Friday Crossword — October 11, 1985 - Answers & Solutions
Complete answers for this hard crossword puzzle (15x15 grid, 78 clues). Published 10/11/1985. By William S. McIlrath.
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Across Answers
- 1 Across: "___ le tyran!" (4)
- ABAS
- 5 Across: Crisp toast (5)
- SKOAL
- 10 Across: Britisher's omega (3)
- ZED
- 13 Across: M. Marceau, e.g. (4)
- MIME
- 14 Across: Short-necked fowl (5)
- TEALS
- 15 Across: Crabby fiddler? (4)
- NERO
- 16 Across: Start of a quotation from Publilius Syrus (15)
- ANANGRYFATHERIS
- 19 Across: Gel (3)
- SET
- 20 Across: Fertile soil (5)
- LOESS
- 21 Across: Summon (5)
- EVOKE
- 22 Across: Salary (7)
- STIPEND
- 24 Across: Before, to Browning (3)
- ERE
- 25 Across: Gerundial suffix (3)
- ING
- 26 Across: Agnate (8)
- PATERNAL
- 31 Across: Fit of shivering (4)
- AGUE
- 34 Across: Moroccan capital (5)
- RABAT
- 35 Across: Harem room (3)
- ODA
- 36 Across: Middle of the quotation (15)
- MOSTCRUELTOWARD
- 40 Across: Modern art (3)
- ARE
- 41 Across: Pony-express method (5)
- RELAY
- 42 Across: "If ___ My Way," 1913 classic (4)
- IHAD
- 43 Across: Lightest known substance (8)
- HYDROGEN
- 45 Across: Rand rooter? (3)
- FAN
- 47 Across: Legal principle (3)
- IUS
- 48 Across: End of the quotation (7)
- HIMSELF
- 52 Across: Fetes for grooms (5)
- STAGS
- 55 Across: Rhône feeder (5)
- SAONE
- 57 Across: Part of an año (3)
- DIA
- 58 Across: "Dear Lord and ___": Whittier (15)
- FATHEROFMANKIND
- 61 Across: Gobs (4)
- ALOT
- 62 Across: Staggering (5)
- AREEL
- 63 Across: Nautical direction (4)
- ALEE
- 64 Across: Foreign: Comb. form (3)
- XEN
- 65 Across: Zola's "La ___" (5)
- TERRE
- 66 Across: Incline (4)
- TEND
Down Answers
- 1 Down: Collect (5)
- AMASS
- 2 Down: Dr. I.Q.? (5)
- BINET
- 3 Down: String fellow? (5)
- AMATI
- 4 Down: Rep.'s colleague (3)
- SEN
- 5 Down: Robust (6)
- STRONG
- 6 Down: Brought into harmony (5)
- KEYED
- 7 Down: Louts (4)
- OAFS
- 8 Down: Unhappy interjection (4)
- ALAS
- 9 Down: W.W. II conveyance (3)
- LST
- 10 Down: Nil (4)
- ZERO
- 11 Down: Actor Estrada or Rhodes (4)
- ERIK
- 12 Down: Treat, in a way (4)
- DOSE
- 15 Down: Not at all (5)
- NEVER
- 17 Down: Valley (4)
- GLEN
- 18 Down: Till now (6)
- HERETO
- 23 Down: Painter Mondrian (4)
- PIET
- 24 Down: Coup d'___ (4)
- ETAT
- 26 Down: Joyful song (5)
- PAEAN
- 27 Down: In a skillful way (4)
- ABLY
- 28 Down: French tennis star (4)
- NOAH
- 29 Down: Seaport in SE Spain (4)
- ADRA
- 30 Down: She portrayed Grace Kelly (4)
- LADD
- 31 Down: Nurse in Nanking (4)
- AMAH
- 32 Down: Sanguinary (4)
- GORY
- 33 Down: Manipulated (4)
- USED
- 34 Down: Guide for conduct (4)
- RULE
- 37 Down: Lindsay's collaborator (6)
- CROUSE
- 38 Down: Mil. groups (4)
- REGS
- 39 Down: Succeeds (4)
- WINS
- 44 Down: Conservatives (5)
- RIGHT
- 45 Down: Conclusion (6)
- FINALE
- 46 Down: Approving Theban god? (4)
- AMEN
- 48 Down: An epic clout? (5)
- HOMER
- 49 Down: Roman official (5)
- EDILE
- 50 Down: Napery (5)
- LINEN
- 51 Down: Vanished (5)
- FADED
- 52 Down: Tunisian city (4)
- SFAX
- 53 Down: Hawthorne offering (4)
- TALE
- 54 Down: Like ___ of bricks (4)
- ATON
- 55 Down: Irate (4)
- SORE
- 56 Down: The southwest wind (4)
- AFER
- 59 Down: Pack or trade follower (3)
- RAT
- 60 Down: "Krazy ___" (3)
- KAT
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