Friday Crossword — December 24, 1982 - Answers & Solutions
Complete answers for this hard crossword puzzle (15x15 grid, 72 clues). Published 12/24/1982. By Eugene T. Maleska.
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Across Answers
- 1 Across: "Bali ___" (3)
- HAI
- 4 Across: Cat, goat or rabbit (6)
- ANGORA
- 10 Across: Townsman (3)
- CIT
- 13 Across: Buck book (4)
- SONS
- 14 Across: Grim one (6)
- REAPER
- 15 Across: Out ___ limb (3)
- ONA
- 16 Across: EVE (11)
- POETMERRIAM
- 18 Across: Inst. at Baton Rouge (3)
- LSU
- 19 Across: An Astaire et al. (6)
- ADELES
- 20 Across: Bert Jones is one (3)
- RAM
- 21 Across: Slovenly woman (4)
- SLUT
- 22 Across: Chief Germanic god (5)
- WODEN
- 23 Across: Moist (3)
- WET
- 24 Across: President Hyde's land (4)
- EIRE
- 25 Across: Lon of Cambodia (3)
- NOL
- 26 Across: EVE (11)
- ANOTEDARDEN
- 30 Across: Manatee (6)
- SEACOW
- 32 Across: Puzzle fans (7)
- SOLVERS
- 33 Across: Gun a motor (3)
- REV
- 34 Across: No, to Burns (3)
- NAE
- 35 Across: Planets (7)
- SPHERES
- 39 Across: Occult (6)
- SECRET
- 42 Across: EVE (11)
- CAINSMOTHER
- 44 Across: Cruise port (3)
- RIO
- 46 Across: Gulf of ___, Greece (4)
- ARTA
- 47 Across: Actress Britt (3)
- MAY
- 48 Across: One's name on a bracelet, for short (5)
- IDENT
- 50 Across: Lobster traps (4)
- POTS
- 51 Across: Cartoonist Fisher (3)
- HAM
- 52 Across: Mouth: Comb. form (6)
- STOMAT
- 53 Across: Caucho (3)
- ULE
- 54 Across: EVE (11)
- HOLIDAYTIME
- 56 Across: Celtic Neptune (3)
- LER
- 57 Across: Penny-___ (hack writer) (6)
- ALINER
- 58 Across: Suffix with comment (4)
- ATOR
- 59 Across: Loser to H.C.H.: 1928 (3)
- AES
- 60 Across: "The ___ eve . . . " (6)
- STAGAT
- 61 Across: Bucharest coin (3)
- LEU
Down Answers
- 1 Down: Jonahs' cousins (7)
- HOODOOS
- 2 Down: ___ in a haystack (7)
- ANEEDLE
- 3 Down: Agave fiber (5)
- ISTLE
- 4 Down: Bellicose Olympian (4)
- ARES
- 5 Down: A grandfather of Saul (3)
- NER
- 6 Down: Attic (6)
- GARRET
- 7 Down: Narcotics (7)
- OPIATES
- 8 Down: Countersink (4)
- REAM
- 9 Down: Estuary (3)
- ARM
- 10 Down: Clash (7)
- COLLIDE
- 11 Down: Underwriter (7)
- INSURER
- 12 Down: Trims ropes on a ship (7)
- TAUTENS
- 13 Down: Mass of roe (5)
- SPAWN
- 17 Down: Weapon brandishers (8)
- MENACERS
- 21 Down: Tea cart (6)
- SERVER
- 23 Down: Relative of "Hot dog!" (3)
- WOW
- 27 Down: Nine, to Nero (5)
- NOVEM
- 28 Down: Recipient of gifts (5)
- DONEE
- 29 Down: Eager readiness (8)
- ALACRITY
- 31 Down: Punta ___, Chilean port (6)
- ARENAS
- 35 Down: Shoulder blade (7)
- SCAPULA
- 36 Down: Prisoner released conditionally (7)
- PAROLEE
- 37 Down: Successful batters (7)
- HITTERS
- 38 Down: Mogadishu is its capital (7)
- SOMALIA
- 39 Down: Wary (3)
- SHY
- 40 Down: Religious recluse (7)
- EREMITE
- 41 Down: S.A. bird (7)
- TINAMOU
- 43 Down: Petruchio's activity (6)
- TAMING
- 45 Down: Playful mammal (5)
- OTTER
- 49 Down: Of a woman's marriage portion (5)
- DOTAL
- 51 Down: Felix ___, G. Eliot hero (4)
- HOLT
- 52 Down: Iranian group (4)
- SART
- 54 Down: Cries of surprise (3)
- HAS
- 55 Down: Goddess: Lat. (3)
- DEA
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