Wednesday Crossword — December 31, 1980

Difficulty: MediumGrid: 15x1578 clues~15-30 minBy Nancy McCarthy12/31/1980

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Crossword Clues

Across

1 Across
Ivy league team (4 letters)
5 Across
Brilliance (5 letters)
10 Across
To which "all roads lead" (4 letters)
14 Across
Lamb's pen name (4 letters)
15 Across
Something to take up (5 letters)
16 Across
Gallic brainstorm (4 letters)
17 Across
Dregs (4 letters)
18 Across
Clash in Texas: Jan. 1 (10 letters)
20 Across
Military command (8 letters)
22 Across
Confederate general (5 letters)
23 Across
Labor (4 letters)
24 Across
Like certain cats (4 letters)
26 Across
Oscar-winner Meryl (6 letters)
29 Across
Candlemaker (8 letters)
33 Across
Erstwhile "Voice of the Opera" (5 letters)
34 Across
Specks (5 letters)
35 Across
See 1 Across (3 letters)
36 Across
Family member (4 letters)
37 Across
Electrified particle (3 letters)
38 Across
Marsh bird (4 letters)
39 Across
Cornell's Big ___ team (3 letters)
40 Across
Cuttlefish ink (5 letters)
42 Across
Short story (5 letters)
43 Across
More austere (8 letters)
45 Across
In a huddle (6 letters)
46 Across
Female deer (4 letters)
47 Across
" . . . he shall ___ again": Matt. 20:19 (4 letters)
48 Across
Bobwhite (5 letters)
51 Across
Postseason game for dirty players? (8 letters)
55 Across
Florida fracas: Jan. 1 (10 letters)
58 Across
A woodwind (4 letters)
59 Across
Labyrinth (4 letters)
60 Across
Asian country (5 letters)
61 Across
"The Way We ___" (4 letters)
62 Across
River in Germany (4 letters)
63 Across
Vestibule (5 letters)
64 Across
Lixiviums (4 letters)

Down

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College cheer (4 letters)
2 Down
Command at sea (4 letters)
3 Down
Willingly (4 letters)
4 Down
Shrine Bowl opponents: Jan. 10 (8 letters)
5 Down
Part of a rampart (6 letters)
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Scoreboard fixture (5 letters)
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Recent (4 letters)
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Performance (3 letters)
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Boxing result (3 letters)
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Vulgarly jocular (6 letters)
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Reputation (4 letters)
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Cry like a baby (4 letters)
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Slithery (4 letters)
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Ad lights (5 letters)
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The other side (4 letters)
24 Down
"Slow Boat" destination (5 letters)
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Cereal grass (3 letters)
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Muffler (5 letters)
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More faithful (5 letters)
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Musical composition (5 letters)
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Singing group (5 letters)
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Relies (on) (5 letters)
31 Down
Top-drawer (5 letters)
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Het up (5 letters)
34 Down
Rubbed clean (5 letters)
38 Down
California showdown: Jan. 1 (8 letters)
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Smart (5 letters)
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___ Gev, Israeli settlement (3 letters)
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Ready money (4 letters)
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Silvery freshwater fish (6 letters)
45 Down
Lose (6 letters)
47 Down
Bleaker (5 letters)
48 Down
Lake or Perry (4 letters)
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Mouthward (4 letters)
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Take life easy (4 letters)
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Potherb (4 letters)
52 Down
Comply (4 letters)
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Lasted (4 letters)
54 Down
Prominent Virginia family (4 letters)
56 Down
Supplement, with "out" (3 letters)
57 Down
Double this for a confection (3 letters)

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