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The Crossword Clues, Hints & Answers for May 6, 1995

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Saturday, May 6, 1995

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This archive page covers the The Crossword from Saturday, May 6, 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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Friday, May 5, 1995

across

1. Holiday companion: WYATTEARP
10. Hacks: CABS
14. Lucky charm: HORSESHOE
15. Sister _____ of "Guys and Dolls": SARAH
16. Plan of action: INTENTION
17. Painter Franz: KLINE
18. Practitioners, for short: MDS
19. Puff: PANT
20. Enlarge: DILATE
21. Catwoman of 60's TV: KITT
22. Dresses to the nines: DOLLSUP
23. Kind of skating: INLINE
26. Syrup source: MAPLE
27. Callisto and Ganymede: MOONS
28. Tireless tire maker: FIRESTONE
32. Walk wearily: PLOD
33. Threescore: SIXTY
34. Pistol, in gang slang: TOOL
35. Dramatist from Colonus: SOPHOCLES
37. Neighbor of Tibet: NEPAL
38. Student stumpers: EXAMS
39. "Night, Mother" playwright Norman: MARSHA
40. Falls on: ASSAILS
43. Brother of Poseidon: ZEUS
44. Stalwart: STURDY
45. Roll at a hole: PUTT
46. Go to pieces: ROT
49. Cheap jewelry: PASTE
50. "My Land and My People" author: DALAILAMA
52. Prestigious schools: IVIES
53. She played Jane to Weissmuller's Tarzan: OSULLIVAN
54. Lack: NEED
55. Kaffeeklatsch activity: GOSSIPING

down

1. Fancy: WHIM
2. Over there, archaically: YOND
3. PBS topics: ARTS
4. Philosopher Lao _____: TSE
5. Bowling: TENPINS
6. All you own: ESTATE
7. "I can take _____": AHINT
8. Fundamental: ROOT
9. Cooler for cons: PEN
10. WKRP, e.g.: CALLLETTERS
11. Libretto features: ARIAS
12. African tribesman: BANTU
13. Followers: SHEEP
15. Gifts: SKILLS
20. Silent dwarf: DOPEY
21. Capable of compassion: KINDHEARTED
22. Dodge cars: DARTS
23. Misbehavers: IMPS
24. Beginning of a plea: NOLO
25. In the _____ (informed): LOOP
26. Bakers' shortcuts: MIXES
28. Rolls the tape: FILMS
29. Cousin of "uh-oh": OOPS
30. Nautical zookeeper: NOAH
31. Actress Raines: ELLA
33. Like serpent skin: SCALY
36. Rust and others: OXIDES
37. Spiral shell dwellers: NAUTILI
39. Silver and gold: METALS
40. Whirling: ASPIN
41. Song verse: STAVE
42. "Wake Up Little _____" (1957 hit): SUSIE
43. Z's, in code: ZULUS
45. El trailer: PASO
46. Sitarist Shankar: RAVI
47. Muscat's country: OMAN
48. Surprise for the taste buds: TANG
50. Follow around: DOG
51. Sass: LIP

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