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The Crossword Clues, Hints & Answers for August 11, 1995

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Friday, August 11, 1995

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This archive page covers the The Crossword from Friday, August 11, 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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Thursday, August 10, 1995

across

1. City west of Montgomery: SELMA
6. Machine-repair pros: TECHS
11. Any ship: SHE
14. One way to read: ALOUD
15. Provide with gear: EQUIP
16. Frisbee, e.g.: TOY
17. 1960's movie or song: YELLOWSUBMARINE
20. Dark side: EVIL
21. Word of lament: ALAS
22. Wassailers' song: CAROL
23. Like Gen. Schwarzkopf: RET
24. Russian river: URAL
25. Bring up to code, electrically: REWIRE
26. Hang-ups: SNAGS
28. Greenspan's domain, with "the": FED
29. ____ offensive: TET
30. "Brand New Key" singer, 1971: MELANIE
34. Stick in the rec room: CUE
35. Excessive idolatry: HEROWORSHIP
37. Darlin': HON
38. Vegetarian's bane: REDMEAT
39. Scooby-____: DOO
40. Tooth puller's deg.: DDS
41. Fit for a king: REGAL
45. Talk-show fodder: ISSUES
47. Three-card monte, e.g.: SCAM
50. Was a consumer: ATE
51. First-stringers: ATEAM
52. Alda colleague: FARR
53. Olympic skating gold medalist Gustafson: SVEN
54. Office napper of note: DAGWOODBUMSTEAD
57. Self-importance: EGO
58. Bronze finish: THIRD
59. It comes with a pad: MOUSE
60. Kitty comment: MEW
61. Alex Trebek, e.g.: EMCEE
62. Amphetamine: UPPER

down

1. Mystery writer Dorothy: SAYERS
2. Cricket squad: ELEVEN
3. Nabokov creation: LOLITA
4. Think: MULL
5. Shakespearean fuss: ADO
6. U.S.-Croatian inventor: TESLA
7. Jury member: EQUAL
8. 1907-08 World Series champs: CUBS
9. "That guy?": HIM
10. Out of touch with reality: SPACED
11. Classic 1973 Bob Marley song: STIRITUP
12. One who's toasted or roasted: HONOREE
13. Small hole: EYELET
18. Card game for two: WAR
19. Eddie Murphy movie: RAW
24. Computer owner: USER
25. "Don't You Know" singer: REESE
27. J. Edgar Hoover underlings: GMEN
28. Grisham thriller, with "The": FIRM
31. Some nobility: LORDS
32. Knocks the socks off: AWES
33. Land of ____: NOD
34. Recognize: CITE
35. Poky: HOOSEGOW
36. Detriment: HARM
37. Terrorist's insurance: HOSTAGE
39. Crown: DIADEM
40. Knock down a peg: DEMOTE
42. Threw in the towel: GAVEUP
43. 1967 Eisenhower book: ATEASE
44. Bank, often: LENDER
46. Detroit grp.: UAW
47. Buffalo skater: SABRE
48. Oil-field oil: CRUDE
49. Branch: ARM
52. Bank letters: FDIC
53. Point on a bus map: STOP
55. Some resistance: OHM
56. Dallas sch.: SMU

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