Wednesday Crossword — December 24, 1980 - Answers & Solutions
Complete answers for this medium crossword puzzle (15x15 grid, 76 clues). Published 12/24/1980. By Tap Osborn.
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Across Answers
- 1 Across: Colonnade (4)
- STOA
- 5 Across: Cap for a dervish (3)
- TAJ
- 8 Across: Oriental marketplace (6)
- BAZAAR
- 14 Across: Tarragon, e.g. (4)
- HERB
- 15 Across: Lithium source (3)
- ORE
- 16 Across: Iago's wife (6)
- EMILIA
- 17 Across: Bleach out (8)
- ETIOLATE
- 19 Across: "Flow ___, sweet Afton": Burns (6)
- GENTLY
- 20 Across: Had words (6)
- ARGUED
- 21 Across: Antler part (5)
- PRONG
- 23 Across: Broadway singing star John (5)
- RAITT
- 24 Across: Brisket, e.g. (4)
- MEAT
- 25 Across: One of the Aleutians (4)
- ADAK
- 29 Across: Substance of genetic importance (3)
- DNA
- 30 Across: Farm sight (4)
- BARN
- 31 Across: "Spirit of St. Louis," e.g. (5)
- PLANE
- 32 Across: Landing spots (5)
- QUAYS
- 34 Across: Oakland athlete (6)
- RAIDER
- 35 Across: Harry Warren–Al Dubin 1935 hit (15)
- LULUSBACKINTOWN
- 39 Across: Nervous (6)
- UNEASY
- 40 Across: Metal fastener (5)
- RIVET
- 41 Across: Singer Kay (5)
- STARR
- 42 Across: Soccer great (4)
- PELE
- 43 Across: Youth (3)
- LAD
- 46 Across: Cause for legal action (4)
- TORT
- 47 Across: City on the Oka (4)
- OREL
- 48 Across: "You'll ___ Know," Warren-Gordon 1943 hit (5)
- NEVER
- 50 Across: Prohibit (5)
- ESTOP
- 52 Across: Belvedere (6)
- GAZEBO
- 53 Across: Echo (6)
- PARROT
- 56 Across: Baltic country, formerly (8)
- ESTHONIA
- 58 Across: Bandage (6)
- SWATHE
- 59 Across: Chafe (3)
- RUB
- 60 Across: Phooey! (4)
- NUTS
- 61 Across: Enclosed (6)
- INDOOR
- 62 Across: Gielgud's title (3)
- SIR
- 63 Across: Exploit (4)
- GEST
Down Answers
- 1 Down: Do a fleecing job (5)
- SHEAR
- 2 Down: Group of four (6)
- TETRAD
- 3 Down: Source (6)
- ORIGIN
- 4 Down: Warren-Dubin 1935 hit, "___ Nine" (15)
- ABOUTAQUARTERTO
- 5 Down: Amphibian (4)
- TOAD
- 6 Down: Composing, for one (3)
- ART
- 7 Down: Warren-Mercer 1938 hit (15)
- JEEPERSCREEPERS
- 8 Down: Sired (5)
- BEGOT
- 9 Down: Hymn ending (4)
- AMEN
- 10 Down: Warren-Robin 1952 hit (15)
- ZINGALITTLEZONG
- 11 Down: High, in music (3)
- ALT
- 12 Down: Distress (3)
- AIL
- 13 Down: Bandleader Bloch (3)
- RAY
- 18 Down: Service call (3)
- LET
- 22 Down: Went on the ballot (3)
- RAN
- 24 Down: Yucatán native (4)
- MAYA
- 26 Down: Pedestal part (4)
- DADO
- 27 Down: Over (4)
- ANEW
- 28 Down: Jerome of songdom (4)
- KERN
- 30 Down: Coddle (4)
- BABY
- 31 Down: Star facet (4)
- PANE
- 33 Down: U.N. member (4)
- USSR
- 34 Down: Cleave (4)
- RIVE
- 35 Down: Inordinate desire (4)
- LUST
- 36 Down: "Render therefore ___ . . . " (4)
- UNTO
- 37 Down: "Book of Nonsense" author (4)
- LEAR
- 38 Down: Veto (4)
- KILL
- 42 Down: Favoring (3)
- PRO
- 44 Down: Lexington or Madison (6)
- AVENUE
- 45 Down: Charges (6)
- DEBITS
- 47 Down: Fish-eating mammal (5)
- OTTER
- 48 Down: Slangy turndown (3)
- NAH
- 49 Down: TV "tribute," à la Martin (5)
- ROAST
- 51 Down: London area (4)
- SOHO
- 52 Down: Europe's largest island: Abbr. (4)
- GTBR
- 53 Down: Greek letter (3)
- PSI
- 54 Down: Cereal bristle (3)
- AWN
- 55 Down: TV's precursor (3)
- RAD
- 57 Down: ___ generis (unique) (3)
- SUI
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