Friday Crossword — May 7, 2004 - Answers & Solutions

Complete answers for this hard crossword puzzle (15x15 grid, 70 clues). Published 5/7/2004. By Manny Nosowsky.

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Across Answers

1 Across: Hold on (to) (6)
ADHERE
7 Across: On a par with (8)
ASGOODAS
15 Across: Expensive wheels (6)
BEEMER
16 Across: Right on (8)
SQUARELY
17 Across: Bewitch (6)
ENAMOR
18 Across: Stop suddenly (8)
QUITCOLD
19 Across: Bumper cars and such (5)
RIDES
20 Across: Put down (5)
QUASH
21 Across: Put on (3)
DON
22 Across: Chapter 11 issue (4)
DEBT
23 Across: Albéniz's "Iberia," e.g. (5)
SUITE
24 Across: Game-ending word (4)
MATE
25 Across: E-mail suffix (3)
EDU
26 Across: Stock yards (5)
STIES
27 Across: Rocking toy, to a kid (5)
HORSY
28 Across: Old comics girl (8)
ETTAKETT
30 Across: Male delivery? (3)
SON
31 Across: Be indifferent about (15)
NOTGIVEAHOOTFOR
36 Across: Suffix with duct (3)
ILE
37 Across: Deep blue (8)
SAPPHIRE
38 Across: Volunteer's phrase (5)
IWILL
41 Across: Level connections (5)
RAMPS
42 Across: "Illmatic" rapper (3)
NAS
43 Across: "Caro ___" ("Rigoletto" aria) (4)
NOME
44 Across: "Mmm, mmm, good!" (5)
YUMMY
45 Across: Shower (4)
PELT
46 Across: Follow (3)
DOG
47 Across: Steinbeck characters (5)
HOBOS
48 Across: Vacation concern (5)
HOTEL
49 Across: Lyric sung three times in a row in the Beatles' "Michelle" (8)
ILOVEYOU
51 Across: Beyond standard (6)
DELUXE
52 Across: Giving (8)
GENEROUS
53 Across: Rings (6)
ARENAS
54 Across: All it takes to convince you, in some ads (8)
ONETASTE
55 Across: Connection providers (6)
MODEMS

Down Answers

1 Down: South Dakota city (8)
ABERDEEN
2 Down: Kept from (8)
DENIEDTO
3 Down: Ram (8)
HEADBUTT
4 Down: Irish revolutionary Robert (5)
EMMET
5 Down: 1930's Royales (4)
REOS
6 Down: Go wrong (3)
ERR
7 Down: Unobtrusive (15)
ASQUIETASAMOUSE
8 Down: Weightlifting exercises (6)
SQUATS
9 Down: Pretense (5)
GUISE
10 Down: Promising words (4)
OATH
11 Down: Fictional ogre (3)
ORC
12 Down: Himalayan cedar (6)
DEODAR
13 Down: Gives out (6)
ALLOTS
14 Down: Gateway to Australia (6)
SYDNEY
20 Down: Rather (5)
QUITE
23 Down: Wozniak who co-founded Apple Computer (5)
STEVE
24 Down: Billing cycle (5)
MONTH
26 Down: Forte (5)
SKILL
27 Down: Gym game (5)
HOOPS
29 Down: Gazellelike (5)
AGILE
30 Down: Mawkish (5)
SOPPY
32 Down: Beer brand (5)
HAMMS
33 Down: Tweak (8)
FINETUNE
34 Down: Dentist's procedure (8)
ORALEXAM
35 Down: Fidgety (8)
RESTLESS
38 Down: Deep blue (6)
INDIGO
39 Down: Like a beret, usually (6)
WOOLEN
40 Down: "Later!" (6)
IMGONE
41 Down: Waste (6)
RUBOUT
44 Down: They may give you many happy returns (5)
YOYOS
45 Down: Punted (5)
POLED
47 Down: Vindictive goddess (4)
HERA
48 Down: Paladin (4)
HERO
50 Down: Thoroughly investigate (3)
VET
51 Down: It's water resistant (3)
DAM

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