Thursday Crossword — May 2, 1985 - Answers & Solutions

Complete answers for this medium crossword puzzle (15x15 grid, 74 clues). Published 5/2/1985. By Lois Sidway.

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Across Answers

1 Across: Off one's trolley (4)
LOCO
5 Across: Earwigs, mites and such (5)
PESTS
10 Across: Neighbor of Niger (4)
MALI
14 Across: Actor Novello (4)
IVOR
15 Across: Poplar (5)
ASPEN
16 Across: Enemy of Iraq (4)
IRAN
17 Across: Census results, e.g. (15)
VITALSTATISTICS
20 Across: Indicated (7)
DENOTED
21 Across: Scoundrel (6)
VARLET
22 Across: Actress Teri (4)
GARR
23 Across: Soccer great (4)
PELE
24 Across: Gap (6)
LACUNA
27 Across: Cowcatcher of a kind (4)
BOLA
28 Across: Stretcher with legs (3)
COT
31 Across: Pass over (4)
OMIT
32 Across: Popular street name (4)
MAIN
34 Across: "Two can live as cheaply ___" (5)
ASONE
36 Across: Group of bodybuilders (15)
VITAMINBCOMPLEX
39 Across: Nicholas Gage book (5)
ELENI
40 Across: Croat or Serb (4)
SLAV
41 Across: Tibetan monk (4)
LAMA
42 Across: Gridster Grange (3)
RED
43 Across: Clog or ghillie (4)
SHOE
45 Across: N. J. city (6)
EDISON
47 Across: As strong ___ ox (4)
ASAN
48 Across: Rude little dude (4)
BRAT
49 Across: "Ocean's ___," Sinatra film (6)
ELEVEN
52 Across: Din (7)
CLATTER
55 Across: Friend and foe of McEnroe (15)
VITASGERULAITIS
58 Across: Picnic hamperers (4)
ANTS
59 Across: "I Want ___ . . . " (5)
AGIRL
60 Across: Car of yesteryear (4)
NASH
61 Across: Nifty (4)
NEAT
62 Across: Charles and Lynda Bird (5)
ROBBS
63 Across: Merriment (4)
GLEE

Down Answers

1 Down: Actress Ullmann (3)
LIV
2 Down: Romantic Roman poet (4)
OVID
3 Down: ___ d'Azur (4)
COTE
4 Down: Swinger at the zoo (9)
ORANGUTAN
5 Down: It makes a nice sandwich (8)
PASTRAMI
6 Down: Glyceride, e.g. (5)
ESTER
7 Down: French biplane of W.W. I (4)
SPAD
8 Down: Asian winter festival (3)
TET
9 Down: Whine (6)
SNIVEL
10 Down: British bishop's bonnet (5)
MITRE
11 Down: Seed protection (4)
ARIL
12 Down: Give punch to the punch (4)
LACE
13 Down: R.P.I., e.g. (4)
INST
18 Down: What a painting may be on (4)
LOAN
19 Down: Bow low (6)
SALAAM
23 Down: Okla. Indian (5)
PONCA
24 Down: Peggy Lee hit (5)
LOVER
25 Down: ___ a minute (5)
AMILE
26 Down: Mentioned (5)
CITED
27 Down: Perennial best seller (5)
BIBLE
28 Down: Thirst quenchers (5)
COLAS
29 Down: "___ Time," 1979 revue (5)
ONEMO
30 Down: Lady Bird, for one (5)
TEXAN
33 Down: Williams of "Happy Days" (5)
ANSON
35 Down: Like some headaches (9)
SPLITTING
37 Down: Hits' partners (6)
MISSES
38 Down: Duds for a farmer (8)
OVERALLS
44 Down: Shelter for a Sopwith Camel (6)
HANGAR
46 Down: Facts (4)
DATA
47 Down: Queeg's "Halt!" (5)
AVAST
48 Down: Book-jacket bit (5)
BLURB
49 Down: Writer Hunter (4)
EVAN
50 Down: Row (4)
LINE
51 Down: Kett of comics (4)
ETTA
52 Down: Plagiarize (4)
CRIB
53 Down: And others: Lat. abbr. (4)
ETAL
54 Down: Get up (4)
RISE
56 Down: Claudius's I (3)
EGO
57 Down: Pronoun for the Pinafore (3)
SHE

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