Friday Crossword — September 9, 2011 - Answers & Solutions

Complete answers for this hard crossword puzzle (15x15 grid, 66 clues). Published 9/9/2011. By Joe Krozel.

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Across Answers

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

Down Answers

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

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