Friday Crossword — July 20, 1984 - Answers & Solutions

Complete answers for this hard crossword puzzle (15x15 grid, 68 clues). Published 7/20/1984. By Bernice Gordon.

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Across Answers

1 Across: Carillonic sound (4)
PEAL
5 Across: Let up (5)
EASED
10 Across: Kept in cold storage (7)
CHILLED
13 Across: Overloaded (7)
GLUTTED
15 Across: Apparatus used for fumigating (7)
AERATOR
16 Across: Optimistic (7)
ROSEATE
17 Across: Río de la ___, S.A. (5)
PLATA
18 Across: Word with air or door (4)
OPEN
20 Across: Iowa State U. site (4)
AMES
21 Across: Comes to nothing (9)
PETERSOUT
23 Across: Muscle spasm (5)
CRICK
24 Across: Wife of Geraint (4)
ENID
25 Across: Guam's ___ Harbor (4)
APRA
26 Across: Inklings (5)
HINTS
27 Across: Mo. for Kringle (3)
DEC
28 Across: Grey or McCrea (4)
JOEL
29 Across: Malaga and Madeira (5)
WINES
30 Across: Lutelike instruments (9)
MANDOLINS
32 Across: Deck item (5)
SPADE
34 Across: Kansas city (4)
IOLA
35 Across: ___ Aviv (3)
TEL
38 Across: Judge (5)
OPINE
39 Across: Black fly (4)
GNAT
40 Across: ___ alba (white wax) (4)
CERA
41 Across: Ladies in Loja (5)
DONAS
42 Across: An English cider apple (9)
REDSTREAK
44 Across: Designer Cassini (4)
OLEG
45 Across: Contesting party (4)
SIDE
46 Across: Washer cycle (5)
RINSE
47 Across: Events at school (7)
RETESTS
49 Across: Washington peak (7)
RAINIER
51 Across: Hollywood hopeful (7)
STARLET
52 Across: The birds and the Bee Gees (7)
SINGERS
53 Across: Bean from Vt. (5)
ORSON
54 Across: Look of lust (4)
LEER

Down Answers

1 Down: Like Captain Hook (7)
PIRATIC
2 Down: Exultant (6)
ELATED
3 Down: Acolyte's milieu (5)
ALTAR
4 Down: "The Lip" (3)
LEO
5 Down: College in N.C. (4)
ELON
6 Down: From, in Frankfurt (3)
AUS
7 Down: Substances used in soap (8)
STEARINS
8 Down: Worsted fabric (7)
ETAMINE
9 Down: Spots (7)
DETECTS
10 Down: Like some teeth (6)
CAPPED
11 Down: "War and Peace" character (6)
HELENE
12 Down: Became depressed (7)
DROOPED
13 Down: Actress Nissen (5)
GRETA
14 Down: Furniture on Wall St. (5)
DESKS
19 Down: Poe's "The ___ Letter" (9)
PURLOINED
22 Down: Lyon river (5)
SAONE
23 Down: Crockery (5)
CHINA
28 Down: Nags (5)
JADES
29 Down: Withers (5)
WILTS
30 Down: La Sorda and Houk (8)
MANAGERS
31 Down: Dock group (7)
LOADERS
32 Down: City in Umbria (7)
SPOLETO
33 Down: Cough-medicine ingredient (7)
PINETAR
35 Down: More minute (7)
TEENIER
36 Down: Stationery item (6)
ERASER
37 Down: Kareem's team (6)
LAKERS
38 Down: Garden emanations (5)
ODORS
39 Down: Ground malt (5)
GRIST
40 Down: Fawn (6)
CRINGE
43 Down: Threefold (5)
TRINE
45 Down: British carbine (4)
STEN
48 Down: Hwy. sign (3)
SLO
50 Down: Feel under the weather (3)
AIL

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