Saturday Crossword — October 27, 1984 - Answers & Solutions

Complete answers for this hard crossword puzzle (15x15 grid, 76 clues). Published 10/27/1984. By Peter Swift.

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Across Answers

1 Across: Pedestal part (4)
DADO
5 Across: Bits (5)
ATOMS
10 Across: Med. subject (4)
ANAT
14 Across: Filipe or Jesus of baseball (4)
ALOU
15 Across: Done for (5)
KAPUT
16 Across: Fictional Dick (4)
MOBY
17 Across: Was crazy about (15)
WENTBANANASOVER
20 Across: Climb (5)
SCALE
21 Across: Knowledgeable (8)
LITERATE
22 Across: Pond-scum component (4)
ALGA
25 Across: Surly, cowardly person (3)
CUR
26 Across: Life, according to a song (15)
ABOWLOFCHERRIES
34 Across: Jazz style (3)
BOP
35 Across: Viscount's superior (4)
EARL
36 Across: Ballet dancer Eglevsky (5)
ANDRE
37 Across: On the blue (4)
ASEA
39 Across: Warm thoroughly (5)
TOAST
42 Across: Native of Brno (4)
SLAV
43 Across: Squiggles (5)
CURLS
45 Across: Variety (4)
SORT
47 Across: Bengal follower (3)
ESE
48 Across: Shipshape (15)
INAPPLEPIEORDER
52 Across: ___ Cruces, N.M. (3)
LAS
53 Across: A daughter of Phoebe (4)
LETO
54 Across: Sets in firmly (8)
IMPLANTS
59 Across: Distressed (5)
UPSET
63 Across: "Do I ___?" (Prufrock query) (15)
DARETOEATAPEACH
66 Across: Parking-lot sign (4)
EXIT
67 Across: Canary's cousin (5)
SERIN
68 Across: Pilaf ingredient (4)
RICE
69 Across: Intends (4)
AIMS
70 Across: W. German seaport (5)
EMDEN
71 Across: Large amount (4)
SLEW

Down Answers

1 Down: Grackles (4)
DAWS
2 Down: A Waugh (4)
ALEC
3 Down: Lérida lady (4)
DONA
4 Down: Ban (6)
OUTLAW
5 Down: Alias: Abbr. (3)
AKA
6 Down: Thrash (3)
TAN
7 Down: Girasol (4)
OPAL
8 Down: "Beer-hall putsch" site (6)
MUNICH
9 Down: Colossus of Rhodes, e.g. (6)
STATUE
10 Down: A son of Venus (4)
AMOR
11 Down: Kind of star (4)
NOVA
12 Down: Incite (4)
ABET
13 Down: Phoenician seaport (4)
TYRE
18 Down: Party favorite (5)
BELLE
19 Down: Calif. missionary Junipero: 1713–84 (5)
SERRA
23 Down: Butter (4)
GOAT
24 Down: Hair style (4)
AFRO
26 Down: Manual computers (5)
ABACI
27 Down: Deck hands' superior (5)
BOSUN
28 Down: "Wozzeck" is one (5)
OPERA
29 Down: Buckle (5)
CLASP
30 Down: Hosp. workers (3)
RNS
31 Down: Ran in neutral (5)
IDLED
32 Down: Cancel (5)
ERASE
33 Down: Cleave (5)
SEVER
38 Down: Dom, e.g. (3)
ALP
40 Down: Tarnish (4)
SOIL
41 Down: Shoe follower (4)
TREE
44 Down: Slapping sound (5)
SPLAT
46 Down: Add (5)
TOTUP
49 Down: Woolly (6)
LANOSE
50 Down: Prize (6)
ESTEEM
51 Down: Cowboys, at times (6)
ROPERS
54 Down: Surmise (4)
IDEA
55 Down: Ankle-length coat (4)
MAXI
56 Down: Shrub used for hedges (4)
PRIM
57 Down: ___ on (admits) (4)
LETS
58 Down: Chalcedony (4)
SARD
60 Down: Spanker, e.g. (4)
SAIL
61 Down: "___ homo" (4)
ECCE
62 Down: Muscle (4)
THEW
64 Down: Standoff (3)
TIE
65 Down: Actress Blyth (3)
ANN

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