Thursday Crossword — March 18, 1982 - Answers & Solutions

Complete answers for this medium crossword puzzle (15x15 grid, 76 clues). Published 3/18/1982. By Eli Wesoff.

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Across Answers

1 Across: Service org. (3)
AAF
4 Across: Indian corn (5)
MAIZE
9 Across: Some of this is punk (4)
ROCK
13 Across: Neutral color (4)
ECRU
14 Across: Flâneur (5)
IDLER
15 Across: Second Israeli ambassador to U.S. (4)
EBAN
16 Across: Lyricist Asaf's advice in a 1915 song (15)
SMILESMILESMILE
19 Across: Mayhew's "It's a Sin to ___": 1936 (8)
TELLALIE
20 Across: Duke, for one (5)
TITLE
21 Across: Harte (4)
BRET
22 Across: Trading center (4)
MART
24 Across: A Ford who was born a King (6)
GERALD
27 Across: Hari (4)
MATA
28 Across: Rudiments (3)
ABC
31 Across: Fish sauce (4)
ALEC
32 Across: Carved shoe (5)
SABOT
33 Across: "Bei ___ Bist Du Schön" (3)
MIR
34 Across: Please with savory cuisine (15)
TICKLETHEPALATE
38 Across: John McGraw's "boy" (3)
OTT
39 Across: "Let's Make ___" (TV show) (5)
ADEAL
40 Across: Thousand Islands, e.g. (4)
AITS
41 Across: Model T contemporary (3)
REO
42 Across: Lode or mood (4)
VEIN
43 Across: Beribboned hat (6)
BONNET
45 Across: West of Wis. (4)
MINN
46 Across: "The ___ shall scorn pedantic laws": Scott (4)
BARD
47 Across: City known for its tapestries (5)
ARRAS
50 Across: Spar nearest the bow (8)
FOREMAST
54 Across: Lewis-Young advice in a 1928 song (15)
LAUGHCLOWNLAUGH
57 Across: Taxman's claim (4)
LIEN
58 Across: Nest found on a crag (5)
AERIE
59 Across: Anatomical network (4)
RETE
60 Across: Alan or Robert (4)
ALDA
61 Across: Stir (5)
POKEY
62 Across: Former Estonian coins: Abbr. (3)
KRS

Down Answers

1 Down: Zenith (4)
ACME
2 Down: Seed cover (4)
ARIL
3 Down: Army's Doc Blanchard was one (8)
FULLBACK
4 Down: Deceived (6)
MISLED
5 Down: Own up (5)
ADMIT
6 Down: Nastase of tennis (4)
ILIE
7 Down: Oriental cymbal (3)
ZEL
8 Down: Homophone for heir (3)
ERE
9 Down: Send, as money (5)
REMIT
10 Down: Item in a daily (4)
OBIT
11 Down: Phone (4)
CALL
12 Down: Joint (4)
KNEE
13 Down: Sum, es, ___ (3)
EST
17 Down: Campbell or Sande (4)
EARL
18 Down: Layers (6)
STRATA
22 Down: Normand of early films (5)
MABEL
23 Down: At the summit (4)
ATOP
24 Down: Jacksonville's Bowl (5)
GATOR
25 Down: Type size (5)
ELITE
26 Down: Opposed to verso (5)
RECTO
27 Down: Noted U.S. naval historian (5)
MAHAN
28 Down: With strength (5)
AMAIN
29 Down: "Yes, please" in Bonn (5)
BITTE
30 Down: Cockscomb (5)
CREST
32 Down: Seidel's relative (5)
STEIN
35 Down: Extravagant (6)
LAVISH
36 Down: London hero (4)
EDEN
37 Down: Kind of decision (8)
LANDMARK
43 Down: Google of old comics (6)
BARNEY
44 Down: City on the Oka (4)
OREL
45 Down: Carta (5)
MAGNA
46 Down: He fell at the Alamo (5)
BOWIE
47 Down: Nazimova (4)
ALLA
48 Down: " . . . I'll ___ and brawl": Petruchio (4)
RAIL
49 Down: Felt remorse (4)
RUED
50 Down: Spot encountered on a road (4)
FORK
51 Down: Mischa or Leopold (4)
AUER
52 Down: Ranks above cpl. (4)
SGTS
53 Down: A brew in Calais (3)
THE
55 Down: Surpass (3)
CAP
56 Down: August 1 baby, e.g. (3)
LEO

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