Wednesday Crossword — January 5, 1983 - Answers & Solutions
Complete answers for this medium crossword puzzle (15x15 grid, 76 clues). Published 1/5/1983. By Eugene T. Maleska.
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Across Answers
- 1 Across: Rich V.I.P. (5)
- NABOB
- 6 Across: Prefix with cycle or meter (3)
- TRI
- 9 Across: Eastern baby sitter (4)
- AMAH
- 13 Across: Unaccompanied (5)
- ALONE
- 14 Across: Pastries (4)
- PIES
- 15 Across: Father, to an infant (4)
- DADA
- 16 Across: College or actor (5)
- BATES
- 17 Across: Bettor's consideration (4)
- ODDS
- 18 Across: Correct texts (4)
- EDIT
- 19 Across: Cop's question to accident victim (14)
- WHATISYOURNAME
- 22 Across: Suffix with adamant (3)
- INE
- 23 Across: A sign of the zodiac (3)
- LEO
- 24 Across: Matelot's milieu (3)
- MER
- 25 Across: Victim's reply to cop (12)
- GHOWARDHERTZ
- 31 Across: Ruark's "Poor ___" (6)
- NOMORE
- 32 Across: ___ and offs (3)
- ONS
- 33 Across: Beloved of Radamès (4)
- AIDA
- 37 Across: Silly, mischievous act (5)
- APERY
- 38 Across: A.B.A. member (3)
- ATT
- 39 Across: Mountain climber's spike (5)
- PITON
- 40 Across: Mind the baby (4)
- TEND
- 41 Across: Tiny colonist (3)
- ANT
- 42 Across: Devices on police cars (6)
- SIRENS
- 43 Across: With 51 Across, cop's impatient retort to victim (12)
- YESNOWPLEASE
- 46 Across: Fruity drink (3)
- ADE
- 49 Across: G.I.'s overseas address (3)
- APO
- 50 Across: Suffix with thunder (3)
- OUS
- 51 Across: See 43 Across (14)
- GIVEMEYOURNAME
- 57 Across: Completed (4)
- OVER
- 58 Across: Brooklet (4)
- RILL
- 59 Across: Eat away (5)
- ERODE
- 61 Across: Hindu noblewoman (4)
- RANI
- 62 Across: Lop off, in Dundee (4)
- SNED
- 63 Across: Scope (5)
- RANGE
- 64 Across: Broadway org. (4)
- ANTA
- 65 Across: Robin's-___ blue (3)
- EGG
- 66 Across: Author Mme. de ___ (5)
- STAEL
Down Answers
- 1 Down: Seize (3)
- NAB
- 2 Down: "There ought to be ___!" (4)
- ALAW
- 3 Down: The two (4)
- BOTH
- 4 Down: Draft status (4)
- ONEA
- 5 Down: Medieval book containing fables (8)
- BESTIARY
- 6 Down: Shipshape (4)
- TIDY
- 7 Down: Sweet-smelling (8)
- REDOLENT
- 8 Down: Publishers, e.g. (7)
- ISSUERS
- 9 Down: Arabia's Gulf of ___ (4)
- ADEN
- 10 Down: Palindromic title (5)
- MADAM
- 11 Down: ___ a dozen (cheap) (5)
- ADIME
- 12 Down: Antipathetic one (5)
- HATER
- 14 Down: Attitudinized (5)
- POSED
- 20 Down: Concerning (4)
- INRE
- 21 Down: Nonsense (3)
- ROT
- 25 Down: Midge or punkie (4)
- GNAT
- 26 Down: Between faith and charity (4)
- HOPE
- 27 Down: Portent (4)
- OMEN
- 28 Down: Verbose (5)
- WORDY
- 29 Down: "Too ___ Handle," 1938 film (5)
- HOTTO
- 30 Down: Country once called Belgian Congo (5)
- ZAIRE
- 34 Down: Willow tree (4)
- ITEA
- 35 Down: Opposite of doffs (4)
- DONS
- 36 Down: Character in "As I Lay Dying" (4)
- ANSE
- 38 Down: Pestiferous (8)
- ANNOYING
- 39 Down: Light bohemian beers (8)
- PILSNERS
- 41 Down: Slander (7)
- ASPERSE
- 42 Down: Place for a rowel (4)
- SPUR
- 44 Down: Gk. underground movement (3)
- EAM
- 45 Down: Kipling's "The Man Who ___ Be King" (5)
- WOULD
- 46 Down: Marketplace (5)
- AGORA
- 47 Down: Couch (5)
- DIVAN
- 48 Down: Occurrence (5)
- EVENT
- 52 Down: Silkworm (4)
- ERIA
- 53 Down: Designer Cassini (4)
- OLEG
- 54 Down: Smell ___ (be suspicious) (4)
- ARAT
- 55 Down: "___ Lisa" (4)
- MONA
- 56 Down: Rim (4)
- EDGE
- 60 Down: Moray (3)
- EEL
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