Thursday Crossword — December 23, 1982 - Answers & Solutions

Complete answers for this medium crossword puzzle (15x15 grid, 78 clues). Published 12/23/1982. By Joel D. Lafargue.

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Across Answers

1 Across: Kind of coffee (5)
IRISH
6 Across: With 15 Across, Eliot hero (4)
ADAM
10 Across: Henri's head (4)
TETE
14 Across: Loud musical passage (5)
FORTE
15 Across: See 6 Across (4)
BEDE
16 Across: Herbie Bookbinder's creator (4)
WOUK
17 Across: Baker's motto? (10)
FLOURPOWER
19 Across: Being, in Barcelona (4)
ENTE
20 Across: Eastern coin (3)
YEN
21 Across: Flock of quail (4)
BEVY
22 Across: Macaque (6)
RHESUS
24 Across: Diminutive ending (4)
ETTE
25 Across: Wild disturbance (4)
RIOT
26 Across: What Justice holds (6)
SCALES
29 Across: Abel was one (8)
SHEPHERD
33 Across: Dance for card players? (5)
POLKA
34 Across: Platform (4)
DAIS
35 Across: Flightless bird (4)
EMEU
36 Across: Latin pronoun (4)
ILLE
37 Across: Basie (5)
COUNT
38 Across: Part of U.S.A. (4)
AMER
39 Across: N. H. county (4)
COOS
40 Across: Aware (4)
ONTO
41 Across: Alla ___ (5)
BREVE
42 Across: Insect feelers (8)
ANTENNAE
44 Across: Plate figure (6)
BATTER
45 Across: "Why don't we?" (4)
LETS
46 Across: Enthusiasts (4)
FANS
47 Across: Small sofa (6)
SETTEE
50 Across: Something to pass (4)
TEST
51 Across: Vast expanse (3)
SEA
54 Across: Cross, in Córdoba (4)
CRUZ
55 Across: Clever like Redd? (10)
SLYASAFOXX
58 Across: Last of the Stuarts (4)
ANNE
59 Across: Military "good night" (4)
TAPS
60 Across: Cheryl Tiegs, e.g. (5)
MODEL
61 Across: Poetic negative (4)
NEER
62 Across: Printing term (4)
STET
63 Across: Buzz Aldrin's field (5)
SPACE

Down Answers

1 Down: Uncertain (4)
IFFY
2 Down: Dirty Harry, to Eastwood (4)
ROLE
3 Down: Kind of mask or curtain (4)
IRON
4 Down: Actor Gilliam (3)
STU
5 Down: Health-store purchase (7)
HERBTEA
6 Down: Overhead (5)
ABOVE
7 Down: Like morning grass (4)
DEWY
8 Down: Humorist famous for juicy stories? (3)
ADE
9 Down: Most joyful (8)
MERRIEST
10 Down: Lovebirds? (11)
TWEETHEARTS
11 Down: Years and years and years (4)
EONS
12 Down: Garment for Pavlova (4)
TUTU
13 Down: ___ out (supplements) (4)
EKES
18 Down: "No ___ allowed" (4)
PETS
23 Down: Fifties social event (3)
HOP
24 Down: Sommer's reliever? (11)
ELKESELTZER
25 Down: Horned beast, for short (5)
RHINO
26 Down: Star in Virgo (5)
SPICA
27 Down: Aspinwall, today (5)
COLON
28 Down: Portion out (5)
ALLOT
29 Down: Fry quickly (5)
SAUTE
30 Down: Certain hill dweller (5)
EMMET
31 Down: Female sandpiper (5)
REEVE
32 Down: German engraver (5)
DURER
34 Down: León ladies (5)
DONAS
37 Down: Asks for a recount (8)
CONTESTS
41 Down: Small aggressors (7)
BANTAMS
43 Down: Born (3)
NEE
44 Down: Kind of clef (4)
BASS
46 Down: Pleasure for Lucullus (5)
FEAST
47 Down: Look over (4)
SCAN
48 Down: Sea flier (4)
ERNE
49 Down: Adjust an upright (4)
TUNE
50 Down: Classification (4)
TYPE
51 Down: Parlor treat (4)
SODA
52 Down: Corp. figure (4)
EXEC
53 Down: Wheel shaft (4)
AXLE
56 Down: Atlas abbr. (3)
LAT
57 Down: Dandy (3)
FOP

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