Saturday Crossword — August 4, 1984 - Answers & Solutions

Complete answers for this hard crossword puzzle (15x15 grid, 74 clues). Published 8/4/1984. By Page.

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Across Answers

1 Across: Father: Comb. form (5)
PATRI
6 Across: Adjusts a projector (7)
FOCUSES
13 Across: Spreads (5)
OLEOS
14 Across: Linked, in a way (8)
ARMINARM
15 Across: Choir parts (5)
ALTOS
16 Across: "Rosemary's Baby" star (9)
MIAFARROW
18 Across: To study: Fr. (7)
ETUDIER
20 Across: Sticky stuff (4)
GOOP
21 Across: Chinese pagoda (3)
TAA
23 Across: Win (4)
EARN
24 Across: Code of silence in Sicily (6)
OMERTA
26 Across: Distributor of a kind (6)
ARTERY
28 Across: Copenhagenites (5)
DANES
30 Across: Fried-chicken part (6)
BREAST
31 Across: Undo (4)
OPEN
32 Across: Metric meas. of length (3)
DKM
35 Across: "An' they talks a ___ lovin' . . . ": Kipling (4)
LOTO
36 Across: "We're ___ See the . . . " (5)
OFFTO
38 Across: A people of Mexico (4)
CORA
39 Across: She sheep (3)
EWE
40 Across: Concert halls (4)
ODEA
41 Across: Sweetmeat (6)
NOUGAT
43 Across: Boa (5)
SCARF
44 Across: Win a contest for trenchermen (6)
OUTEAT
45 Across: Game (6)
GRITTY
48 Across: Declaim (4)
RANT
50 Across: Maugham's "Cakes and ___" (3)
ALE
51 Across: Nigerian town (4)
AUNA
52 Across: Shoots toward (7)
FIRESAT
54 Across: Buttonwood or sycamore (9)
PLANETREE
57 Across: Forster's "A Passage to ___" (5)
INDIA
60 Across: In a contiguous line (8)
ENDTOEND
61 Across: Vacuum tube (5)
DIODE
62 Across: Liberated (7)
RESCUED
63 Across: "The Apostles" composer (5)
ELGAR

Down Answers

1 Down: Blue grass (3)
POA
2 Down: Any whatever (3)
ALL
3 Down: Private conversation (9)
TETEATETE
4 Down: Origin (4)
ROOT
5 Down: Publishers (7)
ISSUERS
6 Down: Acquaintance, perhaps (15)
FRIENDOFAFRIEND
7 Down: Whom FitzGerald translated (4)
OMAR
8 Down: Export-contract abbr. (3)
CIF
9 Down: Merkel of movies (3)
UNA
10 Down: NCO's (6)
SARGES
11 Down: Diamond muff (5)
ERROR
12 Down: Mormon leader: 1862–1941 (5)
SMOOT
14 Down: Moslem prince (4)
AMIR
17 Down: New Deal org. (3)
WPA
19 Down: Quotidian (8)
DAYTODAY
21 Down: Postpone (5)
TABLE
22 Down: Dart's big brother (5)
ARROW
24 Down: Playground game (8)
ONEONONE
25 Down: Pawns or knights (3)
MEN
27 Down: Part of Hawaii's motto (3)
EAO
29 Down: Fitting (3)
APT
32 Down: Cutthroat (9)
DOGEATDOG
33 Down: African village (5)
KRAAL
34 Down: Dull finish (5)
MATTE
37 Down: ___-de-lance (3)
FER
38 Down: Skip a class (3)
CUT
40 Down: Autumn mo. (3)
OCT
42 Down: Mere; slight (7)
OUTSIDE
43 Down: Stadium section (6)
STANDS
45 Down: Lacuna (3)
GAP
46 Down: Straightedge (5)
RULER
47 Down: Foolish (5)
INANE
49 Down: "Pluck ___ rose . . . ": Shak. (4)
ARED
52 Down: Exempt (4)
FREE
53 Down: Indigo (4)
ANIL
55 Down: Kin of et al. (3)
ETC
56 Down: Chinese measure (3)
TOU
58 Down: Song heroine (3)
IDA
59 Down: Gas: Comb. form (3)
AER

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