Friday Crossword — June 11, 2004 - Answers & Solutions

Complete answers for this hard crossword puzzle (15x15 grid, 68 clues). Published 6/11/2004. By Sherry O. Blackard.

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Across Answers

1 Across: Gets ready to play (7)
ANTESUP
8 Across: All done, as a movie (7)
WRAPPED
15 Across: Last stops (7)
TERMINI
16 Across: Billboard listing (7)
HITTUNE
17 Across: Adriatic port (7)
TRIESTE
18 Across: Close enough (7)
INRANGE
19 Across: Claim (4)
AVER
20 Across: Having one's nose to the grindstone (4)
ATIT
22 Across: Org. that publishes Playback magazine (5)
ASCAP
23 Across: El ___ (3)
CID
24 Across: Reserve (7)
ICINESS
26 Across: Time abbr. (3)
HRS
27 Across: With 44-Across, part of a children's song refrain (10)
KNICKKNACK
29 Across: "___ Dinah" (1958 Frankie Avalon song) (4)
DEDE
30 Across: Determinedly following (5)
SETON
31 Across: Gist (8)
MAINIDEA
33 Across: Was a bad influence on (9)
CORRUPTED
36 Across: Cause of delirium in farm animals (8)
LOCOWEED
39 Across: TV station inventory (5)
TAPES
43 Across: "___ Cinders" of old funnies (4)
ELLA
44 Across: See 27-Across (10)
PADDYWHACK
47 Across: Fruity drink (3)
ADE
48 Across: Debut (7)
ROLLOUT
49 Across: Shrink (3)
SHY
50 Across: La ___, port near Buenos Aires (5)
PLATA
52 Across: College Park player, informally (4)
TERP
53 Across: Arise (from) (4)
STEM
54 Across: Dovetail (with) (7)
FITINTO
56 Across: Flipper (7)
SPATULA
58 Across: It might accompany a pan (7)
ONESTAR
59 Across: Unconventional delivery of supplies (7)
AIRDROP
60 Across: Candy counter selection (7)
REDHOTS
61 Across: Ebbs (7)
LESSENS

Down Answers

1 Down: Staple of campaign oratory (7)
ATTACKS
2 Down: Soothing medicine (7)
NERVINE
3 Down: Emulated Mikey in the cereal ads (7)
TRIEDIT
4 Down: Kind of room at a hosp. (4)
EMER
5 Down: Family nickname (3)
SIS
6 Down: Remove, as a notice (6)
UNTACK
7 Down: Oven container (6)
PIETIN
8 Down: Big wave (8)
WHITECAP
9 Down: Thousandth of a yen (3)
RIN
10 Down: Popular razors (5)
ATRAS
11 Down: Mom-and-pop grps. (4)
PTAS
12 Down: Like tickets and some stomachs (7)
PUNCHED
13 Down: "Get ready!" (7)
ENGARDE
14 Down: Really far-out? (7)
DEEPSEA
21 Down: Confused (9)
INAMUDDLE
24 Down: "Yeah, you're right" (5)
IKNOW
25 Down: Funny business (4)
SKIT
28 Down: Medium brown (5)
COCOA
29 Down: "Well, lah-___!" (5)
DIDAH
32 Down: Cereal box stat. (5)
NETWT
34 Down: Certain preowned vehicle (4)
REPO
35 Down: Ones making house calls (8)
REALTORS
36 Down: Go after, as a rebound (7)
LEAPFOR
37 Down: Reactionary (7)
OLDLINE
38 Down: Suitable for gripping (7)
CLEATED
40 Down: It's uncultivated (7)
PASTURE
41 Down: Level (7)
ECHELON
42 Down: Sheets with stars (7)
SKYMAPS
45 Down: On the back (6)
DORSAL
46 Down: Up-and-coming type (6)
YUPPIE
48 Down: Totaled (5)
RANTO
51 Down: Cookbook author ___ Boyle (4)
TISH
53 Down: Benchmarks: Abbr. (4)
STDS
55 Down: Make a doily (3)
TAT
57 Down: They're rolled in Mexico (3)
ARS

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