Thursday Crossword — August 6, 1981 - Answers & Solutions
Complete answers for this medium crossword puzzle (15x15 grid, 76 clues). Published 8/6/1981. By A. J. Santora.
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Across Answers
- 1 Across: Wise one (4)
- SAGE
- 5 Across: Drink in Dresden (4)
- BIER
- 9 Across: Nile dam (5)
- ASWAN
- 14 Across: "The bird ___ the Wing": FitzGerald (4)
- ISON
- 15 Across: Fire god (4)
- AGNI
- 16 Across: Shutout spoiler (5)
- SCORE
- 17 Across: At ___ (without direction) (9)
- LOOSEENDS
- 19 Across: Asian land (5)
- KOREA
- 20 Across: Follower of kick, pick or tick (3)
- OFF
- 21 Across: Awards (6)
- PRIZES
- 23 Across: City map (4)
- PLAT
- 24 Across: Away (3)
- FRO
- 26 Across: Added the columns (7)
- TOTALED
- 28 Across: "For ___ sake!" (5)
- PETES
- 30 Across: Hole-___ (5)
- INONE
- 31 Across: Pitching item (3)
- WOO
- 34 Across: Baile ___ Cliath (Dublin) (4)
- ATHA
- 35 Across: Track star Sebastian (3)
- COE
- 36 Across: Conclusion (6)
- ENDING
- 38 Across: Sweet pickle (7)
- GHERKIN
- 40 Across: Home-run swinger (7)
- CLOUTER
- 41 Across: Pals of Mr. Bones (6)
- ENDMEN
- 42 Across: Kind of apple or flower (3)
- MAY
- 43 Across: Brake part (4)
- SHOE
- 44 Across: The buck stops her (3)
- DOE
- 45 Across: Same, in a way (5)
- EQUAL
- 47 Across: Byzantine church décor (5)
- IKONS
- 48 Across: Strike out (7)
- EXPUNGE
- 50 Across: Washington Square inst. (3)
- NYU
- 51 Across: Conduit (4)
- PIPE
- 53 Across: Verdugo and Cernei (6)
- ELENAS
- 55 Across: Come ___ halt (3)
- TOA
- 58 Across: Upright (5)
- ONEND
- 60 Across: Upside down (9)
- ENDFOREND
- 62 Across: Cartoonist Bushmiller (5)
- ERNIE
- 63 Across: Betelgeuse is one (4)
- STAR
- 64 Across: Writer Robb (4)
- INEZ
- 65 Across: Olympic bronze, e.g. (5)
- MEDAL
- 66 Across: A Delano (4)
- SARA
- 67 Across: Gds. (4)
- MDSE
Down Answers
- 1 Down: Farm sight (4)
- SILO
- 2 Down: ___ now (presently) (4)
- ASOF
- 3 Down: Be reckless (15)
- GOOFFTHEDEEPEND
- 4 Down: Nav. officer (3)
- ENS
- 5 Down: Fighter-actor (4)
- BAER
- 6 Down: What a motorist turns on (8)
- IGNITION
- 7 Down: Where touchdowns occur (7)
- ENDZONE
- 8 Down: ___ the occasion (6)
- RISETO
- 9 Down: Put to (3)
- ASK
- 10 Down: Range (5)
- SCOPE
- 11 Down: "Gloria Patri" phrase (15)
- WORLDWITHOUTEND
- 12 Down: Section (4)
- AREA
- 13 Down: Not messy (4)
- NEAT
- 18 Down: Heroic verse (4)
- EPOS
- 22 Down: With reason (6)
- SANELY
- 25 Down: Fortify again (5)
- REARM
- 27 Down: Marquisette (4)
- LENO
- 28 Down: Called for on the p.a. system (5)
- PAGED
- 29 Down: Cultural group: Comb. form (5)
- ETHNO
- 32 Down: Baseball announcer's phrase (5)
- ONEON
- 33 Down: Monsters (5)
- OGRES
- 35 Down: Due e tre (6)
- CINQUE
- 37 Down: Dark (5)
- DUSKY
- 39 Down: Board and room (4)
- KEEP
- 40 Down: List for a judge (8)
- CALENDAR
- 42 Down: Purplish red (7)
- MAGENTA
- 46 Down: Except that (6)
- UNLESS
- 47 Down: ___ many words (4)
- INSO
- 49 Down: City near Dayton (5)
- XENIA
- 51 Down: This helped save Old Ironsides (4)
- POEM
- 52 Down: Concerning (4)
- INRE
- 54 Down: Former org. of radio performers (4)
- AFRA
- 56 Down: Washingtons (4)
- ONES
- 57 Down: Trimming tool (4)
- ADZE
- 59 Down: Neighbor of Pa. (3)
- DEL
- 61 Down: Hoop part (3)
- RIM
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