Thursday Crossword — January 6, 1983 - Answers & Solutions
Complete answers for this medium crossword puzzle (15x15 grid, 76 clues). Published 1/6/1983. By Whitten.
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Across Answers
- 1 Across: Prank (4)
- LARK
- 5 Across: Open (5)
- AGAPE
- 10 Across: Friendly (4)
- WARM
- 14 Across: Russian czar (4)
- IVAN
- 15 Across: Wand for Mehta (5)
- BATON
- 16 Across: Jai ___ (4)
- ALAI
- 17 Across: Chess opening (15)
- FEGATELLOATTACK
- 20 Across: Heath (5)
- ERICA
- 21 Across: Toxophilite's delight (7)
- ARCHERY
- 22 Across: Highlanders' skirts (5)
- KILTS
- 25 Across: Gob (3)
- TAR
- 26 Across: Landon, to friends (3)
- ALF
- 29 Across: Boudreau of baseball (3)
- LOU
- 30 Across: Inhales, in a way (6)
- SNIFFS
- 34 Across: "Star Wars" hero (4)
- SOLO
- 36 Across: Cry of sorrow (4)
- ALAS
- 39 Across: Prepare to be dubbed (5)
- KNEEL
- 40 Across: Chess opening (15)
- FOURKNIGHTSGAME
- 43 Across: ___ from (excluding) (5)
- ASIDE
- 44 Across: Fruit or tree (4)
- PEAR
- 45 Across: Boss (4)
- STUD
- 46 Across: Fortifications (6)
- REDANS
- 48 Across: Buddy (3)
- PAL
- 50 Across: T.C.U. group (3)
- SRS
- 51 Across: "Airways, ___" Dos Passos (3)
- INC
- 52 Across: Pumpkins, melons, etc. (5)
- PEPOS
- 54 Across: Goddess of wisdom (7)
- MINERVA
- 57 Across: Stranger (5)
- ALIEN
- 61 Across: Chess opening (15)
- SICILIANDEFENSE
- 64 Across: Prolific auth. (4)
- ANON
- 65 Across: Fold (5)
- PLEAT
- 66 Across: Comic-strip lass (4)
- ETTA
- 67 Across: Unwanted engine sound (4)
- PING
- 68 Across: Alabama city (5)
- SELMA
- 69 Across: Rodolfo in "La Bohème" (4)
- POET
Down Answers
- 1 Down: Kind of buoy or line (4)
- LIFE
- 2 Down: Affirm (4)
- AVER
- 3 Down: Cereal grass (4)
- RAGI
- 4 Down: Aptitude (5)
- KNACK
- 5 Down: Honest one (3)
- ABE
- 6 Down: Liquid meas. (3)
- GAL
- 7 Down: Rand's shrugger (5)
- ATLAS
- 8 Down: Impoverished (4)
- POOR
- 9 Down: Decrees (6)
- ENACTS
- 10 Down: Drainage ditches (9)
- WATERINGS
- 11 Down: Pteroid (4)
- ALAR
- 12 Down: Spirited (4)
- RACY
- 13 Down: "Ferd'nand" cartoonist (3)
- MIK
- 18 Down: Follow (4)
- TAIL
- 19 Down: Ingrate's nonword (6)
- THANKS
- 23 Down: This may create interest (4)
- LOAN
- 24 Down: Spring flower (5)
- TULIP
- 26 Down: ___ as (to the extent that) (5)
- ASFAR
- 27 Down: Free (5)
- LOOSE
- 28 Down: Liquid (5)
- FLUID
- 31 Down: Deeds (5)
- FEATS
- 32 Down: Limb bone (5)
- FEMUR
- 33 Down: Luges (5)
- SLEDS
- 35 Down: Bishop's happy task (9)
- ORDAINING
- 37 Down: Maturity (3)
- AGE
- 38 Down: Form (5)
- SHAPE
- 41 Down: Dog shelter (6)
- KENNEL
- 42 Down: Snare (4)
- TRAP
- 47 Down: Certificates (6)
- SCRIPS
- 49 Down: Bread unit (4)
- LOAF
- 52 Down: Type of discussion (5)
- PANEL
- 53 Down: Repose (5)
- SLEEP
- 54 Down: Short skirt (4)
- MINI
- 55 Down: Image (4)
- ICON
- 56 Down: ___ of tears (4)
- VALE
- 58 Down: Division word (4)
- INTO
- 59 Down: This: Sp. (4)
- ESTE
- 60 Down: Orderly (4)
- NEAT
- 61 Down: Jughead (3)
- SAP
- 62 Down: Weir (3)
- DAM
- 63 Down: Schedule abbr. (3)
- ETA
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