Saturday Crossword — February 16, 1985 - Answers & Solutions
Complete answers for this hard crossword puzzle (15x15 grid, 68 clues). Published 2/16/1985. By William Lutwiniak.
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Across Answers
- 1 Across: Cole Porter's first successful musical (5)
- PARIS
- 6 Across: Count of music (5)
- BASIE
- 11 Across: In addition (6)
- TOBOOT
- 12 Across: Role in "The Glass Menagerie" (6)
- AMANDA
- 14 Across: "Positively!" (15)
- NOWYOURETALKING
- 17 Across: "___ of robins . . . " (5)
- ANEST
- 18 Across: Formicary denizens (4)
- ANTS
- 19 Across: Stand out (4)
- STAR
- 20 Across: C.E.O.'s (4)
- DIRS
- 21 Across: Plants (5)
- MILLS
- 22 Across: Lake Balkhash feeder (3)
- ILI
- 23 Across: Adherent: Suffix (3)
- ITE
- 24 Across: Bristles (5)
- SETAE
- 25 Across: Dandy or fop (5)
- BLOOD
- 27 Across: " . . . my strength, and my ___" (8)
- REDEEMER
- 29 Across: Bar concoctions (6)
- SLINGS
- 30 Across: Stretches out (9)
- ELONGATES
- 32 Across: Some nuts (6)
- BETELS
- 35 Across: Specious reasoners (8)
- ERISTICS
- 39 Across: Entertainer Adams et al. (5)
- EDIES
- 40 Across: Bright (5)
- SMART
- 41 Across: Tenn. player (3)
- VOL
- 42 Across: Fleur-de-___ (3)
- LIS
- 43 Across: Vexed states (5)
- STEWS
- 44 Across: Popular pop (4)
- COLA
- 45 Across: Dep. (4)
- ASST
- 47 Across: Mrs. Chaplin (4)
- OONA
- 48 Across: Tamora's paramour (5)
- AARON
- 49 Across: "Positively!" (15)
- YOURENOTKIDDING
- 52 Across: Of the nervous system (6)
- NEURAL
- 53 Across: Really goes for (6)
- ADORES
- 54 Across: Starts the steak (5)
- SEARS
- 55 Across: ___ out (wins narrowly) (5)
- NOSES
Down Answers
- 1 Down: Electrified (7)
- POWERED
- 2 Down: Vast deep (5)
- ABYSS
- 3 Down: Cheer on (4)
- ROOT
- 4 Down: Marker (3)
- IOU
- 5 Down: Confine (8)
- STRAITEN
- 6 Down: Fight (6)
- BATTLE
- 7 Down: Heap up (5)
- AMASS
- 8 Down: Frivolous girl of song (3)
- SAL
- 9 Down: Endorses (4)
- INKS
- 10 Down: Printing (7)
- EDITION
- 11 Down: Blasting explosive (6)
- TONITE
- 13 Down: Kind of computer (6)
- ANALOG
- 14 Down: The bottom (5)
- NADIR
- 15 Down: Dilation (11)
- ENLARGEMENT
- 16 Down: Gratings (5)
- GRIDS
- 21 Down: Office mail (5)
- MEMOS
- 24 Down: Convinces (5)
- SELLS
- 25 Down: Consecrated (5)
- BLEST
- 26 Down: Register (4)
- LIST
- 28 Down: Shoe width (4)
- EEEE
- 29 Down: Rustles (5)
- STIRS
- 31 Down: South American Indian (8)
- ARAWAKAN
- 32 Down: Hold fast, a-sea (5)
- BELAY
- 33 Down: Contemporary of Tesla (6)
- EDISON
- 34 Down: Nose-wipers (7)
- TISSUES
- 36 Down: Piano keys (7)
- IVORIES
- 37 Down: Kin of commas (6)
- COLONS
- 38 Down: Jive, e.g. (5)
- SLANG
- 40 Down: Bar seating (6)
- STOOLS
- 43 Down: Sub's "ears" (5)
- SONAR
- 44 Down: Basic personnel (5)
- CADRE
- 46 Down: Verifiable (4)
- TRUE
- 48 Down: Ruckuses (4)
- ADOS
- 50 Down: Monroe's ___ of Good Feeling (3)
- ERA
- 51 Down: Witness's sentence (3)
- IDO
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