Thursday Crossword — February 18, 1982 - Answers & Solutions

Complete answers for this medium crossword puzzle (15x15 grid, 78 clues). Published 2/18/1982. By Judson G. Trent.

Classic newspaper crossword from the archive. About our puzzle library.

Want to try solving it yourself first? Play this puzzle

Across Answers

1 Across: Oscar-winner Rainer (5)
LUISE
6 Across: Hose shade (4)
ECRU
10 Across: European coal basin (4)
SAAR
14 Across: Lab vessels (5)
ETNAS
15 Across: Thin, rolled pancake (4)
BLIN
16 Across: Part of a chassis (4)
AXLE
17 Across: Peers (5)
EARLS
18 Across: Portable cradles (9)
BASSINETS
20 Across: Motifs (6)
THEMES
22 Across: Ivy League team (4)
PENN
23 Across: Dash's partner (3)
DOT
24 Across: ___ probandi (4)
ONUS
26 Across: Loc. of Cape Town (4)
SAFR
28 Across: Vanish gradually (8)
EVANESCE
32 Across: Correct (6)
PROPER
36 Across: Potpourri: Abbr. (4)
MISC
37 Across: Kind of race (4)
ARMS
39 Across: Demean (5)
ABASE
40 Across: Atlas or gypsy (4)
MOTH
41 Across: Thread: Comb. form (5)
NEMAT
43 Across: Mignon ending (4)
ETTE
44 Across: Inventor Howe (5)
ELIAS
46 Across: Welt (4)
WALE
47 Across: Browning's "Hervé ___" (4)
RIEL
48 Across: Of the ankle (6)
TARSAL
50 Across: Loud-voiced persons (8)
STENTORS
52 Across: Periods (4)
ERAS
54 Across: Editor's notation (4)
STET
55 Across: Sash with a bow in the back (3)
OBI
58 Across: Kind of corner (4)
AMEN
60 Across: Usher in (6)
HERALD
64 Across: Draft horse (9)
PERCHERON
67 Across: Recipient (5)
DONEE
68 Across: Former queen of Jordan (4)
ALIA
69 Across: Sound (4)
SANE
70 Across: ___ year (5)
LUNAR
71 Across: Like one of Custer's stands (4)
LAST
72 Across: Going into the tenth (4)
TIED
73 Across: Halting place (5)
ETAPE

Down Answers

1 Down: Old English court (4)
LEET
2 Down: Bryce Canyon's state (4)
UTAH
3 Down: Concerning (4)
INRE
4 Down: Famed Chief Justice: 1864–73 (11)
SALMONCHASE
5 Down: Ancient ascetic (6)
ESSENE
6 Down: Dwindle (3)
EBB
7 Down: Give a hand to (4)
CLAP
8 Down: Sol does this daily (5)
RISES
9 Down: Open, in a way (6)
UNSNAP
10 Down: River to the Vistula (3)
SAN
11 Down: Smashed an ash (4)
AXED
12 Down: Band instrument, for short (4)
ALTO
13 Down: Rhythmic silence, in music (4)
REST
19 Down: Prefix for red (5)
INFRA
21 Down: An Anthony (5)
SUSAN
25 Down: Driver or ball header (5)
SCREW
27 Down: Radio-TV newsman (11)
ROBERTTROUT
28 Down: Irish patriot (5)
EMMET
29 Down: "Twelfth Night" role (5)
VIOLA
30 Down: Milling (5)
ASTIR
31 Down: Eames and Calvé (5)
EMMAS
33 Down: Alfresco spot (5)
PATIO
34 Down: Chemical compound (5)
ESTER
35 Down: Spools (5)
REELS
38 Down: Seasons (5)
SALTS
42 Down: Cogs (5)
TEETH
45 Down: Bernhardt (5)
SARAH
49 Down: Least effectual (6)
LAMEST
51 Down: Compass part (6)
NEEDLE
53 Down: Caravansary (5)
SERAI
55 Down: October birthstone (4)
OPAL
56 Down: Lugosi (4)
BELA
57 Down: Eye part (4)
IRIS
59 Down: ___ too soon (4)
NONE
61 Down: Pavlova or Sten (4)
ANNA
62 Down: Emulate Bob Beamon (4)
LEAP
63 Down: "___ Mable": Streeter (4)
DERE
65 Down: Morris of TV fame (3)
CAT
66 Down: Buntline (3)
NED

Ready to play?

Try solving this puzzle yourself, or explore more crosswords.