Thursday Crossword — December 8, 1983 - Answers & Solutions
Complete answers for this medium crossword puzzle (15x15 grid, 74 clues). Published 12/8/1983. By Albert J. Klaus.
Classic newspaper crossword from the archive. About our puzzle library.
Want to try solving it yourself first? Play this puzzle
Across Answers
- 1 Across: Joke (4)
- JEST
- 5 Across: Type of physics (5)
- ASTRO
- 10 Across: Eighth-century Mercian king (4)
- OFFA
- 14 Across: "Deutschland ___ Alles" (4)
- UBER
- 15 Across: Bend down (5)
- STOOP
- 16 Across: Russia's ___ Mountains (4)
- URAL
- 17 Across: Comedian from Dayton (15)
- JONATHANWINTERS
- 20 Across: Indefatigable (8)
- UNTIRING
- 21 Across: Our, in Milano (6)
- NOSTRO
- 22 Across: Require (4)
- NEED
- 23 Across: Quote (4)
- CITE
- 24 Across: Singer Donna from Boston (6)
- SUMMER
- 27 Across: Small toasted pieces of bread (8)
- CROUTONS
- 31 Across: Lend ___ (heed) (5)
- ANEAR
- 32 Across: Custard-filled tarts (5)
- FLANS
- 33 Across: Outfit (3)
- KIT
- 34 Across: Pool in a range (4)
- TARN
- 35 Across: Schemes (5)
- PLANS
- 36 Across: TV sitcom (4)
- TAXI
- 37 Across: Work unit (3)
- ERG
- 38 Across: Salty water (5)
- BRINE
- 39 Across: Mush (5)
- SEPON
- 40 Across: Campaigner's calumnious act (8)
- SMEARING
- 42 Across: Byington of filmdom (6)
- SPRING
- 43 Across: Fare (4)
- DIET
- 44 Across: Laugh loudly (4)
- ROAR
- 45 Across: "Autumn ___," 1950 song (6)
- LEAVES
- 48 Across: Plovers (8)
- LAPWINGS
- 52 Across: Teapot Dome figure (15)
- ALBERTBACONFALL
- 54 Across: Manner (4)
- MIEN
- 55 Across: Crowbar (5)
- LEVER
- 56 Across: " . . . 'I eat what ___'!": Carroll (4)
- ISEE
- 57 Across: Wadded cotton fibers (4)
- BATT
- 58 Across: Thurber's "The ___ with Ross" (5)
- YEARS
- 59 Across: Gnaw (4)
- CHEW
Down Answers
- 1 Down: Magic, West African style (4)
- JUJU
- 2 Down: Black (4)
- EBON
- 3 Down: Transmitted (4)
- SENT
- 4 Down: Railroad worker (8)
- TRAINMAN
- 5 Down: More pallid (6)
- ASHIER
- 6 Down: Little Bighorn event: 1876 (5)
- STAND
- 7 Down: Chinese society (4)
- TONG
- 8 Down: Line (3)
- ROW
- 9 Down: Judgments (8)
- OPINIONS
- 10 Down: Start (6)
- OUTSET
- 11 Down: Annoy (4)
- FRET
- 12 Down: Jamie of "After MASH" (4)
- FARR
- 13 Down: Too (4)
- ALSO
- 18 Down: Shoe-factory employee (5)
- TREER
- 19 Down: South wind (5)
- NOTUS
- 23 Down: Large wading bird (5)
- CRANE
- 24 Down: Cloys (5)
- SATES
- 25 Down: Strip of weapons (5)
- UNARM
- 26 Down: Meld (5)
- MERGE
- 27 Down: Loud resounding noise (5)
- CLANG
- 28 Down: Giraffe's relative (5)
- OKAPI
- 29 Down: Johnson's ex-teammate (5)
- NIXON
- 30 Down: What some rays do (5)
- STING
- 32 Down: Powdered quartz (5)
- FLINT
- 35 Down: Sacerdotal (8)
- PRIESTLY
- 36 Down: Admirable or awful (8)
- TERRIFIC
- 38 Down: Thorny bush (5)
- BRIER
- 39 Down: Mass of fish eggs (5)
- SPAWN
- 41 Down: A coming (6)
- ADVENT
- 42 Down: Profound sleeps (6)
- SOPORS
- 44 Down: American blacksnake (5)
- RACER
- 45 Down: Follower of Mary (4)
- LAMB
- 46 Down: Kazan (4)
- ELIA
- 47 Down: Give a yegg a leg up (4)
- ABET
- 48 Down: Etna residue (4)
- LAVA
- 49 Down: Poet or auto (4)
- NASH
- 50 Down: Merriment (4)
- GLEE
- 51 Down: Quite a lot (4)
- SLEW
- 53 Down: Hairy insect (3)
- BEE
Ready to play?
Try solving this puzzle yourself, or explore more crosswords.