Wednesday Crossword — February 3, 1982 - Answers & Solutions

Complete answers for this medium crossword puzzle (15x15 grid, 78 clues). Published 2/3/1982. By Judson G. Trent.

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Across Answers

1 Across: Close relative of an ant (4)
WASP
5 Across: Coral island (5)
ATOLL
10 Across: New retiree's expectation (4)
EASE
14 Across: Nautical term (4)
ALEE
15 Across: Geometric lines (5)
RADII
16 Across: Roentgen's discovery (4)
XRAY
17 Across: Comedienne Imogene (4)
COCA
18 Across: Pores for a purpose (5)
CRAMS
19 Across: Noggin (4)
PATE
20 Across: Beginning (6)
OUTSET
22 Across: Like a Ph.D. (8)
LETTERED
24 Across: Rara ___ (4)
AVIS
26 Across: Roe or doe (4)
DEER
27 Across: Anagram for balancer (8)
BARNACLE
31 Across: Milstein or Hale (6)
NATHAN
35 Across: Borders on (5)
ABUTS
36 Across: Del or Al of sports (5)
UNSER
38 Across: Outside: Prefix (3)
EXO
39 Across: Diamond ___ (3)
LIL
40 Across: A Cyrano quality (5)
ARDOR
41 Across: Wire measure (3)
MIL
42 Across: Gelderland town (3)
EDE
43 Across: Japanese, in America (5)
ISSEI
44 Across: Bluff (5)
FEINT
46 Across: Grass for hay, pasturage or lawns (6)
REDTOP
48 Across: Anagram for gardenia (8)
DRAINAGE
50 Across: Alert (4)
ATIP
52 Across: N.Y.S.E. risky buy (4)
SPEC
53 Across: States (8)
DECLARES
57 Across: Zealous (6)
AFLAME
61 Across: Lily plant (4)
ALOE
62 Across: "Toys in the ___": Hellman (5)
ATTIC
64 Across: "___, poor Yorick!" (4)
ALAS
65 Across: Jerusalem (4)
ZION
66 Across: Emulate Montessori (5)
TEACH
67 Across: Futile (4)
VAIN
68 Across: Where Helios rises (4)
EAST
69 Across: Pyle of the press (5)
ERNIE
70 Across: Sea sight (4)
ERNE

Down Answers

1 Down: Baylor's site (4)
WACO
2 Down: Matty or Jesús (4)
ALOU
3 Down: Cult (4)
SECT
4 Down: Anagram for anapest (7)
PEASANT
5 Down: Galosh (6)
ARCTIC
6 Down: Salt (3)
TAR
7 Down: East Indian vine (4)
ODAL
8 Down: Treated the lawn (5)
LIMED
9 Down: Anagram for re-enlist (8)
LISTENER
10 Down: Maven (6)
EXPERT
11 Down: Sandarac tree (4)
ARAR
12 Down: Gratify (4)
SATE
13 Down: Homophone for I'd (4)
EYED
21 Down: Gabor and Braun (4)
EVAS
23 Down: Kind of gas (4)
TEAR
25 Down: Legato effects (5)
SLURS
27 Down: Plantation employee (5)
BALER
28 Down: "___ With Me" (5)
ABIDE
29 Down: Lined (5)
RULED
30 Down: Word after open (5)
ENDED
32 Down: Blood: Comb. form (5)
HEMIA
33 Down: Lumberjack's activity (5)
AXING
34 Down: Nick of films (5)
NOLTE
37 Down: Evenings, in Evian (5)
SOIRS
40 Down: Anagram for parasite (8)
ASPIRATE
43 Down: Smidgen (4)
IOTA
44 Down: Feudal estate (4)
FIEF
45 Down: Anagram for valence (7)
ENCLAVE
47 Down: Gift (6)
TALENT
49 Down: Geronimo was one (6)
APACHE
51 Down: Keeper of the keys (5)
PETER
53 Down: Stun (4)
DAZE
54 Down: Director Kazan (4)
ELIA
55 Down: Oregon river or bay (4)
COOS
56 Down: Kenton or Musial (4)
STAN
58 Down: Winged (4)
ALAR
59 Down: Popular street name (4)
MAIN
60 Down: Lowly Saxon (4)
ESNE
63 Down: Here, in Le Havre (3)
ICI

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