Saturday Crossword — May 4, 1985 - Answers & Solutions
Complete answers for this hard crossword puzzle (15x15 grid, 80 clues). Published 5/4/1985. By Gayle Dean.
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Across Answers
- 1 Across: Statistician's aid (5)
- TABLE
- 6 Across: Harvest (4)
- CROP
- 10 Across: This may be bogged down (4)
- PEAT
- 14 Across: Kind of TV card (5)
- IDIOT
- 15 Across: Like Tonto's pal (4)
- LONE
- 16 Across: Faulkner hero (4)
- ANSE
- 17 Across: Start of a paraphrased quote (15)
- CONSCIENCEISTHE
- 20 Across: Remaining (5)
- OTHER
- 21 Across: Leftover (3)
- END
- 22 Across: A son of Apollo (3)
- ION
- 23 Across: Branch (3)
- ARM
- 25 Across: Equip (3)
- RIG
- 27 Across: Hearth of yore (5)
- ASTRE
- 29 Across: City of Victory (5)
- CAIRO
- 32 Across: Prompted (4)
- CUED
- 35 Across: Stewart in "Rear Window" (4)
- EYER
- 36 Across: Bridal appendages (6)
- TRAINS
- 38 Across: Campaign tactic (5)
- SMEAR
- 40 Across: Author of quote (13)
- ELBERTHUBBARD
- 44 Across: Stopper (5)
- BRAKE
- 45 Across: Mobile homes? (6)
- TEPEES
- 47 Across: Kind of china (4)
- BONE
- 50 Across: Classify (4)
- SORT
- 52 Across: Erotic yearning (5)
- LETCH
- 53 Across: Weather away (5)
- ERODE
- 55 Across: Ashcan target (3)
- SUB
- 57 Across: "Alias" of Cliff Edwards (3)
- IKE
- 58 Across: Trimming tool (3)
- ADZ
- 59 Across: And so forth: Abbr. (3)
- ETC
- 62 Across: His words are absurd (5)
- RAVER
- 65 Across: End of paraphrased quote (15)
- MUZZLEOFTHEWILL
- 70 Across: Selby's Gardner (4)
- ERLE
- 71 Across: Ahriman's forte (4)
- EVIL
- 72 Across: Andrea Doria's home (5)
- GENOA
- 73 Across: Exploit (4)
- DEED
- 74 Across: Dole (4)
- METE
- 75 Across: Io's guardian (5)
- ARGUS
Down Answers
- 1 Down: Twitch (3)
- TIC
- 2 Down: Towse (3)
- ADO
- 3 Down: Consisting of two terms (8)
- BINOMIAL
- 4 Down: Ransom's "Lady ___" (4)
- LOST
- 5 Down: Do aquatints (4)
- ETCH
- 6 Down: Religious figure (6)
- CLERIC
- 7 Down: Director Howard (3)
- RON
- 8 Down: Story starter (4)
- ONCE
- 9 Down: Hammer part (4)
- PEEN
- 10 Down: Ballerina's ___ seul (3)
- PAS
- 11 Down: Being (6)
- ENTITY
- 12 Down: On terra firma (6)
- ASHORE
- 13 Down: High-school student (6)
- TEENER
- 18 Down: Suffix for halberd (3)
- IER
- 19 Down: Violinist Kafavian (3)
- IDA
- 23 Down: Play unit (3)
- ACT
- 24 Down: Steak order (4)
- RARE
- 26 Down: Certain oil wells (7)
- GUSHERS
- 28 Down: Shawl for Pedro (6)
- SERAPE
- 30 Down: Teased (6)
- RIBBED
- 31 Down: Heavy blow (4)
- ONER
- 33 Down: Second-largest bird (3)
- EMU
- 34 Down: One of America's problems (4)
- DEBT
- 37 Down: Fem. titles in Spain (4)
- SRAS
- 39 Down: Eric IV's killer (4)
- ABEL
- 41 Down: Boxing letters (3)
- TKO
- 42 Down: Shy (8)
- RETIRING
- 43 Down: Bedizen (4)
- DECK
- 46 Down: Haggard novel (3)
- SHE
- 47 Down: Glowed happily (6)
- BEAMED
- 48 Down: Pornography, e.g. (6)
- ORDURE
- 49 Down: Hose part (6)
- NOZZLE
- 51 Down: Shelled reptile (6)
- TURTLE
- 54 Down: Sea creature (3)
- EEL
- 56 Down: Ebenezer word (3)
- BAH
- 60 Down: Pullulate (4)
- TEEM
- 61 Down: Sheltered bay (4)
- COVE
- 63 Down: Star in Lyra (4)
- VEGA
- 64 Down: Pitcher (4)
- EWER
- 66 Down: Londoner's last letter (3)
- ZED
- 67 Down: Tantrum (3)
- FIT
- 68 Down: McGrew's lady (3)
- LOU
- 69 Down: ___ Palmas (3)
- LAS
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