Thursday Crossword — January 12, 1984 - Answers & Solutions

Complete answers for this medium crossword puzzle (15x15 grid, 76 clues). Published 1/12/1984. By Maver.

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Across Answers

1 Across: Thin wire nail (4)
BRAD
5 Across: Likeness (5)
IMAGE
10 Across: Nevada gaming city (4)
RENO
14 Across: Tropical fruit (4)
LIME
15 Across: Consumer advocate (5)
NADER
16 Across: "Dove sono" is one (4)
ARIA
17 Across: Ingredient of a list (4)
ITEM
18 Across: Like a platitude (5)
TRITE
19 Across: Channel (4)
DUCT
20 Across: Contrite (8)
PENITENT
22 Across: Pains in the neck (6)
CRICKS
24 Across: Father (4)
SIRE
25 Across: One of the weasels (5)
STOAT
26 Across: Tip (6)
CAREEN
29 Across: Distort a report (8)
MISSTATE
32 Across: Gold for Garibaldi (3)
ORO
33 Across: Take it easy (5)
RELAX
35 Across: Become prevalent (5)
SETIN
36 Across: Defeat soundly (4)
ROUT
38 Across: One-twelfth of a gross (5)
DOZEN
40 Across: Alluvium (4)
SILT
41 Across: German city on the Ruhr (5)
ESSEN
43 Across: Braking device, at times (5)
PEDAL
45 Across: Poetic contraction (3)
OER
46 Across: Thrusts away (8)
DETRUDES
48 Across: Wee (6)
TEENSY
50 Across: TV star in the 50's (5)
ARNAZ
51 Across: ___ the Man (4)
STAN
52 Across: Heavyweight of the 70's (6)
BOBICK
54 Across: Santa's team (8)
REINDEER
58 Across: Lily plant (4)
ALOE
59 Across: Think (5)
OPINE
61 Across: Eye layer (4)
UVEA
62 Across: Asperse (4)
SLUR
63 Across: Mexican sandwiches (5)
TACOS
64 Across: Brook (4)
RILL
65 Across: Derby and fedora (4)
HATS
66 Across: Wide-awake (5)
ALERT
67 Across: Otherwise (4)
ELSE

Down Answers

1 Down: Radar image (4)
BLIP
2 Down: Ceremony (4)
RITE
3 Down: Orison ender (4)
AMEN
4 Down: Transfer of an estate (6)
DEMISE
5 Down: Detained and confined (8)
INTERNED
6 Down: W.W. I French battle site (5)
MARNE
7 Down: Mine entrance (4)
ADIT
8 Down: Secure (3)
GET
9 Down: Builds (6)
ERECTS
10 Down: Shines (8)
RADIATES
11 Down: Emission of gas from a crater (10)
ERUCTATION
12 Down: Carter of fictional fame (4)
NICK
13 Down: Meal for Sunny's Halo (4)
OATS
21 Down: Stratum (4)
TIER
23 Down: Motown's Diana (4)
ROSS
25 Down: Deep-___ (discarded): Slang (5)
SIXED
26 Down: Prepared an apple for baking (5)
CORED
27 Down: Ascended (5)
AROSE
28 Down: Presley vehicle: 1964 (10)
ROUSTABOUT
29 Down: Labyrinths (5)
MAZES
30 Down: Covers a floor, in a way (5)
TILES
31 Down: Vestibule (5)
ENTRY
34 Down: White Sox manager for 11 years (5)
LOPEZ
37 Down: Schnauzers, e.g. (8)
TERRIERS
39 Down: Most dapper (8)
NATTIEST
42 Down: "___ Dimittis" ("Song of Simeon") (4)
NUNC
44 Down: Tend (4)
LEAN
47 Down: Siouan language (6)
DAKOTA
49 Down: Persevere (6)
ENDURE
51 Down: Mister, in Málaga (5)
SENOR
52 Down: Strike violently (4)
BASH
53 Down: Spicy stew (4)
OLLA
54 Down: Pilaf grains (4)
RICE
55 Down: Iniquitous (4)
EVIL
56 Down: Sniggler's quarry (4)
EELS
57 Down: Rhonchus (4)
RALE
60 Down: "___ Joey" (3)
PAL

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