Wednesday Crossword — January 2, 1985 - Answers & Solutions
Complete answers for this medium crossword puzzle (15x15 grid, 74 clues). Published 1/2/1985. By Nancy McCarthy.
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Across Answers
- 1 Across: A high school, for short (4)
- PREP
- 5 Across: Tartan design (5)
- PLAID
- 10 Across: W.W. I plane (4)
- SPAD
- 14 Across: Go on horseback (4)
- RIDE
- 15 Across: Frankie or Cleo (5)
- LAINE
- 16 Across: Rich material (4)
- LAME
- 17 Across: Freeway spans (10)
- OVERPASSES
- 19 Across: Jacob's twin (4)
- ESAU
- 20 Across: Fixes firmly (7)
- FASTENS
- 21 Across: Lunch and dinner (7)
- REPASTS
- 23 Across: Donkey, in Dijon (3)
- ANE
- 24 Across: Building crossbeam (5)
- TRAVE
- 25 Across: Stir up (8)
- ENKINDLE
- 30 Across: Attaches (6)
- TIESON
- 33 Across: Diminutive (5)
- TEENY
- 34 Across: A soccer player (5)
- INNER
- 36 Across: Strive (3)
- TRY
- 37 Across: Rosary beads (4)
- AVES
- 38 Across: Word with water or ground (5)
- UNDER
- 39 Across: Bona ___ (4)
- FIDE
- 40 Across: Card spot (3)
- PIP
- 41 Across: Villainous expression (5)
- SNEER
- 42 Across: Knight's helmet (5)
- ARMET
- 43 Across: Students, in St.-Lô (6)
- ELEVES
- 45 Across: F.B.I. files (8)
- DOSSIERS
- 47 Across: Prepares potatoes, in a way (5)
- RICES
- 49 Across: Le jazz ___ (3)
- HOT
- 50 Across: Type of windlass (7)
- CAPSTAN
- 52 Across: Chaffs (7)
- BANTERS
- 56 Across: Hawaiian seaport (4)
- HILO
- 57 Across: Track official (10)
- TIMEKEEPER
- 59 Across: Part of a Jewish year (4)
- ADAR
- 60 Across: Roman magistrate (5)
- EDILE
- 61 Across: City near the Comstock Lode (4)
- RENO
- 62 Across: Word with halcyon or salad (4)
- DAYS
- 63 Across: Exclude (5)
- DEBAR
- 64 Across: Tennis segments (4)
- SETS
Down Answers
- 1 Down: Campus V.I.P. (4)
- PROF
- 2 Down: ___ Ridge, 1972 Derby winner (4)
- RIVA
- 3 Down: W.W. II Greek resistance org. (4)
- EDES
- 4 Down: Relates (8)
- PERTAINS
- 5 Down: Smoothed timber (6)
- PLANED
- 6 Down: Colleen (4)
- LASS
- 7 Down: Some sloths (3)
- AIS
- 8 Down: Sluggish (5)
- INERT
- 9 Down: Renegade (8)
- DESERTER
- 10 Down: Raveled silk (6)
- SLEAVE
- 11 Down: Spends, as an hour or day (10)
- PASSESTIME
- 12 Down: One of a Latin trio (4)
- AMAT
- 13 Down: ___ ex machina (4)
- DEUS
- 18 Down: A bid for one's thoughts (5)
- PENNY
- 22 Down: Brace (4)
- PAIR
- 25 Down: Day's march (5)
- ETAPE
- 26 Down: Author Shute (5)
- NEVIL
- 27 Down: Bootleg by a quarterback (10)
- KEEPERPLAY
- 28 Down: Ceil (4)
- LINE
- 29 Down: Terminated (5)
- ENDED
- 31 Down: Mandate (5)
- ORDER
- 32 Down: Vetoes on the Volga (5)
- NYETS
- 35 Down: Stout's Mr. Wolfe (4)
- NERO
- 38 Down: Deposed (8)
- UNSEATED
- 39 Down: Yankees' griddlecakes (8)
- FRITTERS
- 41 Down: Cult's cousin (4)
- SECT
- 42 Down: Unisonally (5)
- ASONE
- 44 Down: Brims on caps (6)
- VISORS
- 46 Down: ___ Heights, Ohio (6)
- SHAKER
- 48 Down: Slyly malicious (5)
- SNIDE
- 50 Down: Libyan neighbor (4)
- CHAD
- 51 Down: Verdi masterpiece (4)
- AIDA
- 52 Down: Bartók or Lugosi (4)
- BELA
- 53 Down: Fencing weapon (4)
- EPEE
- 54 Down: Torn (4)
- RENT
- 55 Down: Hit-show signs (4)
- SROS
- 58 Down: Playing marble (3)
- MIB
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