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NYT Crossword Answers for June 17, 2005

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Friday, June 17, 2005 · 66 clues

This page lists the NYT Crossword from Friday, June 17, 2005: 66 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

1
Show little concern despite fears
15 letters Hints for Show little concern despite fears Clue page for Show little concern despite fears
16
Slide projection?
15 letters Hints for Slide projection? Clue page for Slide projection?
17
Cause of gray hairs
15 letters Hints for Cause of gray hairs Clue page for Cause of gray hairs
18
___ de Torquemada (Spanish Inquisition leader)
5 letters Hints for ___ de Torquemada (Spanish Inquisition leader) Clue page for ___ de Torquemada (Spanish Inquisition leader)
19
Kitten, at times
5 letters Hints for Kitten, at times Clue page for Kitten, at times
20
"No seats" sign
3 letters Hints for "No seats" sign Clue page for "No seats" sign
21
Has ___ with
4 letters Hints for Has ___ with Clue page for Has ___ with
22
Sands locale
5 letters Hints for Sands locale Clue page for Sands locale
23
Cybercafe patron
4 letters Hints for Cybercafe patron Clue page for Cybercafe patron
24
___-X
3 letters Hints for ___-X Clue page for ___-X
25
Under siege
5 letters Hints for Under siege Clue page for Under siege
26
Washed-out
5 letters Hints for Washed-out Clue page for Washed-out
27
Post master?
6 letters Hints for Post master? Clue page for Post master?
29
How a super may live
8 letters Hints for How a super may live Clue page for How a super may live
31
Moreover
4 letters Hints for Moreover Clue page for Moreover
33
El ___ (cheap cigar, in slang)
4 letters Hints for El ___ (cheap cigar, in slang) Clue page for El ___ (cheap cigar, in slang)
34
Some Lake Victoria viewers
8 letters Hints for Some Lake Victoria viewers Clue page for Some Lake Victoria viewers
38
Electrical units
6 letters Hints for Electrical units Clue page for Electrical units
42
Forbidden fruits
5 letters Hints for Forbidden fruits Clue page for Forbidden fruits
43
Con
5 letters Hints for Con Clue page for Con
45
Hué holiday
3 letters Hints for Hué holiday Clue page for Hué holiday
46
Great pretender
4 letters Hints for Great pretender Clue page for Great pretender
47
Put up
5 letters Hints for Put up Clue page for Put up
48
Certain mortgage, informally
4 letters Hints for Certain mortgage, informally Clue page for Certain mortgage, informally
49
E.S.L. part: Abbr.
3 letters Hints for E.S.L. part: Abbr. Clue page for E.S.L. part: Abbr.
50
Respond to a doctor's request
5 letters Hints for Respond to a doctor's request Clue page for Respond to a doctor's request
51
___-Powell (Boy Scouts founder)
5 letters Hints for ___-Powell (Boy Scouts founder) Clue page for ___-Powell (Boy Scouts founder)
52
Partly concur
15 letters Hints for Partly concur Clue page for Partly concur
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Persevered
15 letters Hints for Persevered Clue page for Persevered
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Refuge
15 letters Hints for Refuge Clue page for Refuge

Down clues

1
It may get a licking
7 letters Hints for It may get a licking Clue page for It may get a licking
2
Flabby
7 letters Hints for Flabby Clue page for Flabby
3
Ends
7 letters Hints for Ends Clue page for Ends
4
Drink
5 letters Hints for Drink Clue page for Drink
5
Loch ___
4 letters Hints for Loch ___ Clue page for Loch ___
6
Racing Unsers
3 letters Hints for Racing Unsers Clue page for Racing Unsers
7
Charges
6 letters Hints for Charges Clue page for Charges
8
Word-breaker
7 letters Hints for Word-breaker Clue page for Word-breaker
9
Kool-Aid instruction
8 letters Hints for Kool-Aid instruction Clue page for Kool-Aid instruction
10
Mantel pieces
5 letters Hints for Mantel pieces Clue page for Mantel pieces
11
___'acte
4 letters Hints for ___'acte Clue page for ___'acte
12
Chalet building material
3 letters Hints for Chalet building material Clue page for Chalet building material
13
Stockpiler
7 letters Hints for Stockpiler Clue page for Stockpiler
14
Resident of a Mideast capital
7 letters Hints for Resident of a Mideast capital Clue page for Resident of a Mideast capital
15
Land above the Rio Grande
7 letters Hints for Land above the Rio Grande Clue page for Land above the Rio Grande
22
Vice follower
5 letters Hints for Vice follower Clue page for Vice follower
23
In the running to be
5 letters Hints for In the running to be Clue page for In the running to be
25
Darkens, as type
5 letters Hints for Darkens, as type Clue page for Darkens, as type
26
Parade honoree, in brief
5 letters Hints for Parade honoree, in brief Clue page for Parade honoree, in brief
28
Drift
5 letters Hints for Drift Clue page for Drift
30
Cottage cheese style
5 letters Hints for Cottage cheese style Clue page for Cottage cheese style
32
Disguises, in a way
8 letters Hints for Disguises, in a way Clue page for Disguises, in a way
34
Loose
7 letters Hints for Loose Clue page for Loose
35
Attending
7 letters Hints for Attending Clue page for Attending
36
Tops for pots
7 letters Hints for Tops for pots Clue page for Tops for pots
37
Some close fits
7 letters Hints for Some close fits Clue page for Some close fits
39
Was humbled
7 letters Hints for Was humbled Clue page for Was humbled
40
Alibi, often
7 letters Hints for Alibi, often Clue page for Alibi, often
41
Frugal one
7 letters Hints for Frugal one Clue page for Frugal one
44
Hints of the past
6 letters Hints for Hints of the past Clue page for Hints of the past
47
___ vie
5 letters Hints for ___ vie Clue page for ___ vie
48
Fauvist painter Dufy
5 letters Hints for Fauvist painter Dufy Clue page for Fauvist painter Dufy
50
Sew shut, as a falcon's eyes
4 letters Hints for Sew shut, as a falcon's eyes Clue page for Sew shut, as a falcon's eyes
51
Lodge letters
4 letters Hints for Lodge letters Clue page for Lodge letters
53
Check out
3 letters Hints for Check out Clue page for Check out
54
"Oh" overseas
3 letters Hints for "Oh" overseas Clue page for "Oh" overseas

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