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The Crossword Clues, Hints & Answers for July 1, 2002

Monday, July 1, 2002

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This archive page covers the The Crossword from Monday, July 1, 2002. 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.

78 clues · jump to Across or Down. Tap a tile for one letter, or Answer for the whole word.

Across clues & answers

  1. 1

    North Pole assistant?

  2. 4

    Military bases

  3. 9

    Lowly workers

  4. 14

    Misstatement

  5. 15

    In the upper berth

  6. 16

    Brightest star in a constellation

  7. 17

    Holiday ___

  8. 18

    Postal device

  9. 19

    Scent

  10. 20

    Star of 36-Across

  11. 23

    Insurance company worker

  12. 24

    What an actor waits for

  13. 25

    Terrier or retriever

  14. 28

    Deli sandwich

  15. 29

    Trails

  16. 32

    Titled lady

  17. 33

    Use an 18-Across

  18. 35

    Kind of position

  19. 36

    Series set at 328 Chauncey Street in Brooklyn

  20. 41

    Wise one

  21. 42

    Computer shortcut

  22. 43

    All over

  23. 44

    Put up, as a building

  24. 46

    Sharp flavor

  25. 50

    Sun. speaker

  26. 51

    Wrath

  27. 52

    "I agree!"

  28. 53

    Co-star of 36-Across

  29. 58

    About 39 inches, in England

  30. 60

    Multiflavor ice cream

  31. 61

    Touch of frost

  32. 62

    Letter opposite 16-Across

  33. 63

    Conspicuous success

  34. 64

    WNW's opposite

  35. 65

    Mass transit vehicles

  36. 66

    Spicy sauce

  37. 67

    Wilmington's state: Abbr.

Down clues & answers

  1. 1

    Hebrew prophet

  2. 2

    Amount of space in a newspaper

  3. 3

    Foil user

  4. 4

    Suggest

  5. 5

    First word in a fairy tale

  6. 6

    Male deer

  7. 7

    Turnpike charge

  8. 8

    Oration

  9. 9

    Not in anymore

  10. 10

    Tickle Me ___

  11. 11

    When no games are scheduled

  12. 12

    Flyers' and Rangers' org.

  13. 13

    Mule of old song

  14. 21

    Ability

  15. 22

    Vienna's home: Abbr.

  16. 26

    Sharif of "Doctor Zhivago"

  17. 27

    Hair goops

  18. 29

    Wrestling win

  19. 30

    Six, say, for a first-grader

  20. 31

    Herb in soups

  21. 32

    Signified

  22. 34

    Long, long time

  23. 35

    In favor of

  24. 36

    Leader opposed by the Bolsheviks

  25. 37

    Sharpen

  26. 38

    Boosts

  27. 39

    Bub

  28. 40

    World Series mo.

  29. 44

    "To ___ is human ..."

  30. 45

    ___ Pieces

  31. 47

    Made good

  32. 48

    In any way, in dialect

  33. 49

    God's honest truth

  34. 51

    Think tank output

  35. 52

    Mediterranean land

  36. 54

    Goad

  37. 55

    Blue Triangle org.

  38. 56

    Steelmaking site

  39. 57

    Gay 90's and Roaring 20's

  40. 58

    Mafia

  41. 59

    Big bird

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Sunday, June 30, 2002

across

  • 1. Requests: ASKSFOR
  • 8. Rather: SORTOF
  • 14. "General Hospital" actress Ramirez: MARISA
  • 20. Antilles isle popular with scuba divers: BONAIRE
  • 21. Take your pick: CHOOSE
  • 22. Ancient meeting places: AGORAS
  • 23. Bathrooms near some shaving detritus?: LOOSBYAWHISKER
  • 25. Approve: RATIFY
  • 26. Literary tree dwellers: ENTS
  • 27. Senseless talk: HOOEY
  • 28. Scrap: ORT
  • 29. Once called: NEE
  • 30. 1927 Literature Nobelist Henri: BERGSON
  • 34. Juxtaposed body parts?: NOSEBYHEART
  • 38. Plots: LAYSOUT
  • 40. Lumberjack: AXEMAN
  • 41. Time in history: ERA
  • 42. Cry from a crib: WAAH
  • 44. Fashion accessory: NECKTIE
  • 47. Cry of pain: YOWL
  • 51. One who selects arithmetically?: CULLERBYNUMBERS
  • 54. Island ESE of 74-Across: LANAI
  • 55. On: ABOARD
  • 56. ___ d'Or (prize at Cannes): PALME
  • 57. Swiss river: AARE
  • 59. Series opener or finale?: ESS
  • 60. Indian royalty: RANI
  • 61. Synthetic fiber used in bulletproof vests: KEVLAR
  • 62. All's opposite: NOTABIT
  • 64. Swiss relative: GRUYERE
  • 67. Quickly elapses: RACESBY
  • 69. Point on a line: BUSSTOP
  • 71. Colorful candy that sticks to the teeth: JUJUBE
  • 74. See 54-Across: OAHU
  • 77. "___ Dien" (Prince of Wales motto): ICH
  • 78. "Darn it!": NUTS
  • 80. Slur over: ELIDE
  • 81. Criticize harshly: RAILON
  • 83. Sphere: GLOBE
  • 85. Complain in front of a mirror?: WHINEBYTHEGLASS
  • 88. See: DATE
  • 89. Sticks: BOONIES
  • 90. It might say "New Jersey" in Atlantic City: SASH
  • 91. Org. for teachers: NEA
  • 92. Charm: ENAMOR
  • 94. Bissextile occurrence: LEAPDAY
  • 96. Moisture around an architect's sketch?: DEWBYDESIGN
  • 101. Dangerous flies: TSETSES
  • 103. ___ corda (musical direction): UNA
  • 104. Itch: YEN
  • 105. Refrain from farming?: EIEIO
  • 107. River to the North Sea: ELBE
  • 110. Whirlpool alternative: MAYTAG
  • 112. Messenger's odorous emission?: SCENTBYCOURIER
  • 117. Temporary: ACTING
  • 118. Distinguished: OFNOTE
  • 119. Available, but not at theaters: ONVIDEO
  • 120. Portfolio component: STOCKS
  • 121. Mercury, for one: PLANET
  • 122. Stockbreeding devices: WEANERS

down

  • 1. Skilled: ABLE
  • 2. Possible answer to "When?": SOON
  • 3. Underdog's fastener?: KNOTBYALONGSHOT
  • 4. Is discourteous to: SASSES
  • 5. Do a little stretching?: FIB
  • 6. Arm extension?: ORY
  • 7. Irish actor Stephen: REA
  • 8. "___ gut!" ("All right!"): Ger.: SCHON
  • 9. Where Athens and Dublin are: OHIO
  • 10. 1953 A.L. M.V.P.: ROSEN
  • 11. ___ Rose: TOKYO
  • 12. Verb ending: OSE
  • 13. Not agin: FER
  • 14. Words often said while kneeling: MARRYME
  • 15. First name in mysteries: AGATHA
  • 16. Humbug: ROT
  • 17. Skater Slutskaya: IRINA
  • 18. Not so unpredictable: SAFER
  • 19. Hitherto: ASYET
  • 24. U.N. arm headquartered in Switzerland: WHO
  • 28. Bow or curtsy: OBEISANCE
  • 31. Crew member: ROWER
  • 32. There's one right and left of center: GUARD
  • 33. Shot: STAB
  • 35. Benefit: SAKE
  • 36. Small role to play: EXTRA
  • 37. "A Day Without Rain" singer: ENYA
  • 38. Old Renault: LECAR
  • 39. Island WNW of 20-Across: ARUBA
  • 43. Jacked up: HYPER
  • 44. Nonexistent: NULL
  • 45. "Friends" baby: EMMA
  • 46. "10-4" speaker: CBER
  • 48. Mountaineer in peril?: ONEBYALANDSLIDE
  • 49. "Where ___?": WASI
  • 50. Shopping aid: LIST
  • 52. Hiding spots: LAIRS
  • 53. Church area: NAVE
  • 54. "___ go!": LETS
  • 58. Salmon ___: ROE
  • 61. Side dishes?: KEPTWOMEN
  • 63. Full of excitement: ABOIL
  • 65. ___ Reader (magazine): UTNE
  • 66. Word said while pointing: YOU
  • 67. Former name in Gracie Mansion: RUDY
  • 68. Plans a getaway for, maybe: ABETS
  • 69. Cowboys' home, familiarly: BIGD
  • 70. 1995 N.C.A.A. hoops champs: UCLA
  • 71. Comic Richard ___: JENI
  • 72. 1997 Fonda role: ULEE
  • 73. Sails: JIBS
  • 75. Hebrew prophet: HOSEA
  • 76. Take back, in a way: UNSAY
  • 79. Drives away: SHOOS
  • 81. Kind of button: RESET
  • 82. Honorary titles: AGHAS
  • 84. Overseas broadcaster, with "the": BEEB
  • 86. Religious inscription: INRI
  • 87. Healthy: HALE
  • 89. Nogoodniks: BADEGGS
  • 93. Bronx player, in brief: NYYANK
  • 95. Look through a keyhole: PEERIN
  • 96. "The Count of Monte Cristo" author: DUMAS
  • 97. Opposite of kill: ENACT
  • 98. "___ go!": WAYTO
  • 99. Actress Davis: GEENA
  • 100. Curtain fabric: NINON
  • 101. Source of the Mekong River: TIBET
  • 102. Oil source: SOY
  • 106. Usher follower?: ETTE
  • 108. It may have a big head: BEER
  • 109. Desire: EROS
  • 111. An X could represent it: TIC
  • 112. Bread, at times: SOP
  • 113. Sports org. with the Grey Cup: CFL
  • 114. Daunt: COW
  • 115. Top position: ONE
  • 116. Charlottesville sch.: UVA
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