Saturday Crossword — July 17, 2004 - Answers & Solutions

Complete answers for this hard crossword puzzle (15x15 grid, 70 clues). Published 7/17/2004. By Rich Norris.

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Across Answers

1 Across: National service (8)
RENTACAR
9 Across: Buggy (6)
FLAWED
15 Across: How some entrees are served (8)
OVERRICE
16 Across: Cut aid (6)
IODINE
17 Across: "Don't sweat it" (8)
NOBIGGIE
18 Across: Palace figures (6)
GUARDS
19 Across: Mass apparel (4)
ALBS
20 Across: Part of a column (6)
ADDEND
22 Across: Animal that Poseidon turned Theophane into, in myth (3)
EWE
23 Across: Year in Nero's reign (3)
LVI
24 Across: Land (6)
ARRIVE
25 Across: Unrest (4)
STIR
26 Across: Lamp sites (5)
DESKS
28 Across: All over (4)
ANEW
29 Across: Biblical verb (4)
HAST
30 Across: Bash (7)
SHINDIG
32 Across: Neutral shades (6)
TAUPES
34 Across: Fork-tailed bird (4)
TERN
35 Across: Ending of some plant names (4)
WORT
36 Across: Classic convertible name (6)
CASTRO
39 Across: Murphy's portrayer (7)
CANDICE
42 Across: Dredge (up) (4)
RAKE
43 Across: They're all for it (4)
PROS
45 Across: A month abroad (5)
ENERO
47 Across: Somalian-born supermodel (4)
IMAN
48 Across: Swinger (6)
SIMIAN
50 Across: "Cupid is a knavish ___": "A Midsummer Night's Dream" (3)
LAD
51 Across: Part of a footnote abbr. (3)
CIT
52 Across: Jewish village (6)
SHTETL
53 Across: Zaire's Mobutu ___ Seko (4)
SESE
54 Across: One to watch in a pinch? (6)
KLEPTO
56 Across: Matter of course (8)
SYLLABUS
58 Across: Attach securely (6)
ENROOT
59 Across: Drinkers, at times (8)
TOASTERS
60 Across: Magnetic induction units (6)
TESLAS
61 Across: Cruising (8)
OUTTOSEA

Down Answers

1 Down: Presidential first name (6)
RONALD
2 Down: Unfolds (7)
EVOLVES
3 Down: Wimp (7)
NEBBISH
4 Down: Speaker of note (4)
TRIS
5 Down: Cape Tres Puntas locale: Abbr. (3)
ARG
6 Down: "... but no ___" (5)
CIGAR
7 Down: Environmentalist's concern (8)
ACIDRAIN
8 Down: Grooves on a coin's edge (7)
REEDING
9 Down: Snack named for a Massachusetts town (9)
FIGNEWTON
10 Down: Like Hawaiian shirts (4)
LOUD
11 Down: Boise's county (3)
ADA
12 Down: Relative of a bug (7)
WIRETAP
13 Down: Back to back (7)
ENDWISE
14 Down: Takes off wrongly (7)
DESERTS
21 Down: Period of darkening (3)
EVE
24 Down: "Rich Man, Poor Man" actor, 1976 (5)
ASNER
25 Down: Recluse (6)
SHUTIN
27 Down: Term of affection (6)
KITTEN
31 Down: Surprise court actions (9)
DROPSHOTS
33 Down: Warwickshire forest (5)
ARDEN
35 Down: Accusatory question (8)
WASITYOU
36 Down: Fair (7)
CRICKET
37 Down: "It's Too Late Now" autobiographer (7)
AAMILNE
38 Down: Camel performers (7)
SKATERS
39 Down: Totals (7)
COMESTO
40 Down: Former name of Sulawesi (7)
CELEBES
41 Down: Sign of a slip (7)
ERASURE
44 Down: Mus. slow-up (3)
RIT
46 Down: Texas city named by Russian immigrants (6)
ODESSA
49 Down: ___ once (5)
ALLAT
52 Down: Old gathering place (4)
STOA
53 Down: 1960's-70's Japanese leader (4)
SATO
55 Down: NATO member since 1999: Abbr. (3)
POL
57 Down: D-Day vessel: Abbr. (3)
LST

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