Wednesday Crossword — October 9, 1985 - Answers & Solutions
Complete answers for this medium crossword puzzle (15x15 grid, 76 clues). Published 10/9/1985. By Lois Sidway.
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Across Answers
- 1 Across: Big blow (4)
- GALE
- 5 Across: Sound from Big Ben (4)
- BONG
- 9 Across: Patron saint of Wales (5)
- DAVID
- 14 Across: Over-the-hill letters (4)
- AWOL
- 15 Across: Welsh actor Novello (4)
- IVOR
- 16 Across: Besides, with "from" (5)
- ASIDE
- 17 Across: Favoritism (4)
- BIAS
- 18 Across: Dancer George de la ___ (4)
- PENA
- 19 Across: Dutch genre painter (5)
- STEEN
- 20 Across: Headquarters honcho, temporarily (15)
- OFFICEROFTHEDAY
- 23 Across: Repair a patchy lawn (6)
- RESEED
- 24 Across: Arrange in layers (4)
- TIER
- 25 Across: Invitation req. (4)
- RSVP
- 28 Across: Mom or Pop, sometimes (6)
- GROCER
- 32 Across: Chief monk (5)
- ABBOT
- 36 Across: Its first president was Douglas Hyde (4)
- EIRE
- 38 Across: Verdi villain (4)
- IAGO
- 39 Across: Symbol of strength (4)
- IRON
- 40 Across: Student's secondary specialty (5)
- MINOR
- 41 Across: Small amount (4)
- DRAM
- 42 Across: Flanders of fiction (4)
- MOLL
- 43 Across: City in the Midi (4)
- ALES
- 44 Across: "Two can live as cheaply ___" (5)
- ASONE
- 45 Across: Sharp whistling sound (6)
- SWOOSH
- 47 Across: Bargain (4)
- DEAL
- 49 Across: Grand Ole ___ (4)
- OPRY
- 51 Across: Went by (6)
- PASSED
- 56 Across: Tom Seaver was one: 1967 (15)
- ROOKIEOFTHEYEAR
- 61 Across: Fossil resin (5)
- AMBER
- 62 Across: Subtropical fruit (4)
- KIWI
- 63 Across: Craze (4)
- RAGE
- 64 Across: Native New Zealander (5)
- MAORI
- 65 Across: Leona Mitchell's hometown (4)
- ENID
- 66 Across: Evils (4)
- ILLS
- 67 Across: "___ of robins . . . " (5)
- ANEST
- 68 Across: Pad (4)
- DIGS
- 69 Across: "___ Death": Grieg (4)
- ASES
Down Answers
- 1 Down: Eva of "Green Acres" (5)
- GABOR
- 2 Down: "The farmer takes ___ . . . " (5)
- AWIFE
- 3 Down: Idles (5)
- LOAFS
- 4 Down: Miss Dinsmore (5)
- ELSIE
- 5 Down: Hens and roosters, e.g. (6)
- BIPEDS
- 6 Down: Once again (4)
- OVER
- 7 Down: Taboo word on TV (4)
- NONO
- 8 Down: Botanical operation (5)
- GRAFT
- 9 Down: One of Santa's team (6)
- DASHER
- 10 Down: Small planets (9)
- ASTEROIDS
- 11 Down: Competed (4)
- VIED
- 12 Down: Notion (4)
- IDEA
- 13 Down: Repudiate (4)
- DENY
- 21 Down: Part of C.P.A. (4)
- CERT
- 22 Down: Go-getter (5)
- TIGER
- 26 Down: Conceal (4)
- VEIL
- 27 Down: Yearned (5)
- PINED
- 29 Down: Robert Moses biographer (4)
- CARO
- 30 Down: Former Alaskan governor (4)
- EGAN
- 31 Down: City on the Tiber (4)
- ROME
- 32 Down: Intents (4)
- AIMS
- 33 Down: Mopper's target, at times (4)
- BROW
- 34 Down: Kind of machete (4)
- BOLO
- 35 Down: Watching crowd (9)
- ONLOOKERS
- 37 Down: Mother of J.F.K. (4)
- ROSE
- 40 Down: Skiing family name (5)
- MAHRE
- 44 Down: Wings for Amor (4)
- ALAE
- 46 Down: Enthusiasm (6)
- SPIRIT
- 48 Down: Lacewing larva's lunch (6)
- APHIDS
- 50 Down: Linked (5)
- YOKED
- 52 Down: Aleppo is here (5)
- SYRIA
- 53 Down: Performing pinnipeds (5)
- SEALS
- 54 Down: Super shot for Snead (5)
- EAGLE
- 55 Down: Habiliments (5)
- DRESS
- 56 Down: Nicaraguan native (4)
- RAMA
- 57 Down: Muscat's locale (4)
- OMAN
- 58 Down: Heinz Holliger's instrument (4)
- OBOE
- 59 Down: Ended, to Tati (4)
- FINI
- 60 Down: Kindling bit (4)
- TWIG
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