Saturday Crossword — February 3, 2007 - Answers & Solutions

Complete answers for this hard crossword puzzle (15x15 grid, 70 clues). Published 2/3/2007. By Rich Norris.

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Across Answers

1 Across: Faucet with a rotating plug (8)
STOPCOCK
9 Across: Top with a quip, maybe (6)
TSHIRT
15 Across: Convenient, in a way (8)
EASYPOUR
16 Across: Observer (6)
HEEDER
17 Across: Kids (8)
SMALLFRY
18 Across: Bibliographer's term (6)
ETALII
19 Across: Tolerate (4)
TAKE
20 Across: Product with the old jingle line "One little can will keep you running free" (3)
STP
21 Across: Curved nails (6)
TALONS
22 Across: The 80's, say (3)
ERA
23 Across: Time up (5)
ATBAT
25 Across: Chow fixer (3)
VET
26 Across: Whips (4)
TANS
28 Across: Some Oscar-night gowns (5)
DIORS
29 Across: Rig-___, Hindu sacred book (4)
VEDA
30 Across: "The Sand Pebbles" actor, 1966 (6)
CRENNA
32 Across: See (5)
GETIT
33 Across: Lacking light (7)
APHOTIC
36 Across: "Speaking personally ?" (7)
IFORONE
38 Across: Ones with gifts who don't care about presents (5)
SEERS
39 Across: Embryonic sac (6)
AMNION
41 Across: Air___, discount carrier (4)
TRAN
42 Across: Top-___ (sports brand) (5)
FLITE
43 Across: Banff Natl. Park locale (4)
ALTA
47 Across: It's in the neighborhood: Abbr. (3)
EST
48 Across: He wrote "A man cannot be too careful in the choice of his enemies" (5)
WILDE
49 Across: Seaside flier (3)
ERN
50 Across: Olympic competitors since 1900 (6)
ROWERS
52 Across: ___ Strait, east of Canada's King William Island (3)
RAE
54 Across: Nabokov novel (4)
PNIN
55 Across: Soon (6)
INABIT
56 Across: "Really?!" (8)
ISTHATSO
58 Across: Form of boxing using both the hands and feet (6)
SAVATE
59 Across: Tiger's quality (8)
FEROCITY
60 Across: Wailed (6)
KEENED
61 Across: Genetic condition known medically as ephelides (8)
FRECKLES

Down Answers

1 Down: Guitar strings, e.g. (6)
SESTET
2 Down: Ballerina Karsavina (6)
TAMARA
3 Down: One of 2.7 million Japanese (6)
OSAKAN
4 Down: "Here Is Your War" author (4)
PYLE
5 Down: Mil. rank (3)
CPL
6 Down: Punch lines? (4)
OOFS
7 Down: Bow-making time (11)
CURTAINCALL
8 Down: Gas in fluorescent lamps (7)
KRYPTON
9 Down: Angle symbols, in geometry (6)
THETAS
10 Down: Go after (5)
SETAT
11 Down: Knit, maybe (4)
HEAL
12 Down: Enthusiastic response (8)
IDLOVETO
13 Down: Checked (8)
REINEDIN
14 Down: Conjoined area (8)
TRISTATE
24 Down: Knot (11)
BRAINTEASER
27 Down: Belittling act (5)
SCORN
28 Down: ___ gratia (3)
DEI
29 Down: Actress Bloom of "High Plains Drifter" (5)
VERNA
31 Down: Some football linemen: Abbr. (3)
RTS
32 Down: "Ick!" evoker (3)
GOO
33 Down: Indication to look down (8)
ASTERISK
34 Down: Forum characters (8)
PERSONAE
35 Down: Stretch in the 90's, say (8)
HEATWAVE
37 Down: Word of disgust (3)
FIE
40 Down: Area under a halter (7)
MIDRIFF
42 Down: Two-___ (strong) (6)
FISTED
44 Down: Protein source (6)
LENTIL
45 Down: Sad (6)
TRISTE
46 Down: Bugs (6)
ANNOYS
48 Down: Parting request (5)
WRITE
51 Down: "Voice of Israel" author (4)
EBAN
53 Down: Being abroad (4)
ETRE
54 Down: Lies together? (4)
PACK
57 Down: Latin pronoun (3)
HOC

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