Saturday Crossword — May 28, 1983 - Answers & Solutions
Complete answers for this hard crossword puzzle (15x15 grid, 68 clues). Published 5/28/1983. By Ernst Theimer.
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Across Answers
- 1 Across: Peels (5)
- PARES
- 6 Across: Funeral orations (6)
- ELOGES
- 12 Across: Llama's cousin (6)
- ALPACA
- 13 Across: Witty saying (7)
- EPIGRAM
- 14 Across: Ton of bricks at Fort Knox? (15)
- TREASUREMEASURE
- 16 Across: Freshwater fish (5)
- ROACH
- 17 Across: To love, in Paris (5)
- AIMER
- 18 Across: Guido's high note (3)
- ELA
- 19 Across: Sussex river (4)
- OUSE
- 20 Across: Lots of land (5)
- ACRES
- 21 Across: Hebrew lyre (4)
- ASOR
- 22 Across: Columbus campus initials (3)
- OSU
- 23 Across: Winter precipitation (5)
- SLEET
- 24 Across: Orb (5)
- GLOBE
- 25 Across: Apply (7)
- PERTAIN
- 27 Across: Fumed (7)
- STEAMED
- 29 Across: Seine tributary (4)
- EURE
- 30 Across: Der ___ (Adenauer) (4)
- ALTE
- 31 Across: Filling with sediment (7)
- SILTING
- 34 Across: Short solo (7)
- ARIETTA
- 37 Across: Tires, in Tours (5)
- PNEUS
- 38 Across: Sped (5)
- RACED
- 40 Across: Peruke (3)
- WIG
- 41 Across: Sales term (4)
- ASIS
- 42 Across: Ancient Chinese (5)
- SERES
- 43 Across: "___ creature was stirring . . . " (4)
- NOTA
- 44 Across: Greek letters (3)
- NUS
- 45 Across: Kind of fish or mint (5)
- SPEAR
- 46 Across: Agave fiber (5)
- SISAL
- 47 Across: Fasteners that may pop? (15)
- GLUTTONSBUTTONS
- 50 Across: Lassos (7)
- LARIATS
- 51 Across: "Babes ___" (6)
- INARMS
- 52 Across: Builds (6)
- ERECTS
- 53 Across: Light craft (5)
- CANOE
Down Answers
- 1 Down: Time off for enjoyment? (15)
- PLEASURELEISURE
- 2 Down: Rapidly (5)
- APACE
- 3 Down: Foolhardy (4)
- RASH
- 4 Down: Old French coin (3)
- ECU
- 5 Down: Crusader's adversary (7)
- SARACEN
- 6 Down: Fencing weapons (5)
- EPEES
- 7 Down: Prevaricator (4)
- LIAR
- 8 Down: Curved moldings (3)
- OGS
- 9 Down: Medusa's sisters? (15)
- GRUESOMETWOSOME
- 10 Down: Place for a ringlet (7)
- EARLOBE
- 11 Down: Daubed (7)
- SMEARED
- 12 Down: Waken (6)
- AROUSE
- 13 Down: Ants (6)
- EMMETS
- 14 Down: Scout unit (5)
- TROOP
- 15 Down: One of Ireland's names (4)
- EIRE
- 20 Down: Foreign (5)
- ALIEN
- 21 Down: Winged (5)
- ALATE
- 23 Down: Indian dresses (5)
- SARIS
- 24 Down: Cold (5)
- GELID
- 26 Down: Ballet skirts (5)
- TUTUS
- 28 Down: Biblical weeds (5)
- TARES
- 31 Down: Shiny ornament (7)
- SPANGLE
- 32 Down: Provincial (7)
- INSULAR
- 33 Down: Links features (6)
- GREENS
- 34 Down: Tart (7)
- ACERBIC
- 35 Down: Giants (6)
- TITANS
- 36 Down: Bedouin head cords (5)
- AGALS
- 39 Down: Macaws (4)
- ARAS
- 42 Down: Espies (5)
- SPOTS
- 43 Down: An explosive, for short (5)
- NITRO
- 45 Down: Phidias creation: Abbr. (4)
- STAT
- 46 Down: Musial (4)
- STAN
- 48 Down: Twitch (3)
- TIC
- 49 Down: "Faerie Queene" lady (3)
- UNA
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