Wednesday Crossword — May 5, 1982 - Answers & Solutions
Complete answers for this medium crossword puzzle (15x15 grid, 74 clues). Published 5/5/1982. By Peter Swift.
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Across Answers
- 1 Across: Light tan (4)
- ECRU
- 5 Across: Waterlogged grounds (4)
- BOGS
- 9 Across: Music, of a sort (5)
- DISCO
- 14 Across: ___ Canaria, chief city in Las Palmas (4)
- GRAN
- 15 Across: Name meaning "pleasure" (4)
- EDNA
- 16 Across: Register (5)
- ENTER
- 17 Across: Jasmines' kin (9)
- GARDENIAS
- 19 Across: Trivial (5)
- SMALL
- 20 Across: Ante up (15)
- SWEETENTHEKITTY
- 22 Across: N.F.L. whistler (3)
- REF
- 23 Across: Defence Dept. arm (3)
- USN
- 24 Across: Loam (4)
- MARL
- 27 Across: Run into (5)
- INCUR
- 31 Across: Kind of worm (4)
- TAPE
- 35 Across: Pseudo butter (4)
- OLEO
- 36 Across: Bide (5)
- TARRY
- 37 Across: Stuff (4)
- CRAM
- 38 Across: Guinness (4)
- ALEC
- 39 Across: Flatfish (3)
- DAB
- 40 Across: Monster (4)
- OGRE
- 41 Across: Chore (4)
- TASK
- 42 Across: 100 centimes, in Oran (5)
- DINAR
- 44 Across: Indian Point fixture, to some (4)
- NUKE
- 45 Across: Stadium in Queens (4)
- SHEA
- 46 Across: Dunne or Rich (5)
- IRENE
- 47 Across: Precious (4)
- DEAR
- 48 Across: Sister (3)
- NUN
- 50 Across: Prefix with color or corn (3)
- TRI
- 52 Across: Dresses down (15)
- READSTHERIOTACT
- 61 Across: Elicit (5)
- EVOKE
- 62 Across: Demonstrable (9)
- EVINCIBLE
- 63 Across: Tanker (5)
- OILER
- 64 Across: Preprandial reading (4)
- MENU
- 65 Across: Hautboy (4)
- OBOE
- 66 Across: Homophone for sleighs (5)
- SLAYS
- 67 Across: Little Sheba's creator (4)
- INGE
- 68 Across: Catches (4)
- NETS
Down Answers
- 1 Down: Prods, with "on" (4)
- EGGS
- 2 Down: Crop (4)
- CRAW
- 3 Down: Scarce (4)
- RARE
- 4 Down: Well secured (15)
- UNDERLOCKANDKEY
- 5 Down: Advantage (7)
- BENEFIT
- 6 Down: Norse deity (4)
- ODIN
- 7 Down: Biting insect (4)
- GNAT
- 8 Down: Window part (4)
- SASH
- 9 Down: Office furniture (5)
- DESKS
- 10 Down: Newly made (15)
- INMINTCONDITION
- 11 Down: Type of photo (4)
- STAT
- 12 Down: Ancient Briton (4)
- CELT
- 13 Down: Paris suburb (4)
- ORLY
- 18 Down: Hot time in Marseille (3)
- ETE
- 21 Down: Broad: Prefix (4)
- EURY
- 24 Down: Ditches (5)
- MOATS
- 25 Down: God, in Mecca (5)
- ALLAH
- 26 Down: Former artful Dodger (5)
- REESE
- 28 Down: Bottom (5)
- NADIR
- 29 Down: Stretch the neck (5)
- CRANE
- 30 Down: Papal name (5)
- URBAN
- 32 Down: Bicker (5)
- ARGUE
- 33 Down: Winter jacket (5)
- PARKA
- 34 Down: Arabian governor (5)
- EMEER
- 42 Down: Exertion (4)
- DINT
- 43 Down: Royal escort (7)
- RETINUE
- 49 Down: Exploiters (5)
- USERS
- 51 Down: Legendary bird (3)
- ROC
- 52 Down: Early autos (4)
- REOS
- 53 Down: Baneful (4)
- EVIL
- 54 Down: Guadalcanal village or river (4)
- AOLA
- 55 Down: Prefix with sphere (4)
- HEMI
- 56 Down: Smooth (4)
- EVEN
- 57 Down: Encircle (4)
- RING
- 58 Down: Chartres churchman (4)
- ABBE
- 59 Down: Become lumpy (4)
- CLOT
- 60 Down: Prepares to drive (4)
- TEES
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