Friday Crossword — June 21, 1985 - Answers & Solutions

Complete answers for this hard crossword puzzle (15x15 grid, 74 clues). Published 6/21/1985. By Robert Katz.

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Across Answers

1 Across: Like a windless windsock (4)
LIMP
5 Across: Ideology (3)
ISM
8 Across: Ice-cream holder (4)
CONE
12 Across: Zones (5)
AREAS
14 Across: "___ by night, a stocking all the day!": O. Goldsmith (4)
ACAP
16 Across: Heed (4)
OBEY
17 Across: Arch or clan starter (5)
PATRI
18 Across: Member of a Hebrew tribe (9)
MANASSITE
20 Across: Typewriter test, with 37 and 55 Across (11)
AQUICKBROWN
22 Across: Scoots (4)
ZIPS
23 Across: ___ as a bird (6)
ASFREE
24 Across: Fall guy's fate (3)
RAP
27 Across: Can, in Cornwall (3)
TIN
29 Across: Slander (6)
DEFAME
31 Across: Pew in a certain corner (8)
AMENSEAT
36 Across: Image (4)
ICON
37 Across: See 20 Across (13)
FOXJUMPEDOVER
40 Across: Mens ___ (sound mind) (4)
SANA
41 Across: South Pacific people (8)
BALINESE
42 Across: Pedro's nap (6)
SIESTA
45 Across: Arts' or teachers' org. (3)
NEA
46 Across: Experiment (3)
TRY
47 Across: U.S. editor Max (6)
ASCOLI
51 Across: Sponsor of a basketball tourn. (4)
NCAA
55 Across: See 20 Across (11)
THELAZYDOGS
57 Across: Helps (9)
BEFRIENDS
61 Across: Confused (5)
ATSEA
62 Across: Giant toad (4)
AGUA
63 Across: Kin of pkwys. (4)
RTES
64 Across: Simon (5)
PETER
65 Across: Oscar's kin (4)
TONY
66 Across: Panama palindrome (3)
ORO
67 Across: He wrote "Two's Company" (4)
NASH

Down Answers

1 Down: "Peace" capital of S.A. (5)
LAPAZ
2 Down: Hilla native (5)
IRAQI
3 Down: Bumped into (5)
METUP
4 Down: Wim Wenders film: 1984 (10)
PARISTEXAS
5 Down: Poetic feet (5)
IAMBS
6 Down: Neck warmer (5)
SCARF
7 Down: Lord's place (5)
MANOR
8 Down: Romaine lettuce (3)
COS
9 Down: Kimono accessory (3)
OBI
10 Down: Take-home pay (3)
NET
11 Down: Observe (3)
EYE
13 Down: So, to Caesar (3)
SIC
15 Down: Handled roughly (5)
PAWED
19 Down: Snick-or-___ (4)
SNEE
21 Down: Chinese Great Wall province (5)
KANSU
24 Down: Tears (5)
RACES
25 Down: Love, for Lorenzo (5)
AMORE
26 Down: Sword's superior (3)
PEN
28 Down: Treatment from an R.N. (3)
INJ
30 Down: Store of yore (10)
FIVEANDTEN
31 Down: "___ day's wages . . . ": Carlyle (5)
AFAIR
32 Down: Mammon (5)
MONEY
33 Down: Dipl. mission (3)
EMB
34 Down: Wallaba (3)
APA
35 Down: Arab word for hill (3)
TEL
38 Down: Portuguese king: 1279–1325 (5)
DINIZ
39 Down: After 12, timewise (3)
ONE
40 Down: Fast jet (3)
SST
43 Down: Memorable comic Jacques (4)
TATI
44 Down: A nephew of Esau (5)
ASHER
48 Down: Poetic patchwork (5)
CENTO
49 Down: How everyone grows (5)
OLDER
50 Down: Dogie catcher (5)
LASSO
52 Down: Spain's ___ del Sol (5)
COSTA
53 Down: U.S. writer James et al. (5)
AGEES
54 Down: Hindu month (5)
ASARH
56 Down: Complain (3)
YAP
57 Down: Belfry occupant (3)
BAT
58 Down: Kind of trip (3)
EGO
59 Down: Games' partner (3)
FUN
60 Down: Manta (3)
RAY

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