down: Trial figures (6)
STENOS
8 Down: Embryonic stage (8)
BLASTULA
9 Down: Pros or cons, e.g. (4)
LIST
10 Down: Ready (5)
ONTAP
11 Down: Less muddled (6)
NEATER
12 Down: Snack food brand (7)
DORITOS
13 Down: Catches in a trap (7)
ENTOILS
14 Down: Catalog anew (7)
REENTER
21 Down: Dope (9)
NUMBSKULL
23 Down: Ford Explorer Sport ___ (4)
TRAC
27 Down: Eats, but barely (4)
SLOP
29 Down: Sprinkler's need? (4)
TALC
32 Down: Doubter's scoff (4)
IBET
34 Down: "The Merry Drinker" painter (4)
HALS
37 Down: No-___ (snaps) (8)
BRAINERS
38 Down: One may cheat on it (4)
DIET
39 Down: Be proud to have (7)
BOASTOF
40 Down: Computer program that blocks pop-ups (7)
ADAWARE
41 Down: Has to have (7)
DEMANDS
44 Down: Put in the wrong place (7)
MISFILE
45 Down: Heath family members (7)
AZALEAS
46 Down: Abnormal dryness (7)
XEROSIS
48 Down: Milk curdler (6)
RENNET
50 Down: Capital SSE of Belgrade (6)
SKOPJE
53 Down: Web (5)
SNARE
55 Down: For the birds (5)
AVIAN
58 Down: Aqueduct of Sylvius, e.g. (4)
ITER
59 Down: City near Vance Air Force base (4)
ENID
63 Down: Asian carrier (3)
KAL

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