Wednesday Crossword — May 21, 1980 - Answers & Solutions
Complete answers for this medium crossword puzzle (15x15 grid, 74 clues). Published 5/21/1980. By Benson.
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Across Answers
- 1 Across: Catch flies (4)
- SHAG
- 5 Across: Fun's companion (5)
- GAMES
- 10 Across: Actor Richard, from S.F. (4)
- EGAN
- 14 Across: Campbell of the Oilers (4)
- EARL
- 15 Across: Author Jong (5)
- ERICA
- 16 Across: Branch chosen by J.F.K., G.R.F. and J.E.C. (4)
- NAVY
- 17 Across: Date of Columbus's last voyage (4)
- MDII
- 18 Across: Claw (5)
- TALON
- 19 Across: Word with clothes or shoe (4)
- TREE
- 20 Across: He wrote "The Fire Next Time" (12)
- JAMESBALDWIN
- 23 Across: Nieuwe ___, Rotterdam's river (4)
- MAAS
- 24 Across: Draw forth (6)
- ELICIT
- 26 Across: De Niro (6)
- ROBERT
- 29 Across: Black Sea port (6)
- ODESSA
- 31 Across: Rare individuals (5)
- ONERS
- 32 Across: Lessen (5)
- ABATE
- 35 Across: Onto the jive (3)
- HEP
- 36 Across: "___ is more": Browning (4)
- LESS
- 37 Across: Bridge parts (5)
- SPANS
- 38 Across: Mil. groups (4)
- DETS
- 39 Across: Kindled (3)
- LIT
- 40 Across: Poor (5)
- NEEDY
- 41 Across: A.F.B. in Texas (5)
- REESE
- 42 Across: Bowdler was one (6)
- EDITOR
- 44 Across: Does a grammar exercise (6)
- PARSES
- 45 Across: Unpaid debt (6)
- ARREAR
- 47 Across: Mrs., in Poland (4)
- PANI
- 48 Across: He wrote "Invisible Man" (12)
- RALPHELLISON
- 52 Across: Dry (4)
- ARID
- 54 Across: Of a certain time period (5)
- HORAL
- 55 Across: Start of a plot (4)
- IDEA
- 57 Across: Hamlet, e.g. (4)
- DANE
- 58 Across: Silly (5)
- INANE
- 59 Across: Weskit (4)
- VEST
- 60 Across: Cake ingredients (4)
- EGGS
- 61 Across: Allotted (5)
- METED
- 62 Across: U.S. satellite (4)
- ESSA
Down Answers
- 1 Down: Theological inst. (3)
- SEM
- 2 Down: Pilgrimage (4)
- HADJ
- 3 Down: Part of an opera (4)
- ARIA
- 4 Down: Dim perceptions (8)
- GLIMMERS
- 5 Down: Influences by bribery (6)
- GETSAT
- 6 Down: Some members of OPEC (5)
- ARABS
- 7 Down: "___ 18," Uris book (4)
- MILA
- 8 Down: Elève's milieu (5)
- ECOLE
- 9 Down: Young hitters' haunts (8)
- SANDLOTS
- 10 Down: Lure (6)
- ENTICE
- 11 Down: Attaches a debtor's property or wages (10)
- GARNISHEES
- 12 Down: Galba's greeting (3)
- AVE
- 13 Down: American humorist (3)
- NYE
- 21 Down: Sonar, to a destroyer (4)
- EARS
- 22 Down: Word with angle or eyed (4)
- WIDE
- 25 Down: African fly (6)
- TSETSE
- 26 Down: Esther of "Good Times" (5)
- ROLLE
- 27 Down: N.Y. county, city, lake or river (6)
- ONEIDA
- 28 Down: Rousing (10)
- BESTIRRING
- 30 Down: Church parts (5)
- APSES
- 32 Down: Mimic (3)
- APE
- 33 Down: Like Leroy Brown (3)
- BAD
- 34 Down: "___ Wednesday," Robards vehicle (3)
- ANY
- 37 Down: Heavenly beings (8)
- SERAPHIM
- 38 Down: Scornful (8)
- DERISIVE
- 40 Down: Coward (4)
- NOEL
- 41 Down: Rajah's mate (4)
- RANI
- 43 Down: Occupations (6)
- TRADES
- 44 Down: Wearied (6)
- PALLED
- 46 Down: River of Europe (5)
- RHONE
- 47 Down: Carpenter's tool (5)
- PLANE
- 49 Down: Quod ___ faciendum (4)
- ERAT
- 50 Down: Lyrical literature (4)
- ODES
- 51 Down: Monster's milieu, perhaps (4)
- NESS
- 52 Down: Cool drink (3)
- ADE
- 53 Down: Joplin composition (3)
- RAG
- 56 Down: ___ loss for words (3)
- ATA
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