Thursday Crossword — February 5, 1981 - Answers & Solutions
Complete answers for this medium crossword puzzle (15x15 grid, 72 clues). Published 2/5/1981. By Tenfelde.
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Across Answers
- 1 Across: Eccentric (5)
- CRANK
- 6 Across: Drop heavily (4)
- PLOP
- 10 Across: Ford (4)
- WADE
- 14 Across: Denizen of the Everglades (5)
- HERON
- 15 Across: Soprano Stevens (4)
- RISE
- 16 Across: Golden calf, e.g. (4)
- IDOL
- 17 Across: Habituate (5)
- INURE
- 18 Across: Leisure (4)
- EASE
- 19 Across: Variable star (4)
- NOVA
- 20 Across: A television "must" (10)
- COMMERCIAL
- 22 Across: Spoilage allowance (4)
- TRET
- 23 Across: Dregs of wine (4)
- LEES
- 24 Across: Rigid (5)
- TENSE
- 25 Across: Not fem. or neut. (4)
- MASC
- 29 Across: Surrogate parent (7)
- ADOPTER
- 32 Across: Eight: Comb. form (4)
- OCTO
- 33 Across: Dynamos (10)
- GENERATORS
- 37 Across: Hone (7)
- SHARPEN
- 39 Across: Of the shallow-water region on a seacoast (7)
- NERITIC
- 40 Across: Bents (10)
- TENDENCIES
- 42 Across: Isinglass (4)
- MICA
- 43 Across: Designs (7)
- INTENTS
- 44 Across: A social sci. (4)
- ECON
- 45 Across: Rebuke (5)
- SCOLD
- 48 Across: Form, as a storm (4)
- BREW
- 50 Across: Make like a snake (4)
- COIL
- 51 Across: Famous violin-maker (10)
- STRADIVARI
- 57 Across: Skillful (4)
- ABLE
- 58 Across: O'Neill's "A Touch of the ___" (4)
- POET
- 59 Across: Derring-do (5)
- VALOR
- 60 Across: Rabbit or Fox (4)
- BRER
- 61 Across: Letters before cee (4)
- ABEE
- 62 Across: Overact (5)
- EMOTE
- 63 Across: Girl's name meaning "princess" (4)
- SARA
- 64 Across: Cincinnati nine (4)
- REDS
- 65 Across: What machs measure (5)
- SPEED
Down Answers
- 1 Down: Last word (4)
- CHIC
- 2 Down: Tourist center in the West (4)
- RENO
- 3 Down: Calla lily, for one (4)
- ARUM
- 4 Down: Average (4)
- NORM
- 5 Down: Prepare to be dubbed (5)
- KNEEL
- 6 Down: Pecking-order right (10)
- PRECEDENCE
- 7 Down: Close relationship (7)
- LIAISON
- 8 Down: Greek mountain (4)
- OSSA
- 9 Down: Uncover (4)
- PEEL
- 10 Down: Hiemal period (10)
- WINTERTIME
- 11 Down: Embellish (5)
- ADORN
- 12 Down: Opposite of hawks (5)
- DOVES
- 13 Down: Exhilarate (5)
- ELATE
- 21 Down: Chemical substance (7)
- REAGENT
- 24 Down: Dash (4)
- TEAR
- 25 Down: The majority (4)
- MOST
- 26 Down: Word with head or back (4)
- ACHE
- 27 Down: Getz of music (4)
- STAN
- 28 Down: Group of mountain ranges (10)
- CORDILLERA
- 30 Down: Imbues; steeps (10)
- PENETRATES
- 31 Down: Braided; plaited (7)
- TRESSED
- 34 Down: Auditory (4)
- OTIC
- 35 Down: Carty of baseball (4)
- RICO
- 36 Down: Look over hastily (4)
- SCAN
- 38 Down: Remain undecided (4)
- PEND
- 41 Down: Intermarry (7)
- INBREED
- 45 Down: Strikebreakers (5)
- SCABS
- 46 Down: Hooded snake (5)
- COBRA
- 47 Down: Type of cargo ship (5)
- OILER
- 49 Down: Shakespeare's merry group (5)
- WIVES
- 51 Down: Bandy words (4)
- SPAR
- 52 Down: "The best is yet ___": Browning (4)
- TOBE
- 53 Down: Coquette (4)
- VAMP
- 54 Down: Drug source (4)
- ALOE
- 55 Down: Mechanical routine (4)
- ROTE
- 56 Down: Incensed (4)
- IRED
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