Wednesday Crossword — April 8, 1981 - Answers & Solutions
Complete answers for this medium crossword puzzle (15x15 grid, 76 clues). Published 4/8/1981. By A. J. Santora.
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Across Answers
- 1 Across: Creation of Ade or Aesop (5)
- FABLE
- 6 Across: Northern European (4)
- LAPP
- 10 Across: First, second or third (4)
- SACK
- 14 Across: Fragrant rootstock (5)
- ORRIS
- 15 Across: Jai ___ (4)
- ALAI
- 16 Across: City in Utah (4)
- LEHI
- 17 Across: San Francisco strides? (10)
- GIANTSTEPS
- 19 Across: Algerian port (4)
- ORAN
- 20 Across: Gossage statistic (4)
- SAVE
- 21 Across: Pittsburgh jaeger? (10)
- PIRATEBIRD
- 23 Across: Gaelic (4)
- ERSE
- 25 Across: Minnesota cots? (8)
- TWINBEDS
- 26 Across: Oglivie or Ayala (3)
- BEN
- 28 Across: Taken advantage of (3)
- HAD
- 30 Across: Caustic (3)
- LYE
- 31 Across: Milwaukee plants (9)
- BREWERIES
- 35 Across: A.L. infielder Jorge (4)
- ORTA
- 38 Across: "Oui, oui," from Luis Tiant (4)
- SISI
- 39 Across: Loose pieces of rock (5)
- SCREE
- 41 Across: Gaelic Ireland (4)
- EIRE
- 43 Across: Slave of old (4)
- ESNE
- 45 Across: Man in an L.A. shelter? (9)
- TAXDODGER
- 47 Across: Hosp. test (3)
- EEG
- 49 Across: Evergreen (3)
- YEW
- 50 Across: Give birth to a lamb (3)
- EAN
- 51 Across: Cincinnati color scheme? (8)
- DEEPREDS
- 56 Across: Burn (4)
- SEAR
- 58 Across: Houston's spacemen? (10)
- ASTRONAUTS
- 60 Across: Coaster (4)
- SLED
- 63 Across: Spillane's "___ Jury" (4)
- ITHE
- 64 Across: Cleveland book on Yankees, Royals et al.? (10)
- INDIANFILE
- 66 Across: Mariners' milieus (4)
- SEAS
- 67 Across: " . . . one way to skin ___" (4)
- ACAT
- 68 Across: Light raft (5)
- BALSA
- 69 Across: Desires (4)
- YENS
- 70 Across: Marquisette (4)
- LENO
- 71 Across: Indo-Iranian (5)
- ARYAN
Down Answers
- 1 Down: Obscures (4)
- FOGS
- 2 Down: A Met score? (4)
- ARIA
- 3 Down: Atlanta heroics? (9)
- BRAVENESS
- 4 Down: Type of hit (5)
- LINER
- 5 Down: Id follower (3)
- EST
- 6 Down: "Amo, amas, amat" course in H.S. (4)
- LATI
- 7 Down: Warn (5)
- ALERT
- 8 Down: Custard apple (5)
- PAPAW
- 9 Down: Flower part (6)
- PISTIL
- 10 Down: Talked like a toper (9)
- SLOBBERED
- 11 Down: Hawk's nest (5)
- AERIE
- 12 Down: Beet variety (5)
- CHARD
- 13 Down: Classifications (5)
- KINDS
- 18 Down: Catches, as a hard-hit ball (6)
- SPEARS
- 22 Down: Companion of Ares (4)
- ENYO
- 24 Down: Pronoun for the Pinta (3)
- SHE
- 26 Down: Pellets (3)
- BBS
- 27 Down: Scene of Perry's victory (4)
- ERIE
- 29 Down: Part of O.E.D. (4)
- DICT
- 32 Down: Napa squeezer (9)
- WINEPRESS
- 33 Down: Pitching stat. (3)
- ERA
- 34 Down: Sensuous (4)
- SEXY
- 36 Down: Detroit plant? (9)
- TIGERLILY
- 37 Down: Playing ___ (field) (4)
- AREA
- 40 Down: Urfa, once (6)
- EDESSA
- 42 Down: Oriole's distant relative (3)
- ERN
- 44 Down: Architect Saarinen (4)
- EERO
- 46 Down: Be obligated (3)
- OWE
- 48 Down: Friendly (6)
- GENIAL
- 51 Down: Field flower (5)
- DAISY
- 52 Down: One of the Lauders (5)
- ESTEE
- 53 Down: Frome of fiction (5)
- ETHAN
- 54 Down: Prom or hop (5)
- DANCE
- 55 Down: African area (5)
- SUDAN
- 57 Down: ___ as possible (5)
- ASFAR
- 59 Down: Memorable Slav (4)
- TITO
- 61 Down: Memorable lioness (4)
- ELSA
- 62 Down: Diz of Cardinal fame (4)
- DEAN
- 65 Down: Org. for Nets between nets (3)
- NBA
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