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The Crossword Clues, Hints & Answers for March 30, 1995

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Thursday, March 30, 1995

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This archive page covers the The Crossword from Thursday, March 30, 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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Wednesday, March 29, 1995

across

1. Quite _____ (many): AFEW
5. Greenish-blue: AQUA
9. City south of Gainesville: OCALA
14. Phnom _____: PENH
15. Kiss: BUSS
16. Sonoran snacks: TACOS
17. Insomniac's bane: SLEEPLESSNIGHTS
20. Shade maker: ELMTREE
21. Unforced: EASY
22. State frankly: SAYSO
23. Meddlesome: NOSY
25. IBMs and clones: PCS
28. Pyramids, e.g.: TOMBS
30. Weaned pig: SHOAT
32. Ogles: STARESAT
36. Complete failure: FIASCO
37. Lyric for an insomniac?: LIFEISBUTADREAM
39. Author Fallaci: ORIANA
40. Attempt to impress, as in conversation: NAMEDROP
41. Set locks?: PERMS
42. Wastes time: IDLES
43. Jargon suffix: ESE
44. Trans-Siberian Railroad stop: OMSK
45. Garb: HABIT
50. Quickly, quickly: ASAP
52. Magnetite, e.g.: IRONORE
54. What an insomniac would like to do, minimally: CATCHFORTYWINKS
58. Alternative to Midway: OHARE
59. Rake: ROUE
60. Bump into: MEET
61. Grew in intensity: WAXED
62. A-one: TOPS
63. Whirlpool: EDDY

down

1. Church nooks: APSES
2. "Most happy" one: FELLA
3. Ally's opposite: ENEMY
4. Sharpens: WHETS
5. Willing follower?: ABLE
6. Subject of a Mercutio monologue: QUEENMAB
7. Naval letters: USS
8. Size up: ASSESS
9. Mayberry sot: OTIS
10. Sly: CAGY
11. Cry in Coblenz: ACH
12. He fled Sodom: LOT
13. Beast of burden: ASS
18. Diet sheet group: PROTEINS
19. Vote against: NAY
24. Deadens: OBTUNDS
25. Puzzle: POSER
26. Chocolate source: CACAO
27. Jazz dance: STOMP
29. Pelion's sister peak: OSSA
30. Second act?: SIDESHOW
31. Difficult: HARD
32. Calculus calculation: SLOPE
33. Radials: TIRES
34. Burning: AFIRE
35. 500 sheets: REAM
36. Fortune's partner: FAME
38. Hype: TALKITUP
42. Drag on the balance of trade: IMPORT
44. Clumsy one: OAF
46. Lively: Fr.: ANIME
47. Like a filet: BONED
48. Annoyed: IRKED
49. Ill-tempered: TESTY
50. Maybe it's all a plot?: ACRE
51. Drop off: SHED
53. They may be seeded: RYES
54. "Don't have a _____, man!": COW
55. "So that's why!": AHA
56. Common add-on: TAX
57. Aussie hopper, for short: ROO

Hints and full breakdown for Mar 29

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