Thursday Crossword — January 21, 1982 - Answers & Solutions

Complete answers for this medium crossword puzzle (15x15 grid, 78 clues). Published 1/21/1982. By A. J. Santora.

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Across Answers

1 Across: Alloy in cheap jewelry (6)
TOMBAC
7 Across: ___ Mahal (3)
TAJ
10 Across: STANding-room sign (3)
SRO
13 Across: Intellectual attitudes (7)
STANCES
15 Across: Dos Passos work (3)
USA
16 Across: Last round, usually (3)
TEN
17 Across: Subcontinent people (11)
HINDUSTANIS
19 Across: Formicary member (3)
ANT
20 Across: STANdoffish; diSTANt (3)
ICY
21 Across: ___ Code, in military usage (4)
ALFA
22 Across: Kin of a muSTANg (5)
PINTO
24 Across: STANislaw's pastry (5)
PIROG
26 Across: Editor's STANd (4)
DESK
27 Across: Very foolish (6)
INSANE
30 Across: Cheers (8)
HEARTENS
34 Across: Alaskan naval base (5)
SITKA
35 Across: Like candles (4)
WAXY
36 Across: Wild ox (4)
ANOA
37 Across: Varnish (5)
STAIN
38 Across: Spanish queen (3)
ENA
39 Across: Pianist Rubinstein: 1829-94 (5)
ANTON
40 Across: Samovars (4)
URNS
41 Across: Impair (4)
MAIM
42 Across: Government issue (5)
EBOND
43 Across: Virginia Dare's people (8)
SETTLERS
45 Across: Retrenches (6)
PRUNES
46 Across: Greet from a diSTANce (4)
HAIL
47 Across: Austrian region (5)
TIROL
49 Across: Part of a RoSTANd opus (5)
SCENE
51 Across: "Plain" girl (4)
JANE
52 Across: Simple sugar (3)
OSE
55 Across: Cap (3)
TAM
56 Across: Stoppages (11)
STANDSTILLS
60 Across: ___ diSTANce (3)
ATA
61 Across: Gumshoe (3)
TEC
62 Across: Kind of comic (7)
STANDUP
63 Across: Prefix with STANdard (3)
NON
64 Across: ___ Lawn, Chicago suburb (3)
OAK
65 Across: Mean, as a critter (6)
ORNERY

Down Answers

1 Down: African tongue (4)
TSHI
2 Down: Of hearing (4)
OTIC
3 Down: Numerous (4)
MANY
4 Down: U.S.M.C. musicians (3)
BND
5 Down: Kind of puncture (3)
ACU
6 Down: One of the Borgias (6)
CESARE
7 Down: Prickly pear (4)
TUNA
8 Down: "___ was saying . . . " (3)
ASI
9 Down: Manhattan College student (6)
JASPER
10 Down: Jazzman of the Big Band Era (10)
STANKENTON
11 Down: Lease (4)
RENT
12 Down: Aware of (4)
ONTO
14 Down: W.W. II town (4)
STLO
18 Down: Where Kabul is (11)
AFGHANISTAN
23 Down: City once called ConSTANtinople (8)
ISTANBUL
24 Down: Islamabad is its capital (8)
PAKISTAN
25 Down: ___ inSTANt (4)
INAN
26 Down: Sun follower (3)
DAY
27 Down: Where Alexander defeated the Persians (5)
ISSUS
28 Down: Saltpetre (5)
NITRE
29 Down: Musial (10)
STANTHEMAN
31 Down: Test (4)
EXAM
32 Down: To Caesar, this was nemo (5)
NOONE
33 Down: Actress Diana: 1934-73 (5)
SANDS
35 Down: Have on (4)
WEAR
39 Down: This comes before space (4)
AERO
41 Down: Alice's boss on TV (3)
MEL
44 Down: STANds at anchor (6)
LIESTO
45 Down: Quickly, in music (6)
PRESTO
48 Down: Not Dems. or Reps. (4)
INDS
49 Down: Oliver's partner (4)
STAN
50 Down: ___-nine-tails (4)
CATO
51 Down: Nicklaus or Sharkey (4)
JACK
52 Down: Ye ___ Tavern (4)
OLDE
53 Down: Disparage (4)
SLUR
54 Down: Spot in the diSTANce (4)
ESPY
57 Down: Don Meredith's quaff (3)
TEA
58 Down: Road binder (3)
TAR
59 Down: Hostel (3)
INN

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