Wednesday Crossword — April 1, 1981 - Answers & Solutions
Complete answers for this medium crossword puzzle (15x15 grid, 76 clues). Published 4/1/1981. By Ernst Theimer.
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Across Answers
- 1 Across: Plumbum (4)
- LEAD
- 5 Across: Capital of Ghana (5)
- ACCRA
- 10 Across: Resort (3)
- SPA
- 13 Across: Ship in a Greek myth (4)
- ARGO
- 14 Across: Customer (5)
- BUYER
- 15 Across: "___! poor Yorick" (4)
- ALAS
- 16 Across: Result of breaking a speculum? (15)
- VIIYEARSBADLUCK
- 19 Across: ___ Gay, W.W. II plane (5)
- ENOLA
- 20 Across: Eternal (8)
- TIMELESS
- 21 Across: R.A.F. aircraftsmen: Colloq. (4)
- ERKS
- 24 Across: Casino items (4)
- DICE
- 25 Across: Buddy (3)
- PAL
- 28 Across: Douses (4)
- WETS
- 30 Across: Dropped (6)
- SAGGED
- 34 Across: Enzyme (3)
- ASE
- 35 Across: Cyclotron item (5)
- ANION
- 37 Across: City on the Truckee (4)
- RENO
- 38 Across: Curse of Scotland (15)
- THEIXOFDIAMONDS
- 42 Across: Sea swallow (4)
- TERN
- 43 Across: Untrue (5)
- FALSE
- 44 Across: Fish eggs (3)
- ROE
- 45 Across: Part of a pump (6)
- INSTEP
- 48 Across: Sow (4)
- SEED
- 49 Across: Abstract being (3)
- ENS
- 50 Across: First name in whodunits (4)
- ERLE
- 52 Across: Spinnaker or jib (4)
- SAIL
- 54 Across: Citizens of Entebbe (8)
- UGANDANS
- 58 Across: Gem weight (5)
- CARAT
- 62 Across: The ides of January, septennially (15)
- FRIDAYTHEXIIITH
- 65 Across: These fit to tholes (4)
- OARS
- 66 Across: Jagged (5)
- EROSE
- 67 Across: Repetition (4)
- ROTE
- 68 Across: Curve of a ship's plank (3)
- SNY
- 69 Across: Marine abysses (5)
- DEEPS
- 70 Across: Daze (4)
- STUN
Down Answers
- 1 Down: Flow along (4)
- LAVE
- 2 Down: Innisfail (4)
- ERIN
- 3 Down: Exchange premium (4)
- AGIO
- 4 Down: Last name in whodunits (5)
- DOYLE
- 5 Down: Arab cloak (3)
- ABA
- 6 Down: Mongrel (3)
- CUR
- 7 Down: Anatomical sac (4)
- CYST
- 8 Down: Bridge call (5)
- REBID
- 9 Down: A Musketeer (6)
- ARAMIS
- 10 Down: Turn; twist (4)
- SLUE
- 11 Down: Moccasins (4)
- PACS
- 12 Down: Requests (4)
- ASKS
- 15 Down: Brisk, to Bellini (7)
- ALLEGRO
- 17 Down: Ceruminous impediment to hearing (6)
- EARWAX
- 18 Down: Prefix for stitch or style (4)
- DECA
- 22 Down: Gambling game (4)
- KENO
- 23 Down: Inflexible (5)
- STIFF
- 25 Down: Soprano Adelina (5)
- PATTI
- 26 Down: Pale (5)
- ASHEN
- 27 Down: Suggestive looks (5)
- LEERS
- 29 Down: Fountain treats (5)
- SODAS
- 31 Down: Art category (5)
- GENRE
- 32 Down: Opposite of broadside (5)
- ENDON
- 33 Down: Medicinal quantities (5)
- DOSES
- 36 Down: City in Ohio (5)
- NILES
- 39 Down: Means (7)
- INTENDS
- 40 Down: Where a landlubber is a dub who flubs (4)
- ASEA
- 41 Down: One of Galileo's patrons (6)
- MEDICI
- 46 Down: Wagnerian goddess (4)
- ERDA
- 47 Down: Romped (6)
- PLAYED
- 51 Down: ___ nous (5)
- ENTRE
- 53 Down: Dens (5)
- LAIRS
- 54 Down: Controversial saucers (4)
- UFOS
- 55 Down: Favorite sitter (4)
- GRAN
- 56 Down: Lighthearted (4)
- AIRY
- 57 Down: Home in a nursery rhyme (4)
- SHOE
- 59 Down: Disturbance (4)
- RIOT
- 60 Down: Aleutian island (4)
- ATTU
- 61 Down: Now's partner (4)
- THEN
- 63 Down: Sixth sense (3)
- ESP
- 64 Down: Ballot marks (3)
- XES
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