Tuesday Crossword — February 28, 2017 - Answers & Solutions

Complete answers for this easy crossword puzzle (15x15 grid, 78 clues). Published 2/28/2017. By Jacob Stulberg.

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Across Answers

1 Across: ___ jacket (bit of casualwear) (4)
JEAN
5 Across: Dish that's sometimes rated in "alarms" (5)
CHILI
10 Across: Curds and ___ (4)
WHEY
14 Across: Wagon part (4)
AXLE
15 Across: Like much music (5)
TONAL
16 Across: In fine fettle (4)
HALE
17 Across: Widespread (4)
VAST
18 Across: 1960s activist Hoffman (5)
ABBIE
19 Across: Has (4)
OWNS
20 Across: ___ friends (not having to be on one's guard) (5)
AMONG
22 Across: Quaint inn, informally (5)
BANDB
24 Across: Cry after "Ready!" (3)
AIM
25 Across: Muffed one (5)
ERRED
27 Across: Bearlike (6)
URSINE
29 Across: Powerful Renaissance family (7)
BORGIAS
32 Across: A book collector might seek a first one (7)
EDITION
33 Across: Available (6)
ONHAND
34 Across: Spanish girlfriend (5)
AMIGA
35 Across: Italy's shape (4)
BOOT
36 Across: Setting for much of the movie "Lion" (5)
INDIA
38 Across: Zippo (4)
NADA
42 Across: People encountered by Pizarro (5)
INCAS
44 Across: Things ghosts lack (6)
BODIES
46 Across: Riga native (7)
LATVIAN
49 Across: Charms (7)
ALLURES
50 Across: In addition (6)
ASWELL
51 Across: What tryptophan is said to induce (5)
SLEEP
52 Across: Place to go for a "me day" (3)
SPA
53 Across: Munchkins (5)
ELVES
55 Across: Nash who wrote "Parsley / Is gharsley" (5)
OGDEN
59 Across: Turner or Fey (4)
TINA
61 Across: Bother greatly (5)
EATAT
63 Across: Tell to "Do it!" (4)
URGE
64 Across: Lead-in to a conclusion (4)
ERGO
65 Across: Movie, informally (5)
FLICK
66 Across: Class with mats (4)
YOGA
67 Across: Feature of a late-night show set (4)
DESK
68 Across: Words to live by (5)
TENET
69 Across: Catch sight of (4)
SPOT

Down Answers

1 Down: Morning joe (4)
JAVA
2 Down: Start of many a doctor's visit (4)
EXAM
3 Down: In addition (4)
ALSO
4 Down: Outcome that's overall unfavorable (11)
NETNEGATIVE
5 Down: Windy City 'L' overseer (3)
CTA
6 Down: Imaginary tiger friend in the comics (6)
HOBBES
7 Down: Not on good terms (with) (5)
INBAD
8 Down: Done nothing (4)
LAIN
9 Down: Infamous prison featured in the 1969 best seller "Papillon" (11)
ILEDUDIABLE
10 Down: "___ knew?" (3)
WHO
11 Down: Southernmost U.S. state (6)
HAWAII
12 Down: Weather concern in 11-Down (6)
ELNINO
13 Down: Lackeys (6)
YESMEN
21 Down: Sheepish look (4)
GRIN
23 Down: Two-masted vessel (4)
BRIG
26 Down: Socialist Workers Party's ideology (11)
RADICALLEFT
28 Down: Honest sorts ... or what the circled squares contain? (11)
STANDUPGUYS
29 Down: Palindromic boy's name (3)
BOB
30 Down: "Be My Yoko ___" (first single by Barenaked Ladies) (3)
ONO
31 Down: Pi's follower (3)
RHO
32 Down: Former Big Four record co. (3)
EMI
34 Down: They're taken out in newspapers (3)
ADS
37 Down: Palindromic girl's name (3)
NAN
39 Down: Lungful (3)
AIR
40 Down: Hollywood ending? (3)
DEE
41 Down: Nincompoop (3)
ASS
43 Down: River that feeds Lake Nasser (4)
NILE
45 Down: Topping in kosher restaurants (4)
OLEO
46 Down: Didn't run out (6)
LASTED
47 Down: Have dreams (6)
ASPIRE
48 Down: Features of some country singers (6)
TWANGS
49 Down: Region on the Rhine (6)
ALSACE
51 Down: Took effect (5)
SETIN
54 Down: Area between mountains (4)
VALE
56 Down: Plunge (4)
DROP
57 Down: Breakfast food with a rhyming slogan (4)
EGGO
58 Down: In order (4)
NEAT
60 Down: Totally fine (3)
AOK
62 Down: Box office purchase: Abbr. (3)
TKT

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