Wednesday Crossword — February 27, 1980 - Answers & Solutions
Complete answers for this medium crossword puzzle (15x15 grid, 78 clues). Published 2/27/1980. By Rae.
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Across Answers
- 1 Across: Actor-playwright Guitry (5)
- SACHA
- 6 Across: Forerunner of waste (5)
- HASTE
- 11 Across: Quick to learn (3)
- APT
- 14 Across: Relaxes (5)
- IDLES
- 15 Across: Misbehave (5)
- ACTUP
- 16 Across: Landing spot for Glenn (3)
- SEA
- 17 Across: Adjective for some stars (5)
- GIANT
- 18 Across: Polaris (9)
- NORTHSTAR
- 20 Across: Vocal hesitation (3)
- HEM
- 21 Across: Tidal flood (5)
- EAGRE
- 23 Across: Title Drake held (3)
- SIR
- 24 Across: Celestial; heavenly (10)
- SUPERLUNAR
- 27 Across: "High" time (4)
- NOON
- 30 Across: TV spoof (4)
- SOAP
- 31 Across: Prefix with begotten (3)
- MIS
- 33 Across: Cpl. or sgt. (3)
- NCO
- 34 Across: Single aircraft mission (6)
- SORTIE
- 37 Across: Rise and float in air (8)
- LEVITATE
- 39 Across: Trapped aloft (5)
- TREED
- 40 Across: Cable ___ (3)
- CAR
- 41 Across: Cornmeal or oatmeal (5)
- GRUEL
- 42 Across: Person at the controls (8)
- OPERATOR
- 44 Across: Shallow African salt lakes (6)
- CHOTTS
- 45 Across: What Wafs are not (3)
- MEN
- 46 Across: Moon buggy (3)
- LEM
- 47 Across: Dog-show pariah (4)
- MUTT
- 48 Across: Thespians' org. (4)
- ANTA
- 50 Across: Modern transportation (10)
- SPACESHIPS
- 55 Across: House extension (3)
- ELL
- 57 Across: Official decree (5)
- UKASE
- 58 Across: Sound around a gridiron (3)
- RAH
- 59 Across: Carried supplies by plane (9)
- AIRLIFTED
- 62 Across: Foil von Richthofen (5)
- EVADE
- 64 Across: Top fighter pilot (3)
- ACE
- 65 Across: Author ___ Rogers St. Johns (5)
- ADELA
- 66 Across: Prefix with rocket (5)
- RETRO
- 67 Across: The ___ Baron (3)
- RED
- 68 Across: Palindromic title (5)
- MADAM
- 69 Across: Material for a launching pad (5)
- STEEL
Down Answers
- 1 Down: Bridge of ___, Venice (5)
- SIGHS
- 2 Down: Goodbye, in Grenoble (5)
- ADIEU
- 3 Down: Holding device (5)
- CLAMP
- 4 Down: More frier than flier (3)
- HEN
- 5 Down: Of small planets like Ceres (10)
- ASTEROIDAL
- 6 Down: Mental or emotional quirk (6)
- HANGUP
- 7 Down: It fell on Chicken Little (5)
- ACORN
- 8 Down: Defective parachute (8)
- STREAMER
- 9 Down: Famous mummy (3)
- TUT
- 10 Down: Williams athletes (4)
- EPHS
- 11 Down: Modern explorer (9)
- ASTRONAUT
- 12 Down: Play-gun ammo (3)
- PEA
- 13 Down: Cousin of a gob (3)
- TAR
- 19 Down: Original ___ (3)
- SIN
- 22 Down: Wings (4)
- ALAE
- 25 Down: Organic compound (5)
- ESTER
- 26 Down: Broadway's "6 Rms ___ Vu" (3)
- RIV
- 28 Down: Double quartet (5)
- OCTET
- 29 Down: Carols (5)
- NOELS
- 32 Down: Tourists (10)
- SIGHTSEERS
- 34 Down: Small plant orifice (5)
- STOMA
- 35 Down: Irish painter: 1878–1931 (5)
- ORPEN
- 36 Down: Returned to Earth's atmosphere (9)
- REENTERED
- 37 Down: Roman household deity (3)
- LAR
- 38 Down: Something to pledge (5)
- TROTH
- 40 Down: Did some sums (8)
- COMPUTED
- 43 Down: Thy, in Paris (3)
- TES
- 44 Down: Help from prompters (4)
- CUES
- 47 Down: Famed name in road building (6)
- MCADAM
- 49 Down: Part of A-O.K. (3)
- ALL
- 51 Down: Leader of a Cub Scout pack (5)
- AKELA
- 52 Down: Very angry (5)
- IRATE
- 53 Down: Sky pilot (5)
- PADRE
- 54 Down: O.T. nether world (5)
- SHEOL
- 56 Down: Writer O'Flaherty (4)
- LIAM
- 59 Down: Longest Swiss river (3)
- AAR
- 60 Down: Winter wing hazard (3)
- ICE
- 61 Down: Agcy. controlling narcotics (3)
- FDA
- 63 Down: War pilot today (3)
- VET
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