Friday Crossword — March 9, 2018 - Answers & Solutions
Complete answers for this hard crossword puzzle (15x15 grid, 70 clues). Published 3/9/2018. By Neville Fogarty and Doug Peterson.
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Across Answers
- 1 Across: Group in the original "Ocean's 11" (7)
- RATPACK
- 8 Across: Classic arcade game with lots of shooting (6)
- NBAJAM
- 14 Across: Like Istanbul (8)
- EURASIAN
- 16 Across: Emphatic admission (6)
- YESIDO
- 17 Across: First world capital, alphabetically (8)
- ABUDHABI
- 18 Across: Like clothes buttons, generally (6)
- SEWNON
- 19 Across: Unexciting poker holding (4)
- PAIR
- 20 Across: 2008 Bond girl Kurylenko (4)
- OLGA
- 22 Across: Bedevil (5)
- NAGAT
- 23 Across: Car once promoted with the line "The thrill starts with the grille" (5)
- EDSEL
- 25 Across: Speaker units (4)
- OHMS
- 27 Across: Prefix with -gon (4)
- NONA
- 28 Across: Nocturnal acronym (3)
- REM
- 29 Across: Strange things (7)
- EXOTICA
- 32 Across: Super 8, e.g. (3)
- INN
- 33 Across: Group of female seals (5)
- HAREM
- 34 Across: Powerhouse in Olympic weightlifting (6)
- RUSSIA
- 36 Across: Gradually (13)
- ONEDAYATATIME
- 39 Across: Animated character who graduated from Dogwarts University (6)
- GROMIT
- 40 Across: The "R" of 28-Across (5)
- RAPID
- 41 Across: Circular parts (3)
- ADS
- 42 Across: Formidable opponents (7)
- NEMESES
- 44 Across: Campaign aid (3)
- PAC
- 47 Across: "The Old Curiosity Shop" girl (4)
- NELL
- 49 Across: Touched (4)
- DAFT
- 50 Across: Rail center? (5)
- MARSH
- 52 Across: Express stress, in a way (5)
- GROAN
- 54 Across: Gulf of ___ (4)
- SUEZ
- 56 Across: Santa ___, Calif. (4)
- ROSA
- 57 Across: Juiced (up) (6)
- SOUPED
- 59 Across: Jacob's partner in "A Christmas Carol" (8)
- EBENEZER
- 61 Across: City nicknamed "The Old Pueblo" (6)
- TUCSON
- 62 Across: So-so, as support (8)
- LUKEWARM
- 63 Across: Acropolis figure (6)
- ATHENA
- 64 Across: Spots (7)
- DETECTS
Down Answers
- 1 Down: One going against the grain? (6)
- REAPER
- 2 Down: Poem greeting the dawn (6)
- AUBADE
- 3 Down: "What's past is past," e.g. (6)
- TRUISM
- 4 Down: Giant competitor (5)
- PADRE
- 5 Down: Last name of cosmetics giant Mary Kay (3)
- ASH
- 6 Down: "See ya" (4)
- CIAO
- 7 Down: Bad way to go (8)
- KABLOOEY
- 8 Down: Buffalo's home: Abbr. (3)
- NYS
- 9 Down: Has-___ (4)
- BEEN
- 10 Down: Source of stone used to build the ancient Egyptian pyramids (5)
- ASWAN
- 11 Down: Flag-waving and such (8)
- JINGOISM
- 12 Down: Musical "girl who cain't say no" (8)
- ADOANNIE
- 13 Down: Joe known as "The Comeback Kid" (7)
- MONTANA
- 15 Down: Cause of bad dreams, in modern lingo (13)
- NIGHTMAREFUEL
- 21 Down: Follower of bon or mon (3)
- AMI
- 24 Down: Show immediately preceding another (6)
- LEADIN
- 26 Down: Scuffle (6)
- SCRAPE
- 30 Down: For adults only (6)
- XRATED
- 31 Down: Special-education challenge (6)
- AUTISM
- 33 Down: Bottom line? (3)
- HEM
- 35 Down: Tom Sawyer's half brother (3)
- SID
- 36 Down: Request for food delivery (8)
- ORDEROUT
- 37 Down: Someone who's pretty darn good (8)
- NOSLOUCH
- 38 Down: It could be on the tip of your tongue (8)
- TASTEBUD
- 39 Down: ___ rap (7)
- GANGSTA
- 43 Down: More, in México (3)
- MAS
- 44 Down: O.C.D. fighter, maybe (6)
- PROZAC
- 45 Down: Put forth (6)
- ASSERT
- 46 Down: Enamors (6)
- CHARMS
- 48 Down: Small slip (5)
- LAPSE
- 51 Down: "___ done now?" (5)
- AREWE
- 53 Down: Superbright (4)
- NEON
- 55 Down: "The Wizard of Oz" farmhand (4)
- ZEKE
- 58 Down: Helicases split it (3)
- DNA
- 60 Down: Court divider (3)
- NET
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