Wednesday Crossword — December 19, 1984 - Answers & Solutions
Complete answers for this medium crossword puzzle (15x15 grid, 76 clues). Published 12/19/1984. By Joy L. Wouk.
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Across Answers
- 1 Across: Attempt (4)
- STAB
- 5 Across: Addis ___ (5)
- ABABA
- 10 Across: Shoe part (4)
- VAMP
- 14 Across: Hindu spring festival honoring Krishna (4)
- HOLI
- 15 Across: Ocean sunfish (5)
- MOLAS
- 16 Across: Wicked (4)
- EVIL
- 17 Across: Ready, willing and ___ (4)
- ABLE
- 18 Across: About (5)
- ANENT
- 19 Across: Depend (4)
- RELY
- 20 Across: Summer holiday (12)
- FOURTHOFJULY
- 23 Across: Kind of singer (5)
- TORCH
- 24 Across: "And ___ bed": Pepys (4)
- SOTO
- 25 Across: Rumanian coin (3)
- LEU
- 28 Across: Guide (7)
- STEERER
- 31 Across: Braids for hats (7)
- SENNITS
- 33 Across: Curved molding (4)
- OGEE
- 35 Across: Courteous chaps (5)
- GENTS
- 36 Across: Two-fifths of the count (15)
- ONETWOTHREEFOUR
- 42 Across: "Happy birthday ___" (5)
- TOYOU
- 43 Across: Cook's instruction (4)
- SEAR
- 44 Across: Tread heavily on (7)
- TRAMPLE
- 47 Across: Plant's epidermic openings (7)
- STOMATA
- 52 Across: W. Hemisphere gp. (3)
- OAS
- 53 Across: Fictional plantation (4)
- TARA
- 55 Across: Variable stars (5)
- NOVAS
- 56 Across: Bluffers (12)
- FOURFLUSHERS
- 59 Across: Lower Rhine arm (4)
- WAAL
- 62 Across: N.B.A.'s Archibald and Thurmond (5)
- NATES
- 63 Across: Commedia dell'___ (4)
- ARTE
- 64 Across: Fairy-tale starter (4)
- ONCE
- 65 Across: Home of Daedalus (5)
- CRETE
- 66 Across: Munich's river (4)
- ISAR
- 67 Across: Was aware (4)
- KNEW
- 68 Across: King of Judea (5)
- HEROD
- 69 Across: Torn (4)
- RENT
Down Answers
- 1 Down: Arrow parts (6)
- SHAFTS
- 2 Down: In addition (6)
- TOBOOT
- 3 Down: Fascination (6)
- ALLURE
- 4 Down: Writer Ambrose (6)
- BIERCE
- 5 Down: Asian nurse (4)
- AMAH
- 6 Down: Pro ___ publico (4)
- BONO
- 7 Down: Hebrew letters (5)
- ALEFS
- 8 Down: Stringed instruments (6)
- BANJOS
- 9 Down: Wily (6)
- ASTUTE
- 10 Down: Complete (4)
- VERY
- 11 Down: "___ Maria" (3)
- AVE
- 12 Down: Wire measure (3)
- MIL
- 13 Down: Wield (3)
- PLY
- 21 Down: Mention repeatedly, in reproach (9)
- THROWUPTO
- 22 Down: Fuselage parts (9)
- LONGERONS
- 25 Down: Kind of type (4)
- LINO
- 26 Down: Famous penultimate words (4)
- ETTU
- 27 Down: Muscovite's home (4)
- USSR
- 29 Down: I, to Claudius (3)
- EGO
- 30 Down: Soak flax (3)
- RET
- 32 Down: Ship-shaped clock (3)
- NEF
- 34 Down: Expressions of inquiry (3)
- EHS
- 36 Down: Hahn or Klemperer (4)
- OTTO
- 37 Down: Ibsen heroine (4)
- NORA
- 38 Down: Nestling (4)
- EYAS
- 39 Down: Seaver or Selleck (3)
- TOM
- 40 Down: Legal thing (3)
- RES
- 41 Down: Mom's admonition (3)
- EAT
- 45 Down: Hurl (6)
- LAUNCH
- 46 Down: "___ humanum est" (6)
- ERRARE
- 48 Down: Angora-goat product (6)
- MOHAIR
- 49 Down: Reluctant (6)
- AVERSE
- 50 Down: Kilt fabric (6)
- TARTAN
- 51 Down: Aver (6)
- ASSERT
- 54 Down: Next (5)
- AFTER
- 56 Down: Sped (4)
- FLEW
- 57 Down: Mother of Artemis (4)
- LETO
- 58 Down: Secondhand (4)
- USED
- 59 Down: Kitchen utensil (3)
- WOK
- 60 Down: Mass. cape (3)
- ANN
- 61 Down: Expert (3)
- ACE
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