Thursday Crossword — August 7, 1980 - Answers & Solutions
Complete answers for this medium crossword puzzle (15x15 grid, 74 clues). Published 8/7/1980. By C. J. Angio.
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Across Answers
- 1 Across: "Jack and the Beanstalk" theft (4)
- HARP
- 5 Across: Humane org. (4)
- SPCA
- 9 Across: "Curmudgeon" in F.D.R.'s Cabinet (5)
- ICKES
- 14 Across: El Hadj ___ Bongo, President of Gabon (4)
- OMAR
- 15 Across: Follower of turkey or fox (4)
- TROT
- 16 Across: Kitchen intruder (5)
- ROACH
- 17 Across: What Satan asked (15)
- HOTENOUGHFORYOU
- 20 Across: Ciceronian collection (8)
- ORATIONS
- 21 Across: Engrossed (6)
- INTENT
- 22 Across: Brink (4)
- EDGE
- 23 Across: "Coffee, Tea, ___": Baker and Jones (4)
- ORME
- 24 Across: Place for a parade (6)
- AVENUE
- 27 Across: Hedonist's quest (8)
- PLEASURE
- 31 Across: Like Williams's "Menagerie" (5)
- GLASS
- 32 Across: Jampan (5)
- SEDAN
- 33 Across: Only, in Oldenburg (3)
- NUR
- 34 Across: Vice principal (4)
- AIDE
- 35 Across: Kind of jury (5)
- PETIT
- 36 Across: Tennis term (4)
- ADIN
- 37 Across: Designer of Kennedy Library at Harvard (3)
- PEI
- 38 Across: Hot under the collar (5)
- IRATE
- 39 Across: Lopez from Dallas (5)
- TRINI
- 40 Across: Span for angels or devils (8)
- ETERNITY
- 42 Across: Ryan's "A ___ Too Far" (6)
- BRIDGE
- 43 Across: ___ buco, Italian dish (4)
- OSSO
- 44 Across: Plum for gin (4)
- SLOE
- 45 Across: "___ the public" (6)
- OPENTO
- 48 Across: Water sports (8)
- AQUATICS
- 52 Across: See 17 Across (15)
- BURNINGQUESTION
- 54 Across: Trolley track (5)
- IRAIL
- 55 Across: Spades, e.g. (4)
- SUIT
- 56 Across: Opera that opens in Memphis (4)
- AIDA
- 57 Across: Item for Mary Cassatt (5)
- EASEL
- 58 Across: Immies (4)
- MIBS
- 59 Across: Brat's mouthwash (4)
- SOAP
Down Answers
- 1 Down: Accompaniment for Kringle's jingles (4)
- HOHO
- 2 Down: Cupid (4)
- AMOR
- 3 Down: Pro ___ (4)
- RATA
- 4 Down: It's only make-believe (8)
- PRETENSE
- 5 Down: Curly, Moe or Larry (6)
- STOOGE
- 6 Down: Sourpuss (5)
- PRUNE
- 7 Down: Gear teeth (4)
- COGS
- 8 Down: Decathlon participant: Abbr. (3)
- ATH
- 9 Down: Epithet given Lou Gehrig (7)
- IRONMAN
- 10 Down: Legislative body of Spain or Portugal (6)
- CORTES
- 11 Down: Danny, Sammy or Stubby (4)
- KAYE
- 12 Down: A social sci. (4)
- ECON
- 13 Down: Occlude (4)
- SHUT
- 18 Down: Breeding place (5)
- NIDUS
- 19 Down: "___ will!" (6)
- FIREAT
- 23 Down: Any pop song of Pop's day (5)
- OLDIE
- 24 Down: Yawning (5)
- AGAPE
- 25 Down: John ___ Lindsay (5)
- VLIET
- 26 Down: She was a lady (5)
- EADIE
- 27 Down: Nit-picking (5)
- PETTY
- 28 Down: Ruined (5)
- UNDID
- 29 Down: Feeling contrite (5)
- RUING
- 30 Down: Banks of baseball fame (5)
- ERNIE
- 32 Down: Former kin of NATO (5)
- SEATO
- 35 Down: Newgate, for one (6)
- PRISON
- 36 Down: Short songs for sopranos (8)
- ARIETTAS
- 38 Down: Put in drop by drop (7)
- INSTILL
- 39 Down: Priam's territory (5)
- TROAS
- 41 Down: Singer Milsap (6)
- RONNIE
- 42 Down: Flowers of the madder family (6)
- BLUETS
- 44 Down: Lampoon (5)
- SQUIB
- 45 Down: Off Broadway award (4)
- OBIE
- 46 Down: Aqua ___ (4)
- PURA
- 47 Down: Christian and Caesarean (4)
- ERAS
- 48 Down: Here, to Hernando (4)
- AQUI
- 49 Down: Year in reign of Louis VI (4)
- IIIO
- 50 Down: Musical epilogue (4)
- CODA
- 51 Down: Ginger follower (4)
- SNAP
- 53 Down: Loser to R.M.N. in 1972 (3)
- GSM
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