Friday Crossword — October 11, 1985

Difficulty: HardGrid: 15x1578 clues~30-60 minBy William S. McIlrath10/11/1985

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Crossword Clues

Across

1 Across
"___ le tyran!" (4 letters)
5 Across
Crisp toast (5 letters)
10 Across
Britisher's omega (3 letters)
13 Across
M. Marceau, e.g. (4 letters)
14 Across
Short-necked fowl (5 letters)
15 Across
Crabby fiddler? (4 letters)
16 Across
Start of a quotation from Publilius Syrus (15 letters)
19 Across
Gel (3 letters)
20 Across
Fertile soil (5 letters)
21 Across
Summon (5 letters)
22 Across
Salary (7 letters)
24 Across
Before, to Browning (3 letters)
25 Across
Gerundial suffix (3 letters)
26 Across
Agnate (8 letters)
31 Across
Fit of shivering (4 letters)
34 Across
Moroccan capital (5 letters)
35 Across
Harem room (3 letters)
36 Across
Middle of the quotation (15 letters)
40 Across
Modern art (3 letters)
41 Across
Pony-express method (5 letters)
42 Across
"If ___ My Way," 1913 classic (4 letters)
43 Across
Lightest known substance (8 letters)
45 Across
Rand rooter? (3 letters)
47 Across
Legal principle (3 letters)
48 Across
End of the quotation (7 letters)
52 Across
Fetes for grooms (5 letters)
55 Across
Rhône feeder (5 letters)
57 Across
Part of an año (3 letters)
58 Across
"Dear Lord and ___": Whittier (15 letters)
61 Across
Gobs (4 letters)
62 Across
Staggering (5 letters)
63 Across
Nautical direction (4 letters)
64 Across
Foreign: Comb. form (3 letters)
65 Across
Zola's "La ___" (5 letters)
66 Across
Incline (4 letters)

Down

1 Down
Collect (5 letters)
2 Down
Dr. I.Q.? (5 letters)
3 Down
String fellow? (5 letters)
4 Down
Rep.'s colleague (3 letters)
5 Down
Robust (6 letters)
6 Down
Brought into harmony (5 letters)
7 Down
Louts (4 letters)
8 Down
Unhappy interjection (4 letters)
9 Down
W.W. II conveyance (3 letters)
10 Down
Nil (4 letters)
11 Down
Actor Estrada or Rhodes (4 letters)
12 Down
Treat, in a way (4 letters)
15 Down
Not at all (5 letters)
17 Down
Valley (4 letters)
18 Down
Till now (6 letters)
23 Down
Painter Mondrian (4 letters)
24 Down
Coup d'___ (4 letters)
26 Down
Joyful song (5 letters)
27 Down
In a skillful way (4 letters)
28 Down
French tennis star (4 letters)
29 Down
Seaport in SE Spain (4 letters)
30 Down
She portrayed Grace Kelly (4 letters)
31 Down
Nurse in Nanking (4 letters)
32 Down
Sanguinary (4 letters)
33 Down
Manipulated (4 letters)
34 Down
Guide for conduct (4 letters)
37 Down
Lindsay's collaborator (6 letters)
38 Down
Mil. groups (4 letters)
39 Down
Succeeds (4 letters)
44 Down
Conservatives (5 letters)
45 Down
Conclusion (6 letters)
46 Down
Approving Theban god? (4 letters)
48 Down
An epic clout? (5 letters)
49 Down
Roman official (5 letters)
50 Down
Napery (5 letters)
51 Down
Vanished (5 letters)
52 Down
Tunisian city (4 letters)
53 Down
Hawthorne offering (4 letters)
54 Down
Like ___ of bricks (4 letters)
55 Down
Irate (4 letters)
56 Down
The southwest wind (4 letters)
59 Down
Pack or trade follower (3 letters)
60 Down
"Krazy ___" (3 letters)

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