Thursday Crossword — November 7, 1985

Difficulty: MediumGrid: 15x1574 clues~15-30 minBy Nancy McCarthy11/7/1985

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Crossword Clues

Across

1 Across
Dust particles (5 letters)
6 Across
Sapient (4 letters)
10 Across
Countenance a 14 Across (4 letters)
14 Across
Felony, e.g. (5 letters)
15 Across
Japanese plants (4 letters)
16 Across
Basilica area (4 letters)
17 Across
Star of "Two Women" (5 letters)
18 Across
Status of many a retiree (9 letters)
20 Across
Cadmus's daughter (3 letters)
21 Across
Russet or winesap (5 letters)
23 Across
Prankster (5 letters)
24 Across
Readily evaporating (8 letters)
26 Across
Deliver a ditty (4 letters)
27 Across
Actress Anderson (4 letters)
28 Across
Lathe insertion (7 letters)
31 Across
Knitting (11 letters)
35 Across
Goddess of mischief (3 letters)
36 Across
Sioux (4 letters)
37 Across
Falls short (5 letters)
38 Across
A.F.B. in Korea (4 letters)
39 Across
Comparative ending (3 letters)
40 Across
Haven for Dantès (11 letters)
42 Across
Earthy fortification (7 letters)
44 Across
Sp. wives (4 letters)
45 Across
"Rule, Britannia" composer (4 letters)
46 Across
Small dagger (8 letters)
50 Across
Shop of a sort (5 letters)
52 Across
Hit hard (5 letters)
53 Across
Cry of discovery (3 letters)
54 Across
Need (9 letters)
56 Across
Ait or cay (5 letters)
58 Across
Sweeten the kitty (4 letters)
59 Across
Erstwhile (4 letters)
60 Across
Reliever Gossage (5 letters)
61 Across
"___ in the Attic": Hellman (4 letters)
62 Across
S. Korean soldiers (4 letters)
63 Across
Stropper (5 letters)

Down

1 Down
When Henry II became king (5 letters)
2 Down
Maine U. town (5 letters)
3 Down
Italo-Austrian Alps district (5 letters)
4 Down
Scotch uncle (3 letters)
5 Down
Solon (7 letters)
6 Down
Humble petitioner (10 letters)
7 Down
Fred's dancing partner (5 letters)
8 Down
Auctioneer's "Amen" (4 letters)
9 Down
Ar–tee connection (3 letters)
10 Down
Teem (6 letters)
11 Down
Pasture growth (9 letters)
12 Down
Cassowary-like bird (4 letters)
13 Down
Diamond protector, for short (4 letters)
19 Down
Baker's topping (5 letters)
22 Down
Ralph Rackstraw's ship (8 letters)
25 Down
Old, in Oldenburg (4 letters)
26 Down
Literary language of India: Var. (8 letters)
28 Down
Turnpike markers (10 letters)
29 Down
State, in France (4 letters)
30 Down
Open-mesh fabric (4 letters)
31 Down
Coconut fiber (4 letters)
32 Down
Great Barrier Island (4 letters)
33 Down
Standard condition (9 letters)
34 Down
Small bird (3 letters)
38 Down
River to the Seine (4 letters)
40 Down
Heavenly cuisine (5 letters)
41 Down
Elizabethan gallant (7 letters)
43 Down
Authenticates (6 letters)
46 Down
Garb for Gainsborough (5 letters)
47 Down
Tiercel's toenail (5 letters)
48 Down
"___ Foolish Things . . . " (5 letters)
49 Down
Roy Rogers vehicle (5 letters)
50 Down
Tiff (4 letters)
51 Down
Cartoonist Peter (4 letters)
52 Down
Chinese: Comb. form (4 letters)
55 Down
Rocky hill (3 letters)
57 Down
Late "Barney Miller" actor (3 letters)

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