Wednesday Crossword — July 8, 1981 - Answers & Solutions
Complete answers for this medium crossword puzzle (15x15 grid, 74 clues). Published 7/8/1981. By Eli Wesoff.
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Across Answers
- 1 Across: Owens or James (5)
- JESSE
- 6 Across: Word with talk or worn (4)
- SHOP
- 10 Across: Model's stance (4)
- POSE
- 14 Across: Mel, Ethan or Marty (5)
- ALLEN
- 15 Across: Prohibition (4)
- TABU
- 16 Across: Surprise attack (4)
- RAID
- 17 Across: Smiling (5)
- RIANT
- 18 Across: Jacqueline's bridegroom in 1968 (9)
- ARISTOTLE
- 20 Across: Release from military service (8)
- SEPARATE
- 22 Across: System used in duplicate whist (6)
- HOWELL
- 23 Across: ___ decisis (legal policy) (5)
- STARE
- 24 Across: Future V.I.P.'s (6)
- COMERS
- 25 Across: "___ for Danny Fisher": Robbins (6)
- ASTONE
- 27 Across: Moneyed people (5)
- HAVES
- 28 Across: Evade (5)
- SKIRT
- 29 Across: Pear-shaped instrument (4)
- LUTE
- 30 Across: Impale (4)
- SPIT
- 34 Across: Twitching (3)
- TIC
- 35 Across: Showing more wisdom (5)
- SAGER
- 36 Across: Prefix with corn or form (3)
- UNI
- 37 Across: "My Way" composer (4)
- ANKA
- 39 Across: Novello (4)
- IVOR
- 40 Across: ___-nez (5)
- PINCE
- 42 Across: Museum hangings (5)
- NUDES
- 44 Across: Emulated Graham or Shawn (6)
- DANCED
- 45 Across: Brooding hen (6)
- SITTER
- 47 Across: Bog (5)
- MARSH
- 48 Across: Di Maggio's 56 in '41 (6)
- STREAK
- 49 Across: Señora's scarf (8)
- MANTILLA
- 52 Across: Oliver Cromwell (9)
- IRONSIDES
- 54 Across: Blockhead (5)
- IDIOT
- 55 Across: It's west of Wis. (4)
- MINN
- 56 Across: Class absences (4)
- CUTS
- 57 Across: Past, present or future (5)
- TENSE
- 58 Across: "___ little prayer for me" (4)
- SAYA
- 59 Across: Word with cap or hole (4)
- KNEE
- 60 Across: Mountain spur (5)
- ARETE
Down Answers
- 1 Down: Shocks (4)
- JARS
- 2 Down: Author Wiesel (4)
- ELIE
- 3 Down: Kind of comedy (9)
- SLAPSTICK
- 4 Down: Cannon or Luger (7)
- SENATOR
- 5 Down: New member (7)
- ENTRANT
- 6 Down: Welfare ___ (5)
- STATE
- 7 Down: ___ and hounds (4)
- HARE
- 8 Down: Oriental sash (3)
- OBI
- 9 Down: Easy mark (8)
- PUSHOVER
- 10 Down: Skill (7)
- PROWESS
- 11 Down: Tom Mix film (5)
- OATER
- 12 Down: Beverly of opera (5)
- SILLS
- 13 Down: James's biographer (4)
- EDEL
- 19 Down: Volume (4)
- TOME
- 21 Down: 100 square meters (3)
- ARE
- 24 Down: Prepare fare for an affair (5)
- CATER
- 25 Down: One of Boomer's predecessors (4)
- ASTA
- 26 Down: Flimflam (4)
- SKIN
- 27 Down: Writer Victor's family (5)
- HUGOS
- 29 Down: Four-time Wimbledon winner (5)
- LAVER
- 31 Down: Joke climax (9)
- PUNCHLINE
- 32 Down: Hollywood pioneer (4)
- INCE
- 33 Down: All even (4)
- TIED
- 35 Down: Buddy (8)
- SIDEKICK
- 38 Down: "Rabbit ears" (7)
- ANTENNA
- 40 Down: Musical suite (7)
- PARTITA
- 41 Down: Confidant (7)
- INSIDER
- 43 Down: Western lizards (4)
- UTAS
- 44 Down: Duryea or Dailey (3)
- DAN
- 45 Down: Narrow band or channel (5)
- STRIA
- 46 Down: Light sarcasm (5)
- IRONY
- 47 Down: Mosconi play (5)
- MASSE
- 48 Down: Jazz artist Zoot (4)
- SIMS
- 49 Down: Apportion (4)
- METE
- 50 Down: Missing (4)
- LOST
- 51 Down: To ___ (precisely) (4)
- ATEE
- 53 Down: What bill collectors do (3)
- DUN
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