Wednesday Crossword — July 13, 1983 - Answers & Solutions

Complete answers for this medium crossword puzzle (15x15 grid, 74 clues). Published 7/13/1983. By Risley.

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Across Answers

1 Across: Fishing spear (4)
GAFF
5 Across: Zones (5)
AREAS
10 Across: Holy Roman Emperor (4)
OTTO
14 Across: Turgenev's birthplace (4)
OREL
15 Across: Town in Malawi (5)
ZOMBA
16 Across: Flightless bird (4)
RHEA
17 Across: Unique (10)
ONEOFAKIND
19 Across: Mars, to Pericles (4)
ARES
20 Across: Particular (6)
DETAIL
21 Across: Suggestive (of) (8)
REDOLENT
23 Across: ___ bien (4)
TRES
25 Across: Indian money unit (5)
RUPEE
26 Across: Guess (8)
ESTIMATE
30 Across: Winter squash (6)
CUSHAW
33 Across: Minor pieces for Fischer (5)
PAWNS
34 Across: "Thin red line of ___": Kipling (5)
EROES
36 Across: Oriental sash (3)
OBI
37 Across: City problem (4)
SMOG
38 Across: Pant (5)
HEAVE
39 Across: Sartre's "___ Clos" (4)
HUIS
40 Across: Pre-Obie milieu (3)
OOB
41 Across: Clergyman's house (5)
MANSE
42 Across: Avant-___ (modernists) (5)
GARDE
43 Across: Distress call (6)
MAYDAY
45 Across: Check signatory (8)
ENDORSER
47 Across: Collapses (5)
FALLS
49 Across: Orange-red quartz (4)
SARD
50 Across: Jai-alai arenas (8)
FRONTONS
53 Across: Do a smith's job (6)
RESHOE
57 Across: Stentorian (4)
LOUD
58 Across: Tie style (10)
FOURINHAND
60 Across: Between marquess and viscount (4)
EARL
61 Across: Fox or Crow (5)
TRIBE
62 Across: Concept: Comb. form (4)
IDEO
63 Across: Gaelic (4)
ERSE
64 Across: Become prevalent (5)
SETIN
65 Across: Short wave? (4)
PERM

Down Answers

1 Down: Beneficial (4)
GOOD
2 Down: "Rule Britannia" composer (4)
ARNE
3 Down: Length measures (4)
FEET
4 Down: Natant (8)
FLOATING
5 Down: Ornamental flower (6)
AZALEA
6 Down: Seoul soldier (3)
ROK
7 Down: African chief (4)
EMIR
8 Down: Capp hero (5)
ABNER
9 Down: Pharisee's foe (8)
SADDUCEE
10 Down: Papal capes (6)
ORALES
11 Down: Good Friday's ___ Service (10)
THREEHOURS
12 Down: Adolescent (4)
TEEN
13 Down: Tobacco kiln (4)
OAST
18 Down: Business entities (5)
FIRMS
22 Down: Musical work (4)
OPUS
24 Down: Dutch genre painter: 17th century (5)
STEEN
26 Down: ___ salts (5)
EPSOM
27 Down: A Margaret Mead subject (5)
SAMOA
28 Down: Building materials (10)
TWOBYFOURS
29 Down: Delete (5)
ERASE
31 Down: Tolerate (5)
ABIDE
32 Down: Not so dumb (5)
WISER
35 Down: Hot spots (5)
OVENS
38 Down: Barn sections (8)
HAYLOFTS
39 Down: What Alger boys endure (8)
HARDSHIP
41 Down: Brewing grain (4)
MALT
42 Down: Bridge expert (5)
GOREN
44 Down: Pet (6)
DANDLE
46 Down: Central American gulf (6)
DARIEN
48 Down: Night sound (5)
SNORE
50 Down: Become a D.P. (4)
FLEE
51 Down: Bellow (4)
ROAR
52 Down: Spades or clubs (4)
SUIT
54 Down: Rock-fault angle (4)
HADE
55 Down: Something unique (4)
ONER
56 Down: Biblical country (4)
EDOM
59 Down: Baseball stat. (3)
RBI

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