Thursday Crossword — November 20, 1980 - Answers & Solutions
Complete answers for this medium crossword puzzle (15x15 grid, 74 clues). Published 11/20/1980. By William Lutwiniak.
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Across Answers
- 1 Across: Better than better (4)
- BEST
- 5 Across: Indistinguishable (4)
- SAME
- 9 Across: Young herring (5)
- SPRAT
- 14 Across: Sharif (4)
- OMAR
- 15 Across: Out of plumb (4)
- ALOP
- 16 Across: Man of Tabriz (5)
- IRANI
- 17 Across: With competence (4)
- ABLY
- 18 Across: Tickled (10)
- TITILLATED
- 20 Across: Grad. course (3)
- SEM
- 21 Across: ___ it (amen) (4)
- SOBE
- 22 Across: Emulate Earhart (6)
- AVIATE
- 23 Across: Sedates (12)
- TRANQUILIZES
- 26 Across: Spurt; splash; glob (4)
- GOUT
- 27 Across: Altar screen (7)
- REREDOS
- 31 Across: Maltreat (5)
- ABUSE
- 33 Across: Frost's "Stopping by ___ . . . " (5)
- WOODS
- 35 Across: Prior to (3)
- ERE
- 36 Across: Dancer Jeanmaire (5)
- RENEE
- 37 Across: Rutledge (3)
- ANN
- 38 Across: Coconut meat (5)
- COPRA
- 40 Across: Youngster (3)
- TAD
- 41 Across: Piquant (5)
- ZESTY
- 43 Across: Part of R.F.D. (5)
- RURAL
- 44 Across: Noted (7)
- EMINENT
- 46 Across: Saharan (4)
- SERE
- 47 Across: Something to learn from (12)
- OBJECTLESSON
- 52 Across: Scram! (6)
- SKIDOO
- 55 Across: Algerian seaport (4)
- ORAN
- 56 Across: "A Boy Named ___" (3)
- SUE
- 57 Across: Like a sudden outburst (10)
- PAROXYSMAL
- 59 Across: Hayworth or Coolidge (4)
- RITA
- 60 Across: Liqueur flavoring (5)
- ANISE
- 61 Across: Make over (4)
- REDO
- 62 Across: Say so (4)
- AVER
- 63 Across: Ancient Persians' associates (5)
- MEDES
- 64 Across: Particular (4)
- ITEM
- 65 Across: Towel word (4)
- HERS
Down Answers
- 1 Down: Gasconade (5)
- BOAST
- 2 Down: Glowing coal (5)
- EMBER
- 3 Down: Potpourri (10)
- SALMAGUNDI
- 4 Down: Give it a whirl (3)
- TRY
- 5 Down: Didn't participate (6)
- SATOUT
- 6 Down: Legal defense (5)
- ALIBI
- 7 Down: Highway stop (5)
- MOTEL
- 8 Down: Finial (3)
- EPI
- 9 Down: The movies (12)
- SILVERSCREEN
- 10 Down: Bestow encomiums (6)
- PRAISE
- 11 Down: Pro ___ (4)
- RATA
- 12 Down: Author Claude (4)
- ANET
- 13 Down: Neap or ebb (4)
- TIDE
- 19 Down: Did nothing (5)
- LAZED
- 21 Down: Accordians (12)
- SQUEEZEBOXES
- 24 Down: Proboscis (4)
- NOSE
- 25 Down: Literary device (5)
- IRONY
- 28 Down: Tending to flatten or lower (10)
- DEPRESSIVE
- 29 Down: Odd, in Dundee (4)
- ORRA
- 30 Down: Symbol of office (4)
- SEAL
- 31 Down: Johnson of TV (4)
- ARTE
- 32 Down: Girder (4)
- BEAM
- 33 Down: Dissipate (5)
- WASTE
- 34 Down: Neighbor of Que. (3)
- ONT
- 39 Down: Yours and mine (4)
- OURS
- 42 Down: Relish (5)
- ENJOY
- 45 Down: Having protuberances (6)
- NODOSE
- 46 Down: Winter Olympic event (6)
- SLALOM
- 48 Down: Astronomer's find (5)
- COMET
- 49 Down: Business (5)
- TRADE
- 50 Down: External (5)
- OUTER
- 51 Down: Is imminent (5)
- NEARS
- 52 Down: Mex., Arg., Bol., etc. (4)
- SPAM
- 53 Down: "Citizen ___" (4)
- KANE
- 54 Down: Crocus or gladiolus (4)
- IRID
- 58 Down: ___ Lanka (3)
- SRI
- 59 Down: Stadium cheer (3)
- RAH
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