Friday Crossword — February 5, 1982 - Answers & Solutions

Complete answers for this hard crossword puzzle (15x15 grid, 76 clues). Published 2/5/1982. By Tenfelde.

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Across Answers

1 Across: British informer or speculator (4)
STAG
5 Across: Guide at Uxmal (4)
MAYA
9 Across: Golden Gate and Verrazano (5)
SPANS
14 Across: Gloriole (4)
HALO
15 Across: Symbol of ill luck (4)
OPAL
16 Across: Fungus (5)
ERGOT
17 Across: Fascist alliance (4)
AXIS
18 Across: Pet of the Darlings (4)
NANA
19 Across: Lariat (5)
RIATA
20 Across: Machine-shop frame (8)
DIESTOCK
22 Across: His payment is sometimes controlled (6)
RENTER
23 Across: Amy, to Billy (5)
NIECE
24 Across: Tournament (7)
CONTEST
25 Across: Private place of worship (6)
CHAPEL
27 Across: Paraguay tea (4)
MATE
28 Across: Bear ill will (4)
HATE
29 Across: Uplift (5)
ELATE
31 Across: Ecological series of stages (4)
SERE
35 Across: ___ and anon (4)
EVER
36 Across: Heart of a hurricane (3)
EYE
37 Across: Senator from Nebraska (4)
EXON
38 Across: Consummates an engagement (4)
WEDS
39 Across: Football official: Slang (5)
ZEBRA
41 Across: Lhasa ___, Tibetan dog (4)
APSO
42 Across: Hope offering (4)
JOKE
43 Across: Items used in securing anchors (6)
CABLES
45 Across: Tivoli ___ (7)
GARDENS
49 Across: Former elder statesmen of Japan (5)
GENRO
50 Across: Melodic (6)
ARIOSE
51 Across: Joins a group rudely and abruptly (8)
BARGESIN
54 Across: Blue pigment (5)
SMALT
55 Across: Football's Crimson Tide (4)
BAMA
56 Across: Name of a republic: 1937–49 (4)
EIRE
57 Across: Coppers for Copperfield (5)
PENCE
58 Across: Module (4)
UNIT
59 Across: Where the public views gnus (4)
ZOOS
60 Across: Journalize (5)
ENTER
61 Across: Fowler or Wilder (4)
GENE
62 Across: Austria's first chartered city: 1212 (4)
ENNS

Down Answers

1 Down: Herring's relative (4)
SHAD
2 Down: Hack (4)
TAXI
3 Down: Estranged (9)
ALIENATED
4 Down: They "dish the dirt" (9)
GOSSIPERS
5 Down: Optician's infrequent sale (7)
MONOCLE
6 Down: On the run (5)
APACE
7 Down: O'Neill hero (4)
YANK
8 Down: ___ créole (3)
ALA
9 Down: Cool as a cucumber (6)
SERENE
10 Down: Impression (5)
PRINT
11 Down: Type of type (5)
AGATE
12 Down: Certificates (5)
NOTES
13 Down: Point of departure (5)
START
21 Down: Golf accessory (3)
TEE
22 Down: Learning by heart (4)
ROTE
24 Down: Provide victuals (5)
CATER
25 Down: Masticate (4)
CHEW
26 Down: Possess (4)
HAVE
27 Down: Perchance (5)
MAYBE
30 Down: Emblems of Wales (5)
LEEKS
31 Down: Cape Cod cooler (9)
SEABREEZE
32 Down: Emotional outburst (9)
EXPLOSION
33 Down: Emblem of England (4)
ROSE
34 Down: "Gashouse Gang" first name (4)
ENOS
39 Down: Time ___ (4)
ZONE
40 Down: Needle-shaped (7)
ACERATE
42 Down: Court fool (6)
JESTER
44 Down: Sharp-cornered: Abbr. (3)
ANG
45 Down: Canadian peninsula (5)
GASPE
46 Down: Kay of "Stop the Music" (5)
ARMEN
47 Down: Cheerful (5)
RIANT
48 Down: "La ___ Vita" (5)
DOLCE
49 Down: Ragamuffin (5)
GAMIN
51 Down: Cause of ruin (4)
BANE
52 Down: Cruel (4)
IRON
53 Down: Robert Stack role (4)
NESS
55 Down: Thrips, e.g. (3)
BUG

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