Thursday Crossword — April 23, 1981 - Answers & Solutions
Complete answers for this medium crossword puzzle (15x15 grid, 78 clues). Published 4/23/1981. By Bernice Gordon.
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Across Answers
- 1 Across: Arctic seals (5)
- HARPS
- 6 Across: Escutcheon spoiler (4)
- BLOT
- 10 Across: Puff (4)
- GASP
- 14 Across: Play the card (5)
- AMUSE
- 15 Across: Common practice (4)
- RULE
- 16 Across: Ancient sun-god worshiper (4)
- INCA
- 17 Across: Goodfellow (5)
- ROBIN
- 18 Across: Julian or Dinaric (4)
- ALPS
- 19 Across: Stigma (4)
- ONUS
- 20 Across: Word with square or sail (3)
- TRY
- 21 Across: Feminine footwear fasteners fashionable in the 40's (11)
- ANKLESTRAPS
- 24 Across: Comedienne Fields: 1931–78 (5)
- TOTIE
- 26 Across: Time division (3)
- EON
- 27 Across: Certain collectors (6)
- ASHMEN
- 29 Across: Actor whose real name was Wm. H. Pratt (7)
- KARLOFF
- 33 Across: A son of Priam (5)
- PARIS
- 34 Across: Error's partner (5)
- TRIAL
- 35 Across: Sphere (3)
- ORB
- 37 Across: Narrow opening (4)
- SLOT
- 38 Across: General at Gettysburg (5)
- MEADE
- 39 Across: Petulant expression (4)
- MOUE
- 40 Across: Letter from Delphi (3)
- ETA
- 41 Across: Misrepresent (5)
- BELIE
- 42 Across: ___ pain (French roll) (5)
- PETIT
- 43 Across: Source of excellent caviar (7)
- STERLET
- 45 Across: Explosions (6)
- BURSTS
- 46 Across: Carillo of the screen (3)
- LEO
- 47 Across: Doctrine (5)
- TENET
- 48 Across: Unisex accessory (11)
- SHOULDERBAG
- 53 Across: Frequently, to Keats (3)
- OFT
- 56 Across: Jack of "Hawaii Five-O" (4)
- LORD
- 57 Across: Thought: Comb. form (4)
- IDEO
- 58 Across: Princess in Verdi's "Don Carlos" (5)
- EBOLI
- 60 Across: Instigate (4)
- URGE
- 61 Across: Thor's sire (4)
- ODIN
- 62 Across: Philip in "The Man Without a Country" (5)
- NOLAN
- 63 Across: Four-time home-run leader (4)
- MAYS
- 64 Across: What Mother Hubbard's dog had (4)
- NONE
- 65 Across: Pleasing to the palate (5)
- TASTY
Down Answers
- 1 Down: "On Your Toes" lyricist (4)
- HART
- 2 Down: Love in León (4)
- AMOR
- 3 Down: Type of hummingbird (10)
- RUBYTHROAT
- 4 Down: Plato's penultimate letter (3)
- PSI
- 5 Down: Buildings where bills are produced (7)
- SENATES
- 6 Down: Retard or stop (5)
- BRAKE
- 7 Down: Allay (4)
- LULL
- 8 Down: Wine pitcher (4)
- OLPE
- 9 Down: Parts of a mosaic (8)
- TESSERAE
- 10 Down: "Buon ___" (Gina's greeting) (6)
- GIORNO
- 11 Down: Tragic Tolstoy heroine (4)
- ANNA
- 12 Down: Porgy (4)
- SCUP
- 13 Down: Bradshaw "bomb" (4)
- PASS
- 22 Down: Author Anaïs (3)
- NIN
- 23 Down: Charge for service (4)
- TOLL
- 25 Down: Neglect (4)
- OMIT
- 27 Down: ___ aisle, in a cathedral (4)
- APSE
- 28 Down: Preserves (5)
- SALTS
- 29 Down: Snake that eats other snakes (5)
- KRAIT
- 30 Down: Naval assistant (4)
- AIDE
- 31 Down: Ottomans (10)
- FOOTSTOOLS
- 32 Down: Part of some tarts (5)
- FRUIT
- 34 Down: Prefix with tape or type (4)
- TELE
- 36 Down: Decisions at the "Big A" (4)
- BETS
- 38 Down: American organ (8)
- MELODION
- 39 Down: Nothing more than (4)
- MERE
- 41 Down: Jacques of music (4)
- BREL
- 42 Down: Acrid (7)
- PUNGENT
- 44 Down: Foils followers (6)
- ELUDES
- 45 Down: Arthur of TV fame (3)
- BEA
- 47 Down: Kind of steak (5)
- TBONE
- 48 Down: Urban warren (4)
- SLUM
- 49 Down: Dance in Tel Aviv (4)
- HORA
- 50 Down: Carousal (4)
- ORGY
- 51 Down: Tropical food staple (4)
- EDDO
- 52 Down: Curb (4)
- REIN
- 54 Down: Soho residence (4)
- FLAT
- 55 Down: Minute (4)
- TINY
- 59 Down: Long scarf (3)
- BOA
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