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The Crossword Clues, Hints & Answers for April 17, 2017

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Monday, April 17, 2017

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This archive page covers the The Crossword from Monday, April 17, 2017. 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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Sunday, April 16, 2017

across

1. Tripartite commerce pact: NAFTA
6. Nickname for Angel Stadium, with "the": BIGA
10. Inspiration: IDEA
14. They might pop up in the morning: EGGOS
19. "Juno" actress Page: ELLEN
20. Visa alternatives: AMEXCARDS
22. Figure seen on [circled letters below]: ZORRO
23. Most wanted: ALIST
24. 1976 blaxploitation film that was a sequel to "Dolemite": THEHUMANTORNADO
26. Fascinated: RAPT
27. Is overcome with emotion, with "up": CHOKES
28. It has two poles: BARMAGNET
29. Shelter: HARBOR
31. Tinder, for one: APP
33. Boor: ASS
34. "Poppycock!": PAH
35. Figure seen on [circled letters below]: CISCOKID
38. Marquis's subordinate: EARL
41. Like flowers' stamens: MALE
42. Made-for-TV western co-starring Travis Tritt: RIODIABLO
44. ___ king: ALA
45. Moriarty, to Holmes: FOE
47. Asked a lot of questions, say: PRIED
48. Vittles: EATS
50. Figure seen on [circled letters below]: LONERANGER
55. Homes by churches: MANSES
57. "I'll pass": NAH
58. Detroit-area stadium that hosted Super Bowl XVI: SILVERDOME
59. Down in front?: SUB
61. Disseminate: SOW
63. "Evidently": SOITSEEMS
64. French greeting: ALLO
68. Part of a set: REP
70. Oz figure, for short: WIZ
72. Third word of many limericks: WAS
73. Exam with a reading comprehension sect.: LSAT
74. Figure seen on [circled letters below]: ROYROGERS
77. Hoedown partner: GAL
79. Pester: NAG
81. Setting off: TRIGGERING
83. [Right in the kisser!]: POW
85. Lament of the defeated: WELOST
90. Job search time, maybe: SENIORYEAR
91. Go postal: SNAP
93. Figure seen on [circled letters below]: TONTO
94. Dreyer's ice cream partner: EDY
95. Go on a run?: SKI
96. Brownie, e.g.: GIRLSCOUT
98. Emails discreetly: BCCS
101. Check: STEM
102. Overdo the criticism, say: PILEITON
103. It may be brown or blonde: ALE
104. Santa Fe summer hrs.: MDT
106. Many a Wall St. recruit: MBA
108. Like a goner: DOOMED
110. Figure seen on [circled letters below]: DALEEVANS
114. Many a B.Y.U. attendee: UTAHAN
117. "Pick me! Pick me!": OHOH
119. Rich breakfast item: BUTTERMILKDONUT
121. Played out: STALE
122. Fiat: EDICT
123. Collides hard with: PLOWSINTO
124. 48th vice president: PENCE
125. Modern-day problem solvers: TECHS
126. Meyers of late-night: SETH
127. In a foul mood: SOUR
128. Interjected: ADDED

down

1. Close: NEAR
2. Prayer figure: ALLAH
3. Decide somehow by chance: FLIPACOIN
4. Offers at motorcycle dealerships: TESTRIDES
5. Pharaoh ___: ANT
6. Luxury hotel amenity: BATHROBE
7. "Here's what I think," briefly: IMHO
8. Poindexter: GEEK
9. Something getting stuck in a trunk?: AXHEAD
10. Answer to "Are you ...?": IAM
11. Grayish: DRAB
12. "Hairspray" matriarch: EDNA
13. Kind of plane: ASTRAL
14. Vox co-founder Klein and others: EZRAS
15. Signal for dinner: GONG
16. White-bearded sort: GRANPA
17. Hell week, e.g.: ORDEAL
18. Assuage: SOOTHE
21. Point of transition: CUSP
25. Meditation syllables: OMS
27. South American cash crop: COCA
30. Cuts on the back?: BSIDES
32. Wedding rings?: PEALS
36. Group lampooned in "Django Unchained": KLAN
37. Is Greek?: IOTAS
39. Arnold Schwarzenegger's middle name: ALOIS
40. Needed resupplying: RANLOW
41. Pea nut?: MENDEL
42. Phonograph stat: RPM
43. Inits. in some portfolios: IRA
45. Woodworking tool: FRETSAW
46. Crew crew: OARS
49. Evince: SHOW
51. Aquafina rival: EVIAN
52. Attends: GOES
53. Austen matchmaker: EMMA
54. Breather: REST
56. It may leave you in stitches: SURGERY
60. Drunk: BEERY
62. Top secret?: WIG
64. Creative field: ARTS
65. It's passed down: LORE
66. "___ Eyes" (Eagles hit): LYIN
67. Bacchanalia: ORGIES
69. Mass leader: PRIEST
71. Electrocutes: ZAPS
75. Hymn starter: OGOD
76. Wind this way and that: SNAKE
78. Repeated part of a five-mile hike?: LONGI
80. Aggravates: GETSTO
82. Either of a pair of brothers in folklore: GRIMM
84. Act like a baby, maybe: WAIL
86. Moved, jocularly: LOCOMOTED
87. How you can count things up to five: ONONEHAND
88. "Rugrats" father: STU
89. Rug rat: TOT
92. One looking to grab a bite?: PREDATOR
97. Sphinx, in part: LION
98. Probable money loser: BADBET
99. Composer Debussy: CLAUDE
100. Boston athlete: CELTIC
101. Philatelist's collection: STAMPS
102. Vernacular: PATOIS
104. Satisfies: MEETS
105. TiVo, for one: DVR
107. Amigos: BUDS
109. Sweetly, on a score: DOLCE
111. Mark indelibly: ETCH
112. River through ancient Nubia: NILE
113. Casino opening: SLOT
115. 365 giorni: ANNO
116. Native Rwandan: HUTU
118. Mind: HEED
120. Electric bill unit: Abbr.: KWH
121. Place for a bachelorette party: SPA

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