Friday Crossword — February 8, 1985 - Answers & Solutions

Complete answers for this hard crossword puzzle (15x15 grid, 72 clues). Published 2/8/1985. By Irene Smullyan.

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Across Answers

1 Across: St. Peter has one at St. Peter's (4)
HALO
5 Across: Domesticates (5)
TAMES
10 Across: Ashen (4)
GRAY
14 Across: Indigo (4)
ANIL
15 Across: Endure (5)
ABIDE
16 Across: African river (4)
UELE
17 Across: Item in a corset or a collar (4)
STAY
18 Across: Oregon or Santa Fe (5)
TRAIL
19 Across: G.I.'s ration in W.W. II (4)
SPAM
20 Across: Short wave? (4)
PERM
21 Across: Actress Anouk ___ (5)
AIMEE
22 Across: Ornamental pattern, in art (4)
SEME
23 Across: An appetizer (12)
PERSIANMELON
26 Across: Distillates of turpentine (6)
ROSINS
29 Across: Regimen (4)
DIET
30 Across: A.k.a. (5)
ALIAS
31 Across: Río de la ___ (5)
PLATA
33 Across: Form of communication? (3)
ESP
36 Across: An entree (15)
SPANISHOMELETTE
39 Across: Haw's partner (3)
HEM
40 Across: Aerial maneuvers (5)
LOOPS
41 Across: Kind of tube or sanctum (5)
INNER
42 Across: Stimulates, with "up" (4)
PEPS
43 Across: Staid (6)
SEDATE
44 Across: A dessert (12)
DANISHPASTRY
49 Across: Homer's "Odyssey," e.g. (4)
EPIC
50 Across: "___ war": F.D.R. (5)
IHATE
51 Across: Spar (4)
MAST
55 Across: Enjoy the warmth (4)
BASK
56 Across: Stendhal hero (5)
SOREL
57 Across: Pizarro victim (4)
INCA
58 Across: Corner (4)
TREE
59 Across: Type of sodium carbonate (5)
TRONA
60 Across: Glacial ridges (4)
OSAR
61 Across: Rumpus (4)
STIR
62 Across: Mexican gentleman (5)
SENOR
63 Across: Zola's courtesan (4)
NANA

Down Answers

1 Down: Metal fastener (4)
HASP
2 Down: Stake (4)
ANTE
3 Down: Ananias, e.g. (4)
LIAR
4 Down: Greek god (8)
OLYMPIAN
5 Down: A Turkic-speaking people (6)
TATARS
6 Down: Shelters, in Savoie (5)
ABRIS
7 Down: City in Dade County (5)
MIAMI
8 Down: Widow of Ernie Kovacs (9)
EDIEADAMS
9 Down: Variety of gypsum (8)
SELENITE
10 Down: Tailor's inserted piece (6)
GUSSET
11 Down: Drive off (5)
REPEL
12 Down: Tex. shrine (5)
ALAMO
13 Down: Middle Eastern republic (5)
YEMEN
24 Down: Stores grain (7)
ENSILES
25 Down: More crumbly or powdery (7)
MEALIER
26 Down: Reckless (4)
RASH
27 Down: Ancient leather flask (4)
OLPE
28 Down: Thailand, formerly (4)
SIAM
31 Down: Morning star (9)
PHOSPHORE
32 Down: Prune (3)
LOP
33 Down: Alcohol burner (4)
ETNA
34 Down: Printer's mark (4)
STET
35 Down: Marquette was one (4)
PERE
37 Down: Specious reasoners (8)
SOPHISTS
38 Down: Poem by Keats (8)
ENDYMION
42 Down: Harvester of a kind (6)
PICKER
43 Down: Like a stone pillar (6)
STELAR
44 Down: I.o.u.'s (5)
DEBTS
45 Down: Separated (5)
APART
46 Down: Japanese-American (5)
NISEI
47 Down: Older brother of Moses (5)
AARON
48 Down: Mem. of a pool (5)
STENO
52 Down: Handle for Hadrian (4)
ANSA
53 Down: Scrutinize (4)
SCAN
54 Down: Scarlett's home (4)
TARA

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