Saturday Crossword — August 31, 1985

Difficulty: HardGrid: 15x1574 clues~30-60 minBy Michael J. Parris8/31/1985

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Crossword Clues

Across

1 Across
Shade of yellow (5 letters)
6 Across
Thing of undefined shape (4 letters)
10 Across
These may be fine (4 letters)
14 Across
An asset of mint (5 letters)
15 Across
The Blue Ox (4 letters)
16 Across
Widow's ___ (4 letters)
17 Across
Playwright Tad (5 letters)
18 Across
Actor in "I Spy," 1965–68 TV series (9 letters)
20 Across
Gist (5 letters)
21 Across
Casa room (4 letters)
22 Across
Enzyme (3 letters)
23 Across
Actor in "The Spies," 1957 movie (12 letters)
27 Across
Dancer Jeanmaire (5 letters)
28 Across
Inundate (5 letters)
31 Across
Small amount (3 letters)
34 Across
Site of France's oldest church (4 letters)
35 Across
___ Nevada (6 letters)
36 Across
Symbol of wisdom (3 letters)
37 Across
An Annie in a musical (3 letters)
38 Across
Patronymic prefix (3 letters)
39 Across
Take tiffin (3 letters)
40 Across
Woos (6 letters)
42 Across
Picket (4 letters)
43 Across
Madder, e.g. (3 letters)
44 Across
Icy rain (5 letters)
45 Across
Hercules'-club is one (5 letters)
46 Across
Producer of "They Live By Night," 1948 (12 letters)
51 Across
Elizabeth I's astrologer (3 letters)
53 Across
Gaelic noble (4 letters)
54 Across
Acts like Hotspur (5 letters)
56 Across
Actress in "The Lone Wolf Spy Hunt," 1939 (9 letters)
59 Across
Somber (5 letters)
60 Across
Vedic fire god (4 letters)
61 Across
Related (4 letters)
62 Across
Nine: Comb. form (5 letters)
63 Across
Frank Norris novel (4 letters)
64 Across
Pipe-organ stop (4 letters)
65 Across
Approaches (5 letters)

Down

1 Down
Coarsely ground corn (4 letters)
2 Down
Unit under a master (5 letters)
3 Down
O'Grady of song (5 letters)
4 Down
Catkin (5 letters)
5 Down
Actor in "Casey's Shadow," 1978 (13 letters)
6 Down
Musical trio, initially (3 letters)
7 Down
___-faire (7 letters)
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Flattened at the poles (6 letters)
9 Down
Advocate Melvin (5 letters)
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Mil. address (3 letters)
11 Down
Enjoyed again (9 letters)
12 Down
Pull straps (4 letters)
13 Down
High-flying terrier? (4 letters)
19 Down
Actress in "Bite the Bullet," 1975 (13 letters)
24 Down
Philharmonic section (5 letters)
25 Down
Biblical preposition (4 letters)
26 Down
Swedish coin (3 letters)
29 Down
Actress in "Madame Spy," 1934 (4 letters)
30 Down
"___ Moana," Hawaiian song (4 letters)
31 Down
Medicos (4 letters)
32 Down
Barracks truant (4 letters)
33 Down
Informal garb (9 letters)
35 Down
Old Italian goddess of health (5 letters)
38 Down
Japanese ship (4 letters)
41 Down
Rock's ___ Speedwagon (3 letters)
42 Down
Legendary bird (7 letters)
45 Down
Butcherbird (6 letters)
47 Down
E. Indian palms (5 letters)
48 Down
French department (5 letters)
49 Down
Capital of Guam (5 letters)
50 Down
"Impossible!" (5 letters)
51 Down
Former Mexican president (4 letters)
52 Down
Sidle (4 letters)
55 Down
Kipling's "The Seven ___" (4 letters)
57 Down
Sozzled (3 letters)
58 Down
Can. province (3 letters)

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