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The Crossword Clues, Hints & Answers for January 17, 1995

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Tuesday, January 17, 1995

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This archive page covers the The Crossword from Tuesday, January 17, 1995. The daily crossword is the classic: a 15×15 grid on weekdays and a larger Sunday puzzle, with difficulty rising from a gentle Monday to a fiendish Saturday. Hints come first and the solution stays hidden until you ask for it.

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Monday, January 16, 1995

across

1. Pizarro victim: INCA
5. _____ and dangerous: ARMED
10. Rights org. estab. 1960: SNCC
14. One who's socially challenged: NERD
15. With 4 Down, M.L.K. declaration of 8/28/63: IHAVE
16. Pentateuch: Var.: TORA
17. Gen. Bradley: OMAR
18. Invoice word: REMIT
19. "Love _____ leave it": ITOR
20. M.L.K. honor, 1964: NOBELPEACEPRIZE
23. In the past: AGO
24. Blaster's need: TNT
25. Passing mark: CEE
26. Cabinet department: COMMERCE
31. Tosspot's spot: TAVERN
33. Chinese tea: CHA
34. Saint of Avila: THERESA
36. Rights org. estab. 1942: CORE
38. Mr. Onassis: ARI
39. Rights org. led by M.L.K.: SCLC
43. M.L.K. and others: MARTINS
47. Writer Rosten: LEO
48. _____ rasa: TABULA
51. Inferential: EDUCTIVE
54. Pizarro's theft from 1-Across: ORO
55. Up to, briefly: TIL
57. Luau dish: POI
58. Song sung by M.L.K. and others: WESHALLOVERCOME
65. See 71 Across: COTY
66. Nonswimmer, maybe: WADER
67. Drawn tight: TAUT
68. Hanging loosely: ALOP
69. Surrounded by: AMONG
70. Lawyer: Abbr.: ATTY
71. With 65-Across, former French president: RENE
72. Play areas: YARDS
73. Sci. class: CHEM

down

1. Aware of: INON
2. Verne's captain: NEMO
3. Cancer, zodiacally: CRAB
4. See 15-Across: ADREAM
5. Heathrow, e.g.: AIRPORT
6. Onetime Korean president: RHEE
7. Doll's cry: MAMA
8. Force out: EVICT
9. Peace policy: DETENTE
10. Swizzle: STIR
11. Handbill heading: NOTICE
12. M.L.K.'s alma mater, 1951: CROZER
13. Drive recklessly: CAREEN
21. T-shirt size: Abbr.: LGE
22. Sch. orgs.: PTAS
26. New Deal grp.: CCC
27. Cry of surprise: OHO
28. Bang up: MAR
29. Tête-à-tête: CHAT
30. Ghostlike: EERIE
32. _____ deferens: VAS
35. Marmalade ingredient: RIND
37. Outback bird: EMU
40. XV x X + I: CLI
41. Potok's "My Name is Asher _____": LEV
42. Miler Sebastian: COE
44. Lady Bird's middle name: ALTA
45. One that keeps track?: RAILWAY
46. Certain skiing events, slangily: SUPERGS
48. Wrecker: TOWCAR
49. Interstice: AREOLE
50. _____ University (where M.L.K. earned his doctorate): BOSTON
52. Intersection: Abbr.: COR
53. Candy mint: TICTAC
56. Andean animal: LLAMA
59. Ballyhoo: HYPE
60. Scent: ODOR
61. Sell: VEND
62. "Drat!" is a mild one: OATH
63. Silent: MUTE
64. Word origin: Abbr.: ETYM

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