The Crossword Puzzle #17
 

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Our next crossword puzzle is 15 x 15.



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Across
A1 Ruins
(8) - - - - - - - -

A1. DESTROYS

A1. WRECKAGE

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Down
D1 Lamb essay "Mrs. Battle's Opinions on ---"
(5) W - - - -

D2 Banging noise
(6) R - - - - -

D3 Reading pulp fiction, e.g.
(6) E - - - - -

D4 Flumes
(6) C - - - - -

D5 Honshu city
(4) K - - -

D6 Marilu Henner's role on "Evening Shade"
(3) A - -

D7 Gain
(3) G - -

D8 Put up
(5) E - - - -

D7- GET
D4- CRACKS

D5 - Kobe
D8 - Erect

Edit: Triple post druptight, that's impressive!

D2-Racket

D2 - rattle

D4 - creeks

D1. WHIST
D6. AVA

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Across
A14 Discuss in detail
(8) H - - - O V E R

A17 Develop slowly
(8) I - - - B A T E

A19 Governmental
(5) S - - - E

A20 Reviewer of books, for short
(3) C - -

A23 Shipping need
(4) T - - -

A24 Offensive
(6) - - T - - -


Down
D2 Banging noise
(6) R - - - - -

D3 Reading pulp fiction, e.g.
(6) E - - - - -

D4 Flumes
(6) C - - - - -

A17) I N C U B A T E

A24. ATTACK
D3. ESCAPE
D4. CHUTES

A19 State

A14 - hashover

A23 - tare

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Across
A20 Reviewer of books, for short
(3) C - -

A23 Shipping need
(4) T - P E

A28 Crunch maker
(6) - E S - - -


Down
D2 Banging noise
(6) R A N T - -

D9 Bridge holding
(6) - - - - C -

D21 Food for junior
(3) - A -

D24 Associate
(4) A - - -

D25 Addition column
(4) T - - -

D26 Double-crosses
(6) K - - - - -

A23. TAPE
D26. KNIFES

A28) P E S T L E

A28. NESTLE
D24. ALLY

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Across
A20 Reviewer of books, for short
(3) C - -

A30 Jewelry item
(7) - - N - - - -

A32 Humerus neighbor
(4) - L - -

A34 Takes it easy
(5) I - - - -

A35 Popular TV personality
(13) - - - - Y - - - - F - - -

A41 Saskatchewan native
(4) - - - E

A45 Impose
(6) - - S - - -


Down
D9 Bridge holding
(6) - - - - C -

D21 Food for junior
(3) - A -

D25 Addition column
(4) T E - -

D29 Retire
(6) T - - - - -

A32 Ulna

D25: TENS
D29: TURNIN

A34 - idles

A20. CPA
A30. PENDANT
A35. JERRYSEINFELD

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Across
A40 Longtime New Yorker cartoonist Charles
(5) - - - - N

A41 Saskatchewan native
(4) - - - E

A42 Aristocratic rule
(7) - - - - I - -

A45 Impose
(6) - - S - - -

A50 Family members
(6) N - - - - -


Down
D9 Bridge holding
(6) - - - A C E

D12 Picnic spoiler
(8) - - - - - A L L

D13 Revolted
(8) - - - - - N E D

D16 Starts the frame over, in bowling
(6) - - - - T S

D33 Former nuclear power agcy.
(3) A E -

D35 Crates
(8) J - - - - - - -

D36 Urgency
(8) E - - - - - - -

D37 Applesauce
(3) R - -

D38 "Dies ---"
(4) I - - -

D39 Agent Youngfellow's boss
(4) N - - -

D16 - resets

D33 - aec

D38 - irae

A42- elitism

D9. ONEACE ?
D12. RAINFALL
D13. SICKENED

A50: NIECES
D39: NESS

A40: SAXON

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Across
A9 Sprees
(5) - - - R S

A15 Iced dessert
(6) - - - A I R

A18 "Wanted" poster, e.g.
(6) - - - I C E

A22 Endorses
(4) - N K S

A45 Impose
(6) A S S - - -


Down
D9 Bridge holding
(6) - - - A C E

D35 Crates
(8) J A L - - - - -

D36 Urgency
(8) E X I - - - - -

D40 Portable chairs
(6) S E - - - -

D43 Catnap
(6) S I - - - -

D44 "Knock --- Kiss" (1942 hit)
(3) M E -

D51 Choral music composer William
(5) C - - - -

A22. INKS

A15 ECLAIR

D44
ME A

A45 - assume

D35 - jalopies

D36 - exigence

D40: Settees?
D43: Siesta

A18: NOTICE
D40: SEDANS
D51: CROFT

A45 assess

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Across
A9 Sprees
(5) - - - R S

A49 Follow persistently
(3) - O G

A54 Followed closely
(4) - P E -

A58 Frisco 11
(6) - I N - - S

A60 Make the best of
(8) O - - - - - - -

A63 Hush-hush
(6) - E C - - T

A64 Exposed, with "out"
(8) F - - - - - - -

A65 Actress Berger
(5) S E - - A

A66 Like a savanna
(8) T - - - - - - -


Down
D9 Bridge holding
(6) - E N A C E

D10 "Foucault's Pendulum" author
(3) - C O

D11 Some tabernacle singers
(4) - L T I

D40 Portable chairs
(6) S E - - - -

D46 Cloisonne feature
(6) E - - - - -

D47 Phoenician, for one
(6) S - - - - -

D48 Confiscates
(6) S - - - - -

A63 - secret

A64 - ferreted

A65 - senta

A49. DOG
A60. OPTIMIZE?

D47- Sailor

D48 - Seizes