Wednesday Crossword — June 6, 1984 - Answers & Solutions

Complete answers for this medium crossword puzzle (15x15 grid, 78 clues). Published 6/6/1984. By H. Hastings Reddall.

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Across Answers

1 Across: Hit musical (4)
CATS
5 Across: City in NW France (5)
ARRAS
10 Across: A tide (4)
NEAP
14 Across: Region (4)
AREA
15 Across: Fishing equipment (5)
REELS
16 Across: Active volcano in Sicily (4)
ETNA
17 Across: People with the same tastes (15)
BIRDSOFAFEATHER
20 Across: ___ Juan Hill (3)
SAN
21 Across: Hebrew dry measure (4)
OMER
22 Across: Stage (5)
PHASE
23 Across: The tentmaker (4)
OMAR
24 Across: Feels contrition (7)
REPENTS
26 Across: Contests a case (6)
ARGUES
29 Across: One in ambush (5)
HIDER
30 Across: Garlands (4)
LEIS
31 Across: Bennett's "___ Lessways" (5)
HILDA
32 Across: Utah Beach vehicle (3)
LCT
35 Across: Cal Ripken is one (15)
BALTIMOREORIOLE
39 Across: The whole hog (3)
ALL
40 Across: Certain dams (5)
MARES
41 Across: N.A. mammal, for short (4)
COON
42 Across: Goes round and round (5)
SPINS
43 Across: What perfumeries make (6)
SCENTS
45 Across: According to fashion (7)
ALAMODE
48 Across: Speaker's platform (4)
DAIS
49 Across: Debussy work (5)
LAMER
50 Across: Clenched hand (4)
FIST
51 Across: Pasture sound (3)
MAA
54 Across: Fliers about 50 inches long (15)
GREATBLUEHERONS
58 Across: Assert strongly (4)
AVER
59 Across: What social climbers hate to lose (5)
CASTE
60 Across: Above (4)
ATOP
61 Across: Rabbit ___ (4)
EARS
62 Across: Shift or sheath (5)
DRESS
63 Across: Folds (4)
PENS

Down Answers

1 Down: Taxis (4)
CABS
2 Down: Melody for Milnes (4)
ARIA
3 Down: Sea swallow (4)
TERN
4 Down: Sorrowful (3)
SAD
5 Down: Pleasant odors (6)
AROMAS
6 Down: Submit for consideration (5)
REFER
7 Down: Rise on hind legs (4)
REAR
8 Down: Landon (3)
ALF
9 Down: Compass dir. (3)
SSE
10 Down: Lower (6)
NETHER
11 Down: Patriot Allen (5)
ETHAN
12 Down: "___ of robins . . . " (5)
ANEST
13 Down: Skins an apple (5)
PARES
18 Down: "___ are born great . . . ": Shak. (4)
SOME
19 Down: Come into view (6)
APPEAR
23 Down: Eject (4)
OUST
24 Down: Angers (5)
RILES
25 Down: Tropical food staple (4)
EDDO
26 Down: ___ Longa, city of ancient Latium (4)
ALBA
27 Down: Authentic (4)
REAL
28 Down: Four fluid ounces (4)
GILL
29 Down: Charters (5)
HIRES
31 Down: Lena from Brooklyn (5)
HORNE
32 Down: Grebe's cousin (4)
LOON
33 Down: Coagulate (4)
CLOT
34 Down: Decimal-system bases (4)
TENS
36 Down: Meaning (6)
IMPORT
37 Down: Yum-Yum, for one (4)
MAID
38 Down: Cold desserts (4)
ICES
42 Down: Defeats utterly (6)
SMEARS
43 Down: Window frames (6)
SASHES
44 Down: Quote (4)
CITE
45 Down: Seaweeds (5)
ALGAE
46 Down: Newly hatched insect (5)
LARVA
47 Down: Middle East chieftain (5)
AMEER
48 Down: Subjects of many best sellers (5)
DIETS
50 Down: Liquefy (4)
FUSE
51 Down: Cornea irritant (4)
MOTE
52 Down: Soon (4)
ANON
53 Down: Vipers (4)
ASPS
55 Down: A–E connection (3)
BCD
56 Down: Tutelary deity (3)
LAR
57 Down: Knock (3)
RAP

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