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The Crossword Clues, Hints & Answers for June 24, 1998

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Wednesday, June 24, 1998

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This archive page covers the The Crossword from Wednesday, June 24, 1998. 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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Tuesday, June 23, 1998

across

1. Automobile pioneer: OLDS
5. Baby's affliction: COLIC
10. Sailing maneuver: TACK
14. Pub missile: DART
15. "Is that ___?" ("Really?"): AFACT
16. Precollege, briefly: ELHI
17. Military attire: DRESSBLUES
19. Iranian money: RIAL
20. Reggae relative: SKA
21. Yarn maker: LIAR
22. Troutlike fish: SMELT
23. Plants with small, fragrant flowers: MOUNTAINPINKS
27. Kind of lantern: CHINESE
29. Playwright O'Casey: SEAN
30. Masters and Jonson, e.g.: POETS
31. Pellet propeller: AIRRIFLE
35. Jerk: ASS
36. ___ the good: ALLTO
38. Sportscaster Berman: LEN
39. One of the Virgin Islands: STTHOMAS
42. On the ___ (not working): FRITZ
44. Sign: OMEN
45. Go along with: AGREETO
47. Leafy dish: COLLARDGREENS
51. Willow twig: OSIER
52. One of the "back 40": ACRE
53. Motorists' org.: AAA
56. "Scat, cat!": SHOO
57. Breakfast side dish: HASHBROWNS
60. Computer list: MENU
61. Cow of note: ELSIE
62. Anniversary, e.g.: DATE
63. Kiln: OAST
64. Check writer: PAYER
65. Potato features: EYES

down

1. Lotto info: ODDS
2. Escapade: LARK
3. Most marvelous: DREAMIEST
4. Ave. crossers: STS
5. Mountain retreats: CABINS
6. Recently: OFLATE
7. Actress San Giacomo: LAURA
8. Diamonds, to a yegg: ICE
9. Pennies: Abbr.: CTS
10. End points: TERMINI
11. 1979 sci-fi classic: ALIEN
12. Classroom supply: CHALK
13. Glasgow garb: KILTS
18. Turns sharply: SLUES
22. Fight, but not for real: SPAR
24. It borders four Great Lakes: Abbr.: ONT
25. "___ me?": ISIT
26. Pianist Peter: NERO
27. Calculating types: CPAS
28. Welcomer: HOST
31. Capp and Capone: ALS
32. Takes to the air: FLIESAWAY
33. Riga native: LETT
34. Auto maker Ferrari: ENZO
36. New World abbr.: AMER
37. Get, as a job: LAND
40. Finish putting: HOLEOUT
41. Bridge expert Sharif: OMAR
42. Less restrained: FREER
43. Cartoon canine: REN
45. Comic strip redhead: ARCHIE
46. Big name in baby food: GERBER
47. Kramer of "Seinfeld": COSMO
48. Actor Milo: OSHEA
49. Club members since 1917: LIONS
50. Given to gabbing: GASSY
54. What's required to be "in": ANTE
55. "___ Death" (Grieg work): ASES
57. Wise: HEP
58. It goes before carte, but not horse: ALA
59. Keats creation: ODE

Hints and full breakdown for Jun 23

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