Saturday Crossword — April 28, 1984 - Answers & Solutions

Complete answers for this hard crossword puzzle (15x15 grid, 74 clues). Published 4/28/1984. By S. E. Wilkinson.

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Across Answers

1 Across: Head of David's army (4)
JOAB
5 Across: Master, in colonial India (5)
SAHIB
10 Across: R.W.R., e.g. (4)
PRES
14 Across: Hot-rod rod (4)
AXLE
15 Across: Galley-proof word (5)
PRIMA
16 Across: Given name of Hussein's wife (4)
LISA
17 Across: Duplicate (10)
DEADRINGER
19 Across: One of the Gigantes (4)
ANAX
20 Across: Captivate (6)
ENDEAR
21 Across: Soapbox spiel (8)
HARANGUE
23 Across: ___ the Impaler, 15th-century Hungarian prince (4)
VLAD
25 Across: Pineapples or mints (5)
NANAS
26 Across: Set in a church tower (8)
CARILLON
30 Across: Whirl (6)
GYRATE
33 Across: "Our Town" girl (5)
EMILY
34 Across: "I ___ Lassie," old song (5)
LOVEA
36 Across: Bleat (3)
BAA
37 Across: Rackets (4)
DINS
38 Across: Rank (5)
FETID
39 Across: Bills (4)
NEBS
40 Across: Kin of trig. (3)
ALG
41 Across: ___ belli (5)
CASUS
42 Across: "La ___ de Chaillot": Giraudoux (5)
FOLLE
43 Across: Pass on, as gossip (6)
RETAIL
45 Across: Similitudes of sorts (8)
PARABLES
47 Across: Cathode's vis-à-vis (5)
ANODE
49 Across: Miedaner's "The ___ of Anna Klane": 1977 (4)
SOUL
50 Across: Tale tellers, sometimes (8)
SPINNERS
53 Across: One of the Five Nations (6)
ONEIDA
57 Across: Spicy stew (4)
OLLA
58 Across: Big-top bigwig (10)
RINGMASTER
60 Across: Achilles' vulnerable spot (4)
HEEL
61 Across: Of less than 90 degrees (5)
ACUTE
62 Across: Better this than sorry (4)
SAFE
63 Across: Partner of ends (4)
ODDS
64 Across: Means of support (5)
LABOR
65 Across: Cómo follower (4)
ESTA

Down Answers

1 Down: Amulet stone (4)
JADE
2 Down: Babe and kin (4)
OXEN
3 Down: "When I was ___ . . . " (4)
ALAD
4 Down: Harrows (8)
BEDEVILS
5 Down: Helical form (6)
SPIRAL
6 Down: Alder tree, in Ayr (3)
ARN
7 Down: On Everest (4)
HIGH
8 Down: " . . . ___ what I say . . . ": Alice (5)
IMEAN
9 Down: Blitzed (8)
BARRAGED
10 Down: Flat (6)
PLANAR
11 Down: Awakes a memory (10)
RINGSABELL
12 Down: Name meaning "hairy" (4)
ESAU
13 Down: ___-Altenburg, Germany (4)
SAXE
18 Down: Sports-car event (5)
RALLY
22 Down: Author Seton (4)
ANYA
24 Down: Senator and Cabinet member (5)
DOLES
26 Down: Type of waxwing (5)
CEDAR
27 Down: "A miss is as good as ___" (5)
AMILE
28 Down: Like a raccoon (10)
RINGTAILED
29 Down: ___ to par (ailing) (5)
NOTUP
31 Down: Gateleg, for one (5)
TABLE
32 Down: Slackens (5)
EASES
35 Down: Certain endorsements (5)
VISAS
38 Down: Nonsense (8)
FALDERAL
39 Down: Peerage (8)
NOBLESSE
41 Down: Plant shoot (4)
CION
42 Down: Region's animals (5)
FAUNA
44 Down: Historical accounts (6)
ANNALS
46 Down: Boniface's customer (6)
ROOMER
48 Down: Heath (5)
ERICA
50 Down: London district (4)
SOHO
51 Down: Presented a case (4)
PLED
52 Down: Cold shoulder (4)
SNUB
54 Down: Philippine group (4)
ITAS
55 Down: Dexterous (4)
DEFT
56 Down: Bailiwick (4)
AREA
59 Down: John Wilkin's hit song: 1964 (3)
GTO

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