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NYT Crossword Answers for July 5, 1997

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Saturday, July 5, 1997 · 72 clues

This page lists the NYT Crossword from Saturday, July 5, 1997: 72 clues, each with its answer behind a reveal button. For the newest puzzle, go to today's NYT Crossword answers.

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Across clues

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Tolerate
8 letters Hints for Tolerate Clue page for Tolerate
9
Food item introduced in 1968
6 letters Hints for Food item introduced in 1968 Clue page for Food item introduced in 1968
15
Trifling
8 letters Hints for Trifling Clue page for Trifling
16
Some computer keys
6 letters Hints for Some computer keys Clue page for Some computer keys
17
Got to
8 letters Hints for Got to Clue page for Got to
18
Fairy tale heroine
6 letters Hints for Fairy tale heroine Clue page for Fairy tale heroine
19
Bygone theaters
4 letters Hints for Bygone theaters Clue page for Bygone theaters
20
Andrew Carnegie and Alexander Graham Bell, by birth
5 letters Hints for Andrew Carnegie and Alexander Graham Bell, by birth Clue page for Andrew Carnegie and Alexander Graham Bell, by birth
22
Chip maker
4 letters Hints for Chip maker Clue page for Chip maker
23
50's Reds star, familiarly
3 letters Hints for 50's Reds star, familiarly Clue page for 50's Reds star, familiarly
24
Some time in Toledo
3 letters Hints for Some time in Toledo Clue page for Some time in Toledo
25
Words to remember
3 letters Hints for Words to remember Clue page for Words to remember
26
Let use
4 letters Hints for Let use Clue page for Let use
28
Uses a coaster, perhaps
5 letters Hints for Uses a coaster, perhaps Clue page for Uses a coaster, perhaps
30
Tournament match
4 letters Hints for Tournament match Clue page for Tournament match
31
Summerlike
7 letters Hints for Summerlike Clue page for Summerlike
33
Transfers, for a limited time, at law
7 letters Hints for Transfers, for a limited time, at law Clue page for Transfers, for a limited time, at law
35
Minimal measure
3 letters Hints for Minimal measure Clue page for Minimal measure
36
Kind of order
3 letters Hints for Kind of order Clue page for Kind of order
37
Handled easily, with "through"
7 letters Hints for Handled easily, with "through" Clue page for Handled easily, with "through"
41
Add more staff than
7 letters Hints for Add more staff than Clue page for Add more staff than
45
Split
4 letters Hints for Split Clue page for Split
46
Big name in little books
5 letters Hints for Big name in little books Clue page for Big name in little books
48
Crime-fighters, for short
4 letters Hints for Crime-fighters, for short Clue page for Crime-fighters, for short
49
Summer clock setting: Abbr.
3 letters Hints for Summer clock setting: Abbr. Clue page for Summer clock setting: Abbr.
50
Tank
3 letters Hints for Tank Clue page for Tank
51
Bolt, perhaps
3 letters Hints for Bolt, perhaps Clue page for Bolt, perhaps
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Ballantine and others
4 letters Hints for Ballantine and others Clue page for Ballantine and others
54
Many churchgoers: Abbr.
5 letters Hints for Many churchgoers: Abbr. Clue page for Many churchgoers: Abbr.
56
Island named for a figure in Hindu myth
4 letters Hints for Island named for a figure in Hindu myth Clue page for Island named for a figure in Hindu myth
57
Unwelcome end, with "the"
6 letters Hints for Unwelcome end, with "the" Clue page for Unwelcome end, with "the"
59
Greek
8 letters Hints for Greek Clue page for Greek
61
Spread, as hay
6 letters Hints for Spread, as hay Clue page for Spread, as hay
62
Balance
8 letters Hints for Balance Clue page for Balance
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Glimpse
6 letters Hints for Glimpse Clue page for Glimpse
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Having furrows
8 letters Hints for Having furrows Clue page for Having furrows

Down clues

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Vivacity
7 letters Hints for Vivacity Clue page for Vivacity
2
"That ___!"
7 letters Hints for "That ___!" Clue page for "That ___!"
3
Rendering
7 letters Hints for Rendering Clue page for Rendering
4
Dundee denials
4 letters Hints for Dundee denials Clue page for Dundee denials
5
Bad: Prefix
3 letters Hints for Bad: Prefix Clue page for Bad: Prefix
6
Bother
4 letters Hints for Bother Clue page for Bother
7
Detainee's privilege
7 letters Hints for Detainee's privilege Clue page for Detainee's privilege
8
Newly appointed
6 letters Hints for Newly appointed Clue page for Newly appointed
9
Catches
4 letters Hints for Catches Clue page for Catches
10
Sale abbr.
3 letters Hints for Sale abbr. Clue page for Sale abbr.
11
Snowballed
4 letters Hints for Snowballed Clue page for Snowballed
12
Columbo concerns
7 letters Hints for Columbo concerns Clue page for Columbo concerns
13
Beyond rad
7 letters Hints for Beyond rad Clue page for Beyond rad
14
"Perelandra" novelist
7 letters Hints for "Perelandra" novelist Clue page for "Perelandra" novelist
21
Thelma of "The Maltese Falcon," 1931
4 letters Hints for Thelma of "The Maltese Falcon," 1931 Clue page for Thelma of "The Maltese Falcon," 1931
27
Like many tests
5 letters Hints for Like many tests Clue page for Like many tests
28
"The Crucible" setting
5 letters Hints for "The Crucible" setting Clue page for "The Crucible" setting
29
Transition
5 letters Hints for Transition Clue page for Transition
30
Spectacle
5 letters Hints for Spectacle Clue page for Spectacle
32
Relative of "i.e."
3 letters Hints for Relative of "i.e." Clue page for Relative of "i.e."
34
Tangle
3 letters Hints for Tangle Clue page for Tangle
37
Split
7 letters Hints for Split Clue page for Split
38
Mark for cancellation
7 letters Hints for Mark for cancellation Clue page for Mark for cancellation
39
Town on Lake Victoria
7 letters Hints for Town on Lake Victoria Clue page for Town on Lake Victoria
40
Battle, e.g.
4 letters Hints for Battle, e.g. Clue page for Battle, e.g.
41
Secretly
7 letters Hints for Secretly Clue page for Secretly
42
"Don't play with me!"
7 letters Hints for "Don't play with me!" Clue page for "Don't play with me!"
43
Net
7 letters Hints for Net Clue page for Net
44
Drew
7 letters Hints for Drew Clue page for Drew
47
Carpentry tools
6 letters Hints for Carpentry tools Clue page for Carpentry tools
53
Tarry in a tub
4 letters Hints for Tarry in a tub Clue page for Tarry in a tub
54
Jazzman Baker
4 letters Hints for Jazzman Baker Clue page for Jazzman Baker
55
Score line
4 letters Hints for Score line Clue page for Score line
56
Shannon's coach
4 letters Hints for Shannon's coach Clue page for Shannon's coach
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1974 abduction grp.
3 letters Hints for 1974 abduction grp. Clue page for 1974 abduction grp.
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My ___
3 letters Hints for My ___ Clue page for My ___

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