Saturday Crossword — June 6, 2015 - Answers & Solutions

Complete answers for this hard crossword puzzle (15x15 grid, 70 clues). Published 6/6/2015. By Jason Flinn.

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Across Answers

1 Across: Some safety stats: Abbr. (4)
INTS
5 Across: She queried a magic object named twice in this puzzle's shaded squares (9)
EVILQUEEN
14 Across: Black cats and comets (5)
OMENS
15 Across: Vied (for) (9)
MADEAPLAY
16 Across: Hang in the balance? (5)
WEIGH
17 Across: 1980-83 Stanley Cup winners (9)
ISLANDERS
18 Across: Rivet (6)
ENGROSS
20 Across: Cuttlefish feature (8)
TENTACLE
21 Across: Less than (7)
SHORTOF
23 Across: Didn't budge (3)
SAT
24 Across: Impassive (6)
STONY
26 Across: 1992 Prince song or its peak position in Billboard (5)
SEVEN
30 Across: Stir stir (9)
PRISONRIOT
33 Across: Tempestuous talent (4)
DIVA
34 Across: In good order (3)
AOK
35 Across: Header on many a forwarded email (3)
FYI
36 Across: She may give you the coat off her back (3)
EWE
39 Across: Press for change? (3)
BEG
40 Across: Annual charge (4)
DUES
42 Across: Darwin's "The Descent ___" (9)
OFMAN
45 Across: Step up (5)
STAIR
47 Across: Parts of one's inheritance (6)
TRAITS
48 Across: Pol. affiliation of British P.M. William Gladstone (3)
LIB
50 Across: Implores (7)
ENTREATS
53 Across: Go from here to there instantly (8)
TELEPORT
57 Across: Lecture (6)
SERMON
59 Across: Heavy, durable china (9)
IRONSTONE
61 Across: Lorenzo's love (5)
AMORE
62 Across: Winning line (9)
TICTACTOE
63 Across: Former Yankee skipper in the Hall of Fame (5)
TORRE
64 Across: Answer provided by the magic object named twice in the shaded squares (9)
SNOWWHITE
65 Across: Bygone sticker (4)
SNEE

Down Answers

1 Down: Poker player's words of concession (5)
IMOUT
2 Down: Bête ___ (5)
NOIRE
3 Down: Small tower on a castle (7)
TURRET
4 Down: Third class on the Titanic (8)
STEERAGE
5 Down: Former Big Four record company (3)
EMI
6 Down: Like Russia, of all countries (7)
VASTEST
7 Down: Having a day off (4)
IDLE
8 Down: Tends (toward) (5)
LEANS
9 Down: Longtime sponsor of the Socceroos national soccer team (6)
QANTAS
10 Down: Given the latest (7)
UPDATED
11 Down: Monthly bill: Abbr. (4)
ELEC
12 Down: English title (4)
EARL
13 Down: Business page heading (4)
NYSE
14 Down: Not be settled with (3)
OWE
19 Down: Many an "I Ching" user (5)
TAOIST
22 Down: Tailor's measurement (6)
GIRTH
25 Down: Annual Augusta event (6)
THEMASTERS
27 Down: Mood (4)
VIBE
28 Down: Continually (4)
EVER
29 Down: Hounds or badgers (4)
NAGS
30 Down: Launch locations (4)
PADS
31 Down: Thrash (4)
ROUT
32 Down: International company with an acronymic name (4)
IKEA
37 Down: John with the 1984 #1 hit "Missing You" (5)
WAITE
38 Down: Latino star once named one of "The 10 sexiest bachelors in the world" by People magazine (8)
ESTRADA
41 Down: Wrong start? (7)
SILENTW
43 Down: Words of reassurance (7)
FRETNOT
44 Down: Speeding (along) (7)
TEARING
46 Down: Shop tool (6)
RIPSAW
49 Down: Mess up (5)
BOTCH
51 Down: Certain bulb component (5)
DIODE
52 Down: Man: Prefix (5)
ANDRO
53 Down: Small songbirds (4)
TITS
54 Down: Home of the Lia Fáil (4)
ERIN
55 Down: Unhinged (4)
LOCO
56 Down: Pita-like bread (4)
ROTI
58 Down: Former G.M. make (3)
GEO
60 Down: Having a large footprint? (3)
EEE

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