Saturday Crossword — December 4, 2004 - Answers & Solutions

Complete answers for this hard crossword puzzle (15x15 grid, 72 clues). Published 12/4/2004. By Brendan Emmett Quigley.

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Across Answers

1 Across: Tiara wearer (11)
MISSAMERICA
12 Across: Parisian pronoun (3)
ILS
15 Across: Ave Maria phrase (11)
ORAPRONOBIS
16 Across: Neat end? (3)
NIK
17 Across: 2004 N.B.A. Rookie of the Year (11)
LEBRONJAMES
18 Across: ___ Friday's (3)
TGI
19 Across: Japanese airline (3)
ANA
20 Across: Cherry, e.g. (4)
WOOD
21 Across: "Ixnay" (6)
NOSOAP
23 Across: Romance novelist's award (4)
RITA
25 Across: Sylvia ___, whom Sinatra once called the "world's greatest saloon singer" (4)
SYMS
27 Across: Total (5)
RUNTO
28 Across: "Teach not thy lip such ___": "Richard III" (5)
SCORN
30 Across: Railroad hub on the Mississippi (9)
SAINTPAUL
32 Across: Floppy top (3)
TAM
34 Across: Whiz-bang (3)
PRO
35 Across: Issy infinitive (4)
ETRE
36 Across: Incense (7)
MAKEMAD
40 Across: Some socials (7)
SOIREES
42 Across: Much may follow it (4)
INAS
43 Across: Right call (3)
GEE
45 Across: Carrier to Schiphol airport (3)
KLM
46 Across: It's lighter than air (9)
DIRIGIBLE
49 Across: ___ living (5)
EARNA
53 Across: Feminist Eleanor (5)
SMEAL
54 Across: GlaxoSmithKline brand (4)
TUMS
56 Across: Brand in the shaving aisle (4)
NEET
57 Across: "The Human Condition" author Arendt (6)
HANNAH
59 Across: Sets (on) (4)
SICS
61 Across: Midwest setting: Abbr. (3)
CST
62 Across: "And another said, Is ___?": Mark 14:19 (3)
ITI
63 Across: Dogs have prominent ones (11)
CANINETEETH
66 Across: Corral (3)
PEN
67 Across: Totally unhelpful answer (11)
IHAVENOIDEA
68 Across: F.I.C.A. funds it (3)
SSA
69 Across: Tardy attendee's request (11)
SAVEMEASEAT

Down Answers

1 Down: They have more than one root (6)
MOLARS
2 Down: Conciliatory (6)
IRENIC
3 Down: Day between venerdi and domenica (6)
SABATO
4 Down: Part of some resort names: Abbr. (3)
SPR
5 Down: In ranks (4)
AROW
6 Down: Some old recordings (5)
MONOS
7 Down: Eats up (6)
ENJOYS
8 Down: One may show you the exit (7)
ROADMAP
9 Down: Notebook maker (3)
IBM
10 Down: Hundred, in Juárez (4)
CIEN
11 Down: Marshal (6)
ASSORT
12 Down: Chant (8)
INTONATE
13 Down: Binding (8)
LIGATURE
14 Down: Ones stuck in the snow (8)
SKIPOLES
22 Down: Not just your average Joe (8)
SUPERMAN
24 Down: Kind of well (8)
ARTESIAN
26 Down: Some nobility (4)
SIRS
29 Down: "China Beach" setting (3)
NAM
31 Down: Hiding place (4)
NOOK
33 Down: Star followers (4)
MAGI
36 Down: Sailing center? (8)
MIDSHIPS
37 Down: Buoys (8)
ANIMATES
38 Down: Object of Vronsky's love, in literature (8)
KARENINA
39 Down: Burden (4)
DEBT
41 Down: Martinique, e.g. (3)
ILE
44 Down: Hard to get (7)
ELUSIVE
47 Down: Gentle slope (6)
GLACIS
48 Down: Singer with the 2004 album "Encore" (6)
EMINEM
50 Down: Withdraw (6)
RECEDE
51 Down: Snapple alternative (6)
NESTEA
52 Down: Besides (6)
ATTHAT
55 Down: Something to shoot (5)
SCENE
58 Down: Response to sarcasm (4)
HAHA
60 Down: Ancient gathering place (4)
STOA
64 Down: From part of the military: Abbr. (3)
NAV
65 Down: Cologne cooler (3)
EIS

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