Wednesday Crossword — December 30, 1981 - Answers & Solutions
Complete answers for this medium crossword puzzle (15x15 grid, 78 clues). Published 12/30/1981. By Nancy McCarthy.
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Across Answers
- 1 Across: Ruth or Herman (4)
- BABE
- 5 Across: Girl whom Phil Rizzuto married (4)
- CORA
- 9 Across: Red Sox state (4)
- MASS
- 13 Across: Comply (4)
- OBEY
- 14 Across: The birds (4)
- AVES
- 15 Across: Puff up (5)
- ELATE
- 17 Across: Queue (4)
- LINE
- 18 Across: Kind of duck (4)
- LAME
- 19 Across: Cavalry weapon (5)
- SABER
- 20 Across: "The Splendid Splinter" (11)
- TEDWILLIAMS
- 23 Across: What Guidry kicks up (3)
- LEG
- 24 Across: Best pitchers (4)
- ACES
- 25 Across: Invalids (6)
- AILERS
- 27 Across: Pursued a long fly (6)
- CHASED
- 30 Across: Singer Lena (5)
- HORNE
- 32 Across: Plaster supports (5)
- LATHS
- 33 Across: He hit 755 home runs (9)
- HANKAARON
- 37 Across: Depiction of the beautiful (3)
- ART
- 38 Across: Carries (5)
- TOTES
- 39 Across: Devoured (3)
- ATE
- 40 Across: "Big Poison" (9)
- PAULWANER
- 43 Across: Baltimore eleven (5)
- COLTS
- 45 Across: Supplied weapons (5)
- ARMED
- 46 Across: Trustworthy (6)
- HONEST
- 47 Across: In Morpheus's arms (6)
- ASLEEP
- 50 Across: Quién ___? (4)
- SABE
- 51 Across: Antique car (3)
- REO
- 52 Across: "King" of the Polo Grounds (11)
- CARLHUBBELL
- 58 Across: Pillow stuffing (5)
- KAPOK
- 60 Across: Of the dawn (4)
- EOAN
- 61 Across: Felipe, Matty or Jesus (4)
- ALOU
- 62 Across: Metric measure (5)
- STERE
- 63 Across: Legal wrong (4)
- TORT
- 64 Across: Catcher's flash (4)
- SIGN
- 65 Across: Glacial ridges (4)
- OSAR
- 66 Across: Terminates (4)
- ENDS
- 67 Across: Soften (4)
- EASE
Down Answers
- 1 Down: Nut's partner (4)
- BOLT
- 2 Down: Rose's man (4)
- ABIE
- 3 Down: Lean (4)
- BEND
- 4 Down: Flattery: Slang (7)
- EYEWASH
- 5 Down: Said "Safe!" or "Out!" (6)
- CALLED
- 6 Down: Athletic areas (5)
- OVALS
- 7 Down: Ancient people of Gaul (4)
- REMI
- 8 Down: On the ocean (4)
- ASEA
- 9 Down: Sicilian seaport (7)
- MESSINA
- 10 Down: In the manner of (3)
- ALA
- 11 Down: Rich fur (5)
- SABLE
- 12 Down: Longhorn (5)
- STEER
- 16 Down: Work units (4)
- ERGS
- 21 Down: Sherbets (4)
- ICES
- 22 Down: Strikes and spares (5)
- MARKS
- 26 Down: Pasture (3)
- LEA
- 27 Down: Respond to a good play (4)
- CLAP
- 28 Down: ___-kiri, samurai's end all (4)
- HARA
- 29 Down: One of the Aleutians (4)
- ATTU
- 30 Down: Abominated (5)
- HATED
- 31 Down: Willie Mays, e.g. (4)
- ONER
- 33 Down: Sharpen (4)
- HONE
- 34 Down: Breathing sound (4)
- RALE
- 35 Down: Mel and Ed (4)
- OTTS
- 36 Down: Turtle's home (4)
- NEST
- 38 Down: Soccer's ___ Bay Rowdies (5)
- TAMPA
- 41 Down: New Guinea town (3)
- LAE
- 42 Down: Tow truck (7)
- WRECKER
- 43 Down: "The Georgia Peach" (4)
- COBB
- 44 Down: Kind of hit (7)
- ONEBASE
- 46 Down: Hangouts (6)
- HAUNTS
- 47 Down: Scows' kin (4)
- ARKS
- 48 Down: "From ___ shining . . . " (5)
- SEATO
- 49 Down: An artful Dodger (5)
- LOPES
- 50 Down: Earthenware fragment (5)
- SHARD
- 53 Down: Solar plexus, e.g. (4)
- RETE
- 54 Down: Diving bird (4)
- LOON
- 55 Down: Lamb's pseudonym (4)
- ELIA
- 56 Down: Diaries (4)
- LOGS
- 57 Down: Clair de ___ (4)
- LUNE
- 59 Down: "A feast ___ famine" (3)
- ORA
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