Thursday Crossword — September 25, 1980 - Answers & Solutions
Complete answers for this medium crossword puzzle (15x15 grid, 76 clues). Published 9/25/1980. By Madura.
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Across Answers
- 1 Across: Hardens (4)
- SETS
- 5 Across: Inspired with fear (4)
- AWED
- 9 Across: Linage (5)
- SPACE
- 14 Across: Fit accurately (4)
- TRUE
- 15 Across: Jetty (4)
- MOLE
- 16 Across: Long poem about a war (5)
- ILIAD
- 17 Across: Wiles (4)
- ARTS
- 18 Across: British tenor (10)
- PETERPEARS
- 20 Across: Rosters (5)
- ROTAS
- 22 Across: Siouan (5)
- OMAHA
- 23 Across: Modern sailing vessel (8)
- TRIMARAN
- 26 Across: Central veins of leaves (6)
- COSTAE
- 30 Across: Celebrated (5)
- FETED
- 31 Across: Noted violinist (7)
- MENUHIN
- 32 Across: Patriotic org. (3)
- SAR
- 34 Across: Jubilant (6)
- ELATED
- 36 Across: Work over (4)
- REDO
- 37 Across: Support (5)
- TRUSS
- 39 Across: Game winner's cry (3)
- GIN
- 40 Across: Medieval stringed instrument (5)
- REBEC
- 41 Across: Bridge position, in Barcelona (4)
- ESTE
- 42 Across: Reeve or peahen (6)
- FEMALE
- 44 Across: Suffix with buck or puck (3)
- ISH
- 45 Across: Dishes like vichyssoise (7)
- POTAGES
- 47 Across: Tram sound (5)
- CLANG
- 49 Across: Ambushed, in a way (6)
- SNIPED
- 50 Across: Early losers at Saratoga (8)
- REDCOATS
- 53 Across: Respond to Steve Martin (5)
- LAUGH
- 55 Across: Subject (5)
- TOPIC
- 56 Across: Images in a Clement Moore poem (10)
- SUGARPLUMS
- 61 Across: Graf ___ (4)
- SPEE
- 62 Across: Empty (5)
- INANE
- 63 Across: Vent (4)
- EMIT
- 64 Across: Biblical judge (4)
- ELON
- 65 Across: Trifled (with) (5)
- TOYED
- 66 Across: Jet black (4)
- EBON
- 67 Across: Depression (4)
- DENT
Down Answers
- 1 Down: Jerk or jump (5)
- START
- 2 Down: Eraser's target (5)
- ERROR
- 3 Down: Gustatory mélange (11)
- TUTTIFRUTTI
- 4 Down: Oil-yielding seed, for cookery (6)
- SESAME
- 5 Down: Elec. unit (3)
- AMP
- 6 Down: Misfortune (3)
- WOE
- 7 Down: John from Middlesex (5)
- ELTON
- 8 Down: Rate (4)
- DEEM
- 9 Down: Suction device (6)
- SIPHON
- 10 Down: Sybarite's goal (8)
- PLEASURE
- 11 Down: Home designers' org. (3)
- AIA
- 12 Down: Gondola, e.g. (3)
- CAR
- 13 Down: Workers on MSS. (3)
- EDS
- 19 Down: What Kelso did well (5)
- RACED
- 21 Down: Fills (5)
- SATES
- 24 Down: Bro. or dau. (3)
- REL
- 25 Down: Saws (6)
- ADAGES
- 27 Down: Gotham (11)
- THEBIGAPPLE
- 28 Down: Executive secretaries (5)
- AIDES
- 29 Down: Tennyson's "___ Arden" (5)
- ENOCH
- 31 Down: Threat (6)
- MENACE
- 32 Down: Stages (5)
- STEPS
- 33 Down: Pyromaniac's delight (5)
- ARSON
- 35 Down: Actor Holt: 1918–73 (3)
- TIM
- 38 Down: Pontooned transport (8)
- SEAPLANE
- 40 Down: Voluntary emergency CB org. (5)
- REACT
- 42 Down: Totally disgusted (5)
- FEDUP
- 43 Down: Law degree (3)
- LLD
- 46 Down: Like an automobile transmission (6)
- GEARED
- 48 Down: Ensnared (6)
- NOOSED
- 50 Down: Compass point (5)
- RHUMB
- 51 Down: Fasten (5)
- TIEON
- 52 Down: Perfume (5)
- SCENT
- 54 Down: Kind of club (4)
- GLEE
- 56 Down: Command to Fido (3)
- SIT
- 57 Down: A special número (3)
- UNO
- 58 Down: Cheerful (3)
- GAY
- 59 Down: "Winterset" hero (3)
- MIO
- 60 Down: Union, in D.C., for one (3)
- STN
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