Thursday Crossword — July 25, 1985 - Answers & Solutions
Complete answers for this medium crossword puzzle (15x15 grid, 78 clues). Published 7/25/1985. By William Canine.
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Across Answers
- 1 Across: Designate (5)
- ELECT
- 6 Across: Actor Walter (4)
- ABEL
- 10 Across: K rations (4)
- CHOW
- 14 Across: Site of ancient Greek games (5)
- NEMEA
- 15 Across: Indonesian outrigger (4)
- PROA
- 16 Across: Stevenson villain (4)
- HYDE
- 17 Across: Dwarf chestnuts (10)
- CHINKAPINS
- 19 Across: Well-informed about (4)
- UPON
- 20 Across: "A peculiar sort of a gal" (3)
- SAL
- 21 Across: Fe or Ag (4)
- ELEM
- 22 Across: Guide (6)
- ESCORT
- 24 Across: Make new money (6)
- RECOIN
- 26 Across: Former Japanese naval base (4)
- TRUK
- 27 Across: Gridiron get-together (6)
- HUDDLE
- 29 Across: Wreck; ruin (5)
- BLAST
- 33 Across: Sioux (6)
- DAKOTA
- 36 Across: Participle former (3)
- ING
- 38 Across: City on the Humboldt (4)
- ELKO
- 39 Across: Rock guitarist Clapton (4)
- ERIC
- 40 Across: Welty's "___ Wedding" (5)
- DELTA
- 42 Across: Legatee (4)
- HEIR
- 43 Across: Swindle (4)
- BILK
- 44 Across: A goal of NOW (3)
- ERA
- 45 Across: Like Mercury (6)
- SPEEDY
- 47 Across: The Tempter (5)
- SATAN
- 49 Across: Column molding (6)
- SCOTIA
- 51 Across: Nip (4)
- BITE
- 53 Across: Purposeless (6)
- RANDOM
- 56 Across: Mrs. Stanley Kowalski (6)
- STELLA
- 59 Across: Pulsation (4)
- PANT
- 60 Across: A legume (3)
- PEA
- 62 Across: Commotion (4)
- TODO
- 63 Across: Blackcaps (10)
- CHICKADEES
- 66 Across: Guinness or Templeton (4)
- ALEC
- 67 Across: North Sea–Baltic canal (4)
- KIEL
- 68 Across: Pub game (5)
- DARTS
- 69 Across: Taylor's "A ___ at Oxford" (4)
- YANK
- 70 Across: Withered (4)
- SERE
- 71 Across: Corpulent (5)
- OBESE
Down Answers
- 1 Down: Extras in an env. (4)
- ENCS
- 2 Down: Hungarian composer (5)
- LEHAR
- 3 Down: Zola or Berliner (5)
- EMILE
- 4 Down: A.D. 1–A.D. 100, e.g. (3)
- CEN
- 5 Down: Bridge bid (7)
- TAKEOUT
- 6 Down: Annex (6)
- APPEND
- 7 Down: Upper edge (4)
- BRIM
- 8 Down: Lengthy period (3)
- EON
- 9 Down: Beam thrower (5)
- LASER
- 10 Down: Dolt or rockfish (11)
- CHUCKLEHEAD
- 11 Down: Photog.'s fixing agent (4)
- HYPO
- 12 Down: Redolence (4)
- ODOR
- 13 Down: Moved out (4)
- WENT
- 18 Down: Surveyor's instrument (7)
- ALIDADE
- 23 Down: U-boat (3)
- SUB
- 25 Down: Crowded (11)
- CHOCKABLOCK
- 26 Down: Marquee (4)
- TENT
- 28 Down: Fragrant bloomer (5)
- LILAC
- 30 Down: Out of the wind (4)
- ALEE
- 31 Down: Sideslip (4)
- SKID
- 32 Down: Whig's opponent (4)
- TORY
- 33 Down: Five-time Presidential candidate (4)
- DEBS
- 34 Down: "The Willow Song," e.g. (4)
- ARIA
- 35 Down: Wear in the Highlands (4)
- KILT
- 37 Down: What a certain guzzler empties fast (7)
- GASTANK
- 41 Down: Old tongue (4)
- ERSE
- 46 Down: Fla. game fish (7)
- PINTADO
- 48 Down: Nothing (3)
- NIL
- 50 Down: Pythoness's revelation (6)
- ORACLE
- 52 Down: Bastes (5)
- TACKS
- 54 Down: ___ citado (5)
- OPERE
- 55 Down: Fulfills (5)
- MEETS
- 56 Down: ___ put (remain) (4)
- STAY
- 57 Down: Indian weight (4)
- TOLA
- 58 Down: A Cotton Belt grape (4)
- EDEN
- 59 Down: Breakwater (4)
- PIER
- 61 Down: South African fox (4)
- ASSE
- 64 Down: Hasten (3)
- HIE
- 65 Down: Peck or pat (3)
- DAB
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