Wednesday Crossword — May 6, 1981 - Answers & Solutions
Complete answers for this medium crossword puzzle (15x15 grid, 78 clues). Published 5/6/1981. By Jean J. Davison.
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Across Answers
- 1 Across: Grackle (3)
- DAW
- 4 Across: Cousin of a Wac (4)
- SPAR
- 8 Across: Leonine group (5)
- PRIDE
- 13 Across: Boundary (4)
- METE
- 14 Across: Spelunker's milieu (4)
- CAVE
- 15 Across: Device through which squash is squashed (5)
- RICER
- 16 Across: Trompe l'oeil (15)
- OPTICALILLUSION
- 19 Across: Crises is one; also criteria (6)
- PLURAL
- 20 Across: Two-electrode tube (5)
- DIODE
- 21 Across: Ages (3)
- EON
- 22 Across: Douglas Fraser's org. (3)
- UAW
- 24 Across: Compete (3)
- VIE
- 25 Across: Yale man (3)
- ELI
- 28 Across: Cochineal, e.g. (3)
- DYE
- 29 Across: Walks off with (6)
- SWIPES
- 31 Across: Kiln (4)
- OVEN
- 32 Across: One of 50 (5)
- STATE
- 33 Across: Inflict (vengeance) (5)
- WREAK
- 34 Across: Legerdemain (13)
- SLEIGHTOFHAND
- 38 Across: Impassive (5)
- STOIC
- 39 Across: Use (5)
- AVAIL
- 40 Across: "___ Stallion," Jeffers poem (4)
- ROAN
- 41 Across: Slacken (6)
- RELENT
- 43 Across: Correspondent's second afterthought (3)
- PPS
- 46 Across: Admit (3)
- OWN
- 47 Across: Henry V, as prince (3)
- HAL
- 48 Across: Tpk. (3)
- RTE
- 49 Across: Mongoose's prey (3)
- RAT
- 50 Across: Refresher (5)
- TONIC
- 52 Across: On land (6)
- ASHORE
- 54 Across: Thaumaturge (15)
- PRESTIDIGITATOR
- 58 Across: Occurring every 60 minutes (5)
- HORAL
- 59 Across: Relative of etc. (4)
- ETAL
- 60 Across: Ancient Asian (4)
- MEDE
- 61 Across: Ballad (5)
- DERRY
- 62 Across: Society girls, familiarly (4)
- DEBS
- 63 Across: "___ Robsart," Hugo play (3)
- AMY
Down Answers
- 1 Down: Position strategically (6)
- DEPLOY
- 2 Down: Bring into harmony (6)
- ATTUNE
- 3 Down: Dam (4)
- WEIR
- 4 Down: Rogue (8)
- SCALAWAG
- 5 Down: Chum (3)
- PAL
- 6 Down: Eager (4)
- AVID
- 7 Down: Meander down Memory Lane (6)
- RELIVE
- 8 Down: Nice Nelly (5)
- PRUDE
- 9 Down: Shine's partner (4)
- RISE
- 10 Down: "___ on parle français" (3)
- ICI
- 11 Down: ___ volente (3)
- DEO
- 12 Down: Ending with various directions (3)
- ERN
- 13 Down: Bike's newest relative (5)
- MOPED
- 17 Down: Biting (7)
- CAUSTIC
- 18 Down: Clark Kent's girl (4)
- LOIS
- 23 Down: "Abide ___ Me" (4)
- WITH
- 25 Down: Tied (4)
- EVEN
- 26 Down: Graphite (4)
- LEAD
- 27 Down: Squid's defense (3)
- INK
- 30 Down: Floral leaf (5)
- PETAL
- 31 Down: Aloud (4)
- ORAL
- 32 Down: His, in Bonn (4)
- SEIN
- 33 Down: Most pallid (7)
- WHITEST
- 34 Down: Pack (4)
- STOW
- 35 Down: Banker's concern (4)
- LOAN
- 36 Down: Done (4)
- OVER
- 37 Down: Some pigeons or goldfish (8)
- FANTAILS
- 38 Down: Hit sign (3)
- SRO
- 41 Down: Indian princess (4)
- RANI
- 42 Down: Suppressed (6)
- ELIDED
- 43 Down: For now, for short (6)
- PROTEM
- 44 Down: Literary caricature (6)
- PARODY
- 45 Down: Cubic meter (5)
- STERE
- 47 Down: " . . . this chase is ___ follow'd": Shak. (5)
- HOTLY
- 50 Down: Autocrat (4)
- TSAR
- 51 Down: Mention an authority (4)
- CITE
- 53 Down: City in Syria (4)
- HAMA
- 54 Down: Pres. Wilson was one (3)
- PHD
- 55 Down: Caviar (3)
- ROE
- 56 Down: Goof (3)
- ERR
- 57 Down: Yak (3)
- GAB
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