Friday Crossword — September 9, 2011

Difficulty: HardGrid: 15x1566 clues~30-60 minBy Joe Krozel9/9/2011

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Crossword Clues

Across

1 Across
Starting point for a ferry ride to Alcatraz (15 letters)
16 Across
Ways to avoid traffic jams (15 letters)
17 Across
Many people can make this claim (15 letters)
18 Across
See 55-Down (3 letters)
19 Across
It's less than premium: Abbr. (3 letters)
20 Across
Drilling type: Abbr. (3 letters)
21 Across
Be unable to get the rest? (15 letters)
28 Across
Battling something, say (3 letters)
29 Across
Mock (3 letters)
30 Across
North American singers with raspy notes (15 letters)
39 Across
Bozo's suggestion (15 letters)
40 Across
As a hobby (15 letters)
41 Across
Not overseas (3 letters)
42 Across
"That so?" reply (3 letters)
43 Across
Beggar's receptacle (3 letters)
44 Across
Result of prolonged worry (15 letters)
51 Across
"Aloha nui ___" (warm greeting in Waikiki) (3 letters)
52 Across
From ___ B (3 letters)
53 Across
Going, going, going (15 letters)
62 Across
Appalachian, e.g. (15 letters)
63 Across
1953 hit for Mitch Miller (15 letters)

Down

1 Down
Side (5 letters)
2 Down
"Any volunteers?" reply (5 letters)
3 Down
Some wild parties (5 letters)
4 Down
Attendees of 3-Down (3 letters)
5 Down
Unscripted utterances (3 letters)
6 Down
Makeup of some strands (3 letters)
7 Down
Large-scale (5 letters)
8 Down
When some retire (5 letters)
9 Down
Snow on les Alpes (5 letters)
10 Down
Sign of a good show (3 letters)
11 Down
Like some hands and hearts (3 letters)
12 Down
Czech religious reformer Jan (3 letters)
13 Down
Carry ___ (5 letters)
14 Down
Tend to again, as an injured joint (5 letters)
15 Down
Shooting setting (5 letters)
22 Down
Cause to pull over (5 letters)
23 Down
"Imagine that!" (5 letters)
24 Down
Mr. Cub and others (5 letters)
25 Down
More together (5 letters)
26 Down
One may take your heart (5 letters)
27 Down
Run (5 letters)
30 Down
Things traveling on sound waves? (5 letters)
31 Down
Ear part (5 letters)
32 Down
Quit lying (5 letters)
33 Down
Ice cream shop request (5 letters)
34 Down
Plains homes: Var. (5 letters)
35 Down
"Away! you are ___": Shak. (5 letters)
36 Down
Head of design (5 letters)
37 Down
Cancel (5 letters)
38 Down
Saint-___ (Delibes contemporary) (5 letters)
45 Down
Dissolve out (5 letters)
46 Down
Tough question (5 letters)
47 Down
It's not a long shot (5 letters)
48 Down
Local theaters (5 letters)
49 Down
Anatomical aqueducts (5 letters)
50 Down
"___ Alice" (1971 antidrug book) (5 letters)
53 Down
Home of Sun Devil Stadium, for short (3 letters)
54 Down
Stopping-off point: Abbr. (3 letters)
55 Down
With 18-Across, no-goodnik (3 letters)
56 Down
Santa ___ (3 letters)
57 Down
Service address (3 letters)
58 Down
Opening for birds? (3 letters)
59 Down
Last article of the U.S. Constitution (3 letters)
60 Down
Dijon toasting time? (3 letters)
61 Down
Roads with train tracks: Abbr. (3 letters)

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