Friday Crossword — March 25, 2005 - Answers & Solutions
Complete answers for this hard crossword puzzle (15x15 grid, 70 clues). Published 3/25/2005. By Harvey Estes.
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Across Answers
- 1 Across: Hybrid composition (9)
- PROSEPOEM
- 10 Across: Like a rainbow (5)
- ARCED
- 15 Across: Mexican leader who conducted the Alamo siege (9)
- SANTAANNA
- 16 Across: Grp. that disbanded 6/30/1977 (5)
- SEATO
- 17 Across: Adept arguers (9)
- ATTORNEYS
- 18 Across: Where some jewelry is exchanged (5)
- ALTAR
- 19 Across: Believer in unassertive action and simplicity (6)
- TAOIST
- 20 Across: Turns on (8)
- ATTRACTS
- 22 Across: Dish designer (4)
- CHEF
- 24 Across: Deep place? (5)
- SOUTH
- 25 Across: Regular (8)
- PERIODIC
- 29 Across: Flashes (6)
- GLEAMS
- 32 Across: John Adams's "Short Ride in ___ Machine" (5)
- AFAST
- 33 Across: Astronomical phenomena (5)
- NOVAE
- 35 Across: Out of practice?: Abbr. (3)
- RET
- 36 Across: Bit off the top (4)
- TRIM
- 37 Across: Some exercise equipment (5)
- BIKES
- 38 Across: Be hard to spot (4)
- HIDE
- 39 Across: Part of some straights (3)
- TEN
- 40 Across: Washing spot (5)
- BASIN
- 41 Across: Jolie's "Girl, Interrupted" co-star (5)
- RYDER
- 42 Across: Saturated (6)
- IMBUED
- 44 Across: Pole, e.g. (8)
- EUROPEAN
- 46 Across: Photomuralist Adams (5)
- ANSEL
- 48 Across: Iced, with "up" (4)
- SEWN
- 49 Across: Of prime importance (8)
- CARDINAL
- 52 Across: One blowing among the reeds (6)
- OBOIST
- 56 Across: Christmas story villain (5)
- HEROD
- 57 Across: Unpleasant issue to handle (9)
- HOTPOTATO
- 59 Across: Castle with many steps (5)
- IRENE
- 60 Across: Prepare to shoot (9)
- TAKEAIMAT
- 61 Across: They often hit the ground running (5)
- SOLES
- 62 Across: "Whatever" (9)
- IDONTCARE
Down Answers
- 1 Down: High sch. hurdle, for some (4)
- PSAT
- 2 Down: Pro ___ (4)
- RATA
- 3 Down: Able to see right through (4)
- ONTO
- 4 Down: No-emotion notion (8)
- STOICISM
- 5 Down: Some sounds are in it (7)
- EARSHOT
- 6 Down: Deeply inspired? (6)
- PANTED
- 7 Down: Eagle's bill? (3)
- ONE
- 8 Down: Single-named singer (4)
- ENYA
- 9 Down: Upright poles (5)
- MASTS
- 10 Down: In the main (7)
- ASARULE
- 11 Down: Empathize (6)
- RELATE
- 12 Down: Cab it, e.g. (10)
- CATCHARIDE
- 13 Down: Louis XIV, to himself? (4)
- ETAT
- 14 Down: "The Blonde Bombshell" biopic subject (4)
- DORS
- 21 Down: Ancient Greek wear (5)
- TOGAS
- 23 Down: Conclusion (5)
- FINIS
- 25 Down: Rock poet Smith (5)
- PATTI
- 26 Down: Conductor Kurtz (5)
- EFREM
- 27 Down: Collector of rooftop runoff (10)
- RAINBARREL
- 28 Down: Newswoman Roberts (5)
- COKIE
- 30 Down: Jiltee of myth (5)
- MEDEA
- 31 Down: Opposite of soft (5)
- STERN
- 34 Down: Bright shiner (5)
- VENUS
- 37 Down: Former German state (5)
- BADEN
- 38 Down: Sedative (8)
- HYPNOTIC
- 40 Down: Except (7)
- BESIDES
- 41 Down: Lake crosser (7)
- ROWBOAT
- 43 Down: Foiled (6)
- UNDONE
- 45 Down: Tap anew (6)
- REOPEN
- 47 Down: "Chicago Hope" Emmy winner (5)
- LAHTI
- 49 Down: Parts of some chapter names (4)
- CHIS
- 50 Down: Plane-related (4)
- AERO
- 51 Down: Stick a shell in (4)
- LOAD
- 53 Down: "___ Dancer" (Nureyev documentary) (4)
- IAMA
- 54 Down: Reviewer's award (4)
- STAR
- 55 Down: Schlep (4)
- TOTE
- 58 Down: Fight shortener, for short (3)
- TKO
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