Friday Crossword — July 8, 1983 - Answers & Solutions
Complete answers for this hard crossword puzzle (15x15 grid, 76 clues). Published 7/8/1983. By Maurice J. Teitelbaum.
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Across Answers
- 1 Across: Chin (3)
- GAB
- 4 Across: Bars for tars (4)
- BRIG
- 8 Across: Chesterfield (4)
- COAT
- 12 Across: "___ Diary": Twain (4)
- EVES
- 14 Across: Tame the flames (5)
- DOUSE
- 15 Across: Roman emperor: A.D. 69 (4)
- OTHO
- 16 Across: Protective ditch (4)
- MOAT
- 17 Across: He kicked the bucket, in a song (10)
- OLDMANMOSE
- 19 Across: Bicker (7)
- WRANGLE
- 21 Across: Swain under a balcony (5)
- ROMEO
- 22 Across: Promises (4)
- VOWS
- 23 Across: Manila money (4)
- PESO
- 24 Across: Raft vehicle: 1934 (6)
- BOLERO
- 27 Across: Beat (7)
- CADENCE
- 30 Across: Altar in space (3)
- ARA
- 31 Across: Kind of pool (5)
- MOTOR
- 33 Across: ___ list, at a college (5)
- DEANS
- 35 Across: Storm (4)
- RAVE
- 37 Across: ___ rum (5)
- DEMON
- 39 Across: ___ herd on (4)
- RIDE
- 40 Across: Cafeteria equipment (5)
- TRAYS
- 42 Across: Put one on one on one (5)
- PILED
- 44 Across: Quarrel (3)
- ROW
- 45 Across: Philosopher such as Zeno (7)
- ELEATIC
- 47 Across: ___ mite (6)
- WIDOWS
- 49 Across: Walked heavily (4)
- TROD
- 50 Across: Duck (4)
- SMEE
- 51 Across: One of the Yugoslavs (5)
- CROAT
- 53 Across: Naval air base in Calif. (7)
- ALAMEDA
- 56 Across: Place for "Molly and me" (10)
- BLUEHEAVEN
- 58 Across: Pipe for cables (4)
- DUCT
- 60 Across: Blooming red (4)
- ROSY
- 61 Across: "The ___," Genet play (5)
- MAIDS
- 62 Across: Plank used by loggers (4)
- SKID
- 63 Across: Teammate of Cleon Jones (4)
- AGEE
- 64 Across: Soprano Silvia ___ (4)
- SASS
- 65 Across: Sullivan and McMahon (3)
- EDS
Down Answers
- 1 Down: Muffin (3)
- GEM
- 2 Down: Swear (4)
- AVOW
- 3 Down: Silvertip (4)
- BEAR
- 4 Down: Pods of flax (5)
- BOLLS
- 5 Down: Unwrought or uncouth (4)
- RUDE
- 6 Down: Doctrine (3)
- ISM
- 7 Down: Harnessed (6)
- GEARED
- 8 Down: The Great ___ (Pitt sobriquet) (8)
- COMMONER
- 9 Down: County in Neb. (4)
- OTOE
- 10 Down: Chan's expression (4)
- AHSO
- 11 Down: Little corn grower (3)
- TOE
- 13 Down: Rung, for one (5)
- STAVE
- 14 Down: Shade of brown (7)
- DOGWOOD
- 18 Down: ___ out (barely won) (5)
- NOSED
- 20 Down: Comedian Crosby (4)
- NORM
- 23 Down: Verbal (5)
- PAROL
- 24 Down: Starr of Green Bay (4)
- BART
- 25 Down: "___ Ben Jonson!" (5)
- ORARE
- 26 Down: W.W. II appeaser (5)
- LAVAL
- 27 Down: Minsky attraction (5)
- COMIC
- 28 Down: Mubarak's capital (5)
- CAIRO
- 29 Down: Mature, as an insurance policy (5)
- ENDOW
- 32 Down: Lacking enthusiasm (5)
- TEPID
- 34 Down: Emulates Betsy Ross (4)
- SEWS
- 36 Down: Like some confrontations (8)
- EYETOEYE
- 38 Down: Thespians Paul and Phyllis (7)
- NEWMANS
- 41 Down: The "Divine" one (5)
- SARAH
- 43 Down: Per ___ (4)
- DIEM
- 46 Down: Revered symbols (6)
- TOTEMS
- 48 Down: Capra man who went to town (5)
- DEEDS
- 50 Down: Follows huskies (5)
- SLEDS
- 51 Down: Shoe of a sort (4)
- CLOG
- 52 Down: Trick (4)
- RUSE
- 53 Down: Bird, to Brutus (4)
- AVIS
- 54 Down: Hybrid cherry (4)
- DUKE
- 55 Down: LSD, e.g. (4)
- ACID
- 56 Down: Undergarment (3)
- BRA
- 57 Down: Motorists' org. (3)
- AAA
- 59 Down: N.F.L. six-pointers (3)
- TDS
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