Friday Crossword — January 30, 2009

Difficulty: HardGrid: 15x1572 clues~30-60 minBy Brendan Emmett Quigley1/30/2009

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Crossword Clues

Across

1 Across
Woolly bear, eventually (4 letters)
5 Across
City at the foot of Mount Entoto (10 letters)
15 Across
Cross letters (4 letters)
16 Across
Sludge buildup sites (10 letters)
17 Across
Like falling off ___ (4 letters)
18 Across
Brownish orange (10 letters)
19 Across
Early 20th-century New York City mayor (7 letters)
21 Across
Many a defender: Abbr. (3 letters)
22 Across
Rule that ended in 1947 (3 letters)
23 Across
Journalist with a widely read "Report" (10 letters)
25 Across
Newbie: Var. (4 letters)
26 Across
Maintains (5 letters)
27 Across
Not overseas (3 letters)
28 Across
___ moment (5 letters)
29 Across
Not at all wet (4 letters)
30 Across
Be visibly disconsolate (3 letters)
31 Across
Steakhouse order (6 letters)
32 Across
Foundation maker (4 letters)
34 Across
It may be mined (4 letters)
35 Across
Warnings, to Juan (6 letters)
38 Across
Peter Pan rival (3 letters)
39 Across
"The Emperor's Snuff-Box" novelist John Dickson ___ (4 letters)
43 Across
1980s Big Apple nightclub with a chemical name (5 letters)
44 Across
Mattress problem (3 letters)
45 Across
Cliffside detritus (5 letters)
46 Across
___ outing (4 letters)
47 Across
Cry when you don't think you'll make it (10 letters)
49 Across
Some linemen: Abbr. (3 letters)
50 Across
ESPN analyst Pasquarelli (3 letters)
51 Across
Hits a line drive (7 letters)
52 Across
Gardener or landscaper (10 letters)
55 Across
"Women and Love" writer (4 letters)
56 Across
Some forms are filled out in it (10 letters)
57 Across
City south of West Jordan on I-15 (4 letters)
58 Across
1993 Emmy winner for "Seinfeld" (10 letters)
59 Across
Asian lang. (4 letters)

Down

1 Down
Noxious vapors (7 letters)
2 Down
Ashore, maybe (7 letters)
3 Down
Horse in harness (7 letters)
4 Down
It has made many people lose their heads (11 letters)
5 Down
Person in an apron (5 letters)
6 Down
Tapped (8 letters)
7 Down
___ el Beida (Casablanca, to its natives) (3 letters)
8 Down
Destitute-looking (6 letters)
9 Down
Work on one's figure, say (5 letters)
10 Down
A.T.M. receipt abbr. (4 letters)
11 Down
___ Dai (last emperor of Vietnam) (3 letters)
12 Down
One way to sit on a chair (7 letters)
13 Down
Tritium output (7 letters)
14 Down
Facetiously (7 letters)
20 Down
Denom. with elders (3 letters)
24 Down
Touch (3 letters)
25 Down
Briar locale (11 letters)
28 Down
Young fox (3 letters)
30 Down
911 call, e.g. (3 letters)
31 Down
Org. involved in the gulf war (3 letters)
33 Down
From, in some names (3 letters)
34 Down
Computer-savvy crowd (8 letters)
35 Down
Salamander variety (7 letters)
36 Down
Classic Pontiac (7 letters)
37 Down
Excited (7 letters)
38 Down
Big bump (3 letters)
40 Down
Dresser alternative (7 letters)
41 Down
Verify, as a password (7 letters)
42 Down
Saves (7 letters)
44 Down
"Phoenissae" playwright (6 letters)
45 Down
Offering of appeasement (3 letters)
47 Down
"___ it!" (cry of accomplishment) (5 letters)
48 Down
Had a 31-Across, e.g. (5 letters)
50 Down
Asparagus's family (4 letters)
53 Down
May days?: Abbr. (3 letters)
54 Down
Big D cager (3 letters)

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