Friday Crossword — November 15, 1985 - Answers & Solutions
Complete answers for this hard crossword puzzle (15x15 grid, 78 clues). Published 11/15/1985. By Hickmott.
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Across Answers
- 1 Across: Animal's blister (5)
- BLAIN
- 6 Across: Autumnal cry (3)
- RAH
- 9 Across: G.I.'s therapy center (5)
- REHAB
- 14 Across: Keep an ___ the ground (5)
- EARTO
- 15 Across: Lawyers' org. (3)
- ABA
- 16 Across: Sicilian seaport (5)
- AVOLA
- 17 Across: Meantime? (9)
- GREENWICH
- 19 Across: Jeopardy (5)
- PERIL
- 20 Across: Turkish title (3)
- AGA
- 21 Across: Heel (3)
- CAD
- 22 Across: "Strike not ___ . . . ": Shak. (7)
- ASTROKE
- 24 Across: Shade of brown (8)
- TORTOISE
- 27 Across: Gable role (6)
- BUTLER
- 28 Across: River to the North Sea (3)
- EMS
- 29 Across: Sound investment? (6)
- STEREO
- 31 Across: Virgil's epic opener (4)
- ARMA
- 34 Across: Latin's lunch, perhaps (4)
- TACO
- 36 Across: Margins (5)
- EDGES
- 39 Across: Lixivium (3)
- LYE
- 40 Across: Virgule (5)
- SLASH
- 42 Across: A descendant of Aaron (3)
- ELI
- 43 Across: Herd of seals (5)
- PATCH
- 46 Across: Lhasa ___ (type of dog) (4)
- APSO
- 47 Across: African antelope (4)
- ORYX
- 48 Across: Neophyte (6)
- ROOKIE
- 50 Across: Aust. state (3)
- NSW
- 52 Across: Whet (6)
- AROUSE
- 54 Across: Recondite (8)
- ESOTERIC
- 59 Across: Preserver's activity (7)
- CANNING
- 61 Across: On the ___ vive (3)
- QUI
- 62 Across: "___ pig's eye!" (3)
- INA
- 63 Across: Emulate Barrymore (5)
- EMOTE
- 64 Across: Old-timer? (9)
- HOURGLASS
- 67 Across: Versifier (5)
- RIMER
- 68 Across: Storied age (3)
- ERA
- 69 Across: Sacred song (5)
- MOTET
- 70 Across: Maudlin (5)
- BEERY
- 71 Across: Flow's counterpart (3)
- EBB
- 72 Across: Marble (5)
- AGATE
Down Answers
- 1 Down: Sired (5)
- BEGAT
- 2 Down: Presto's opposite (5)
- LARGO
- 3 Down: Behind (5)
- AREAR
- 4 Down: Adam follower (3)
- ITE
- 5 Down: Bilko, for one (6)
- NONCOM
- 6 Down: Plunders (5)
- RAIDS
- 7 Down: "Dr. Seuss's ___" (3)
- ABC
- 8 Down: Sunk fence (4)
- HAHA
- 9 Down: Ecstasy (7)
- RAPTURE
- 10 Down: Turned inside out (7)
- EVERTED
- 11 Down: Watchman? (9)
- HOROLOGER
- 12 Down: Uniform (5)
- ALIKE
- 13 Down: Hay packer (5)
- BALER
- 18 Down: Sites of some front porches (6)
- WAISTS
- 23 Down: Skipper's dir. (3)
- SBE
- 25 Down: High time in Hampshire? (3)
- TEA
- 26 Down: Con on the run (7)
- ESCAPEE
- 30 Down: Buffet (4)
- TOSS
- 31 Down: Peak (3)
- ALP
- 32 Down: Kind of rug (3)
- RYA
- 33 Down: Pacemaker? (9)
- METRONOME
- 35 Down: Jai ___ (4)
- ALAI
- 37 Down: English cathedral city (3)
- ELY
- 38 Down: Newscaster's time (3)
- SIX
- 41 Down: What R. Lovelace loved (6)
- HONOUR
- 44 Down: Opposed (7)
- COUNTER
- 45 Down: Stockings and socks (7)
- HOSIERY
- 47 Down: Part of i.o.u. (3)
- OWE
- 49 Down: Japanese game of forfeits (3)
- KEN
- 51 Down: Brand (6)
- STIGMA
- 52 Down: Bitter (5)
- ACERB
- 53 Down: Plant of the nettle family (5)
- RAMIE
- 55 Down: Newly hatched (5)
- SQUAB
- 56 Down: Lariat (5)
- RIATA
- 57 Down: Gusset (5)
- INSET
- 58 Down: Vaisya is one (5)
- CASTE
- 60 Down: Indian clarified butter (4)
- GHEE
- 65 Down: Coronation prop (3)
- ORB
- 66 Down: Cord unit (3)
- LOG
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