Thursday Crossword — December 24, 1981 - Answers & Solutions
Complete answers for this medium crossword puzzle (15x15 grid, 76 clues). Published 12/24/1981. By William E. Heinemann.
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Across Answers
- 1 Across: Bit of holly (5)
- SPRIG
- 6 Across: Some are holy (4)
- DAYS
- 10 Across: Leave the sack (4)
- STIR
- 14 Across: Like a thrice-told tale (5)
- TRITE
- 15 Across: "They ___ serve . . . ": Milton (4)
- ALSO
- 16 Across: Cartoonist Peter (4)
- ARNO
- 17 Across: Western action (5)
- RODEO
- 18 Across: "Joyeux ___!" (4)
- NOEL
- 19 Across: Riviera city (4)
- NICE
- 20 Across: Anagram for "Try Ma's charm, sire!" (15)
- AMERRYCHRISTMAS
- 23 Across: Postscripts: Abbr. (3)
- PSS
- 24 Across: Titans' mother (4)
- GAEA
- 25 Across: Baby sitter for a nene (3)
- TIA
- 26 Across: Whirring sound (4)
- BIRR
- 27 Across: Squire whose last name means "paunch" (6)
- SANCHO
- 30 Across: Confused (5)
- ATSEA
- 33 Across: "Deck the halls . . . " group (8)
- CAROLERS
- 35 Across: Kind of store for a man in a red suit: Abbr. (4)
- DEPT
- 36 Across: Word with "ho!" (5)
- TALLY
- 38 Across: Three-digit code (4)
- AREA
- 39 Across: "In a ___ open sleigh" (8)
- ONEHORSE
- 41 Across: Like beer (5)
- SUDSY
- 42 Across: Goddess associated with Ceres (6)
- TELLUS
- 43 Across: Hosiery shades (4)
- TANS
- 45 Across: Shade tree (3)
- ELM
- 46 Across: Where a famous Greek statue was found (4)
- MILO
- 47 Across: One of Mickey's exes (3)
- AVA
- 50 Across: Anagram for "End near? Why pay, Pa?" (15)
- ANDHAPPYNEWYEAR
- 55 Across: In addition (4)
- MORE
- 56 Across: Miscues (4)
- ERRS
- 57 Across: Sorcerer (5)
- MAGUS
- 58 Across: Where Susa was (4)
- ELAM
- 59 Across: Attacked, with "into" (4)
- TORE
- 60 Across: Type of dress (5)
- ALINE
- 61 Across: Holiday drinks (4)
- NOGS
- 62 Across: Comedian Mort (4)
- SAHL
- 63 Across: Retreats (5)
- NESTS
Down Answers
- 1 Down: Watchband (5)
- STRAP
- 2 Down: Graduation events (5)
- PROMS
- 3 Down: Teases (5)
- RIDES
- 4 Down: Roman road (4)
- ITER
- 5 Down: "Empire State of the South" (7)
- GEORGIA
- 6 Down: One of C. Moore's flying quadrupeds (6)
- DANCER
- 7 Down: Lanai greeting (5)
- ALOHA
- 8 Down: Belgian river (4)
- YSER
- 9 Down: Single (8)
- SOLITARY
- 10 Down: P.O. address in Indiana (10)
- SANTACLAUS
- 11 Down: Decorate a tree (4)
- TRIM
- 12 Down: Andean Indian (4)
- INCA
- 13 Down: Kin of Does (4)
- ROES
- 21 Down: Easily handled, as a ship (3)
- YAR
- 22 Down: Chinese: Comb. form (4)
- SINO
- 26 Down: Town in N.H. and city in Pa. (10)
- BETHLEHEMS
- 27 Down: Bando of baseball (3)
- SAL
- 28 Down: Reindeer group (4)
- HERD
- 29 Down: Galena and bauxite (4)
- ORES
- 30 Down: Pother (3)
- ADO
- 31 Down: Gift for an outdoorsy person (4)
- TENT
- 32 Down: Count von ___ (4)
- SPEE
- 33 Down: Diminutive suffix (3)
- CLE
- 34 Down: Utter (3)
- SAY
- 36 Down: Heralds (8)
- TRUMPETS
- 37 Down: Crèche beast (3)
- ASS
- 40 Down: Earthen pot (4)
- OLLA
- 41 Down: Frosty, for one (7)
- SNOWMAN
- 43 Down: Pre-Yule purchase (6)
- TINSEL
- 44 Down: Wassail quaff (3)
- ALE
- 46 Down: A gift at a stable (5)
- MYRRH
- 47 Down: Zeus's shield (5)
- AEGIS
- 48 Down: Brag (5)
- VAUNT
- 49 Down: Upbeats, in music (5)
- ARSES
- 50 Down: Doxology ending (4)
- AMEN
- 51 Down: Court plea, for short (4)
- NOLO
- 52 Down: Type of race (4)
- DRAG
- 53 Down: Malayan canoe (4)
- PROA
- 54 Down: Shade of blue (4)
- YALE
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