Wednesday Crossword — December 11, 1985

Difficulty: MediumGrid: 15x1578 clues~15-30 minBy Nancy McCarthy12/11/1985

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Crossword Clues

Across

1 Across
Room in a casa (4 letters)
5 Across
Masticate (4 letters)
9 Across
French female friends (5 letters)
14 Across
Armed Forces acronym (4 letters)
15 Across
Word with prim or tea (4 letters)
16 Across
Strong suit (5 letters)
17 Across
Ill. race track (9 letters)
19 Across
Laissez-___ (5 letters)
20 Across
Presidential nickname (3 letters)
21 Across
First-rate (4 letters)
22 Across
Car component (6 letters)
23 Across
Cleft city (6 letters)
25 Across
Golf-drive disaster (5 letters)
27 Across
Designer Cassini (4 letters)
29 Across
Force oneself upon (7 letters)
33 Across
N.Y. race track (11 letters)
37 Across
Depression meas. (3 letters)
38 Across
Chinese seaport (4 letters)
39 Across
Bard's before (3 letters)
40 Across
Kin of a via (4 letters)
41 Across
Dad's retreat (3 letters)
42 Across
W.Va. race track (11 letters)
46 Across
German bread (7 letters)
48 Across
Tibetan oxen (4 letters)
49 Across
Rancher's rope (5 letters)
51 Across
Rose high (6 letters)
55 Across
Meal (6 letters)
58 Across
Pro ___ (4 letters)
60 Across
Silkworm (3 letters)
61 Across
Rosaceous plant (5 letters)
62 Across
Mich. race track (9 letters)
64 Across
Tea type (5 letters)
65 Across
Swan genus (4 letters)
66 Across
Suit to ___ (4 letters)
67 Across
Lock of hair (5 letters)
68 Across
Quaker William (4 letters)
69 Across
Small masses (4 letters)

Down

1 Down
Hindu term of respect (5 letters)
2 Down
Alert (5 letters)
3 Down
Kind of berth (5 letters)
4 Down
Hgt. (3 letters)
5 Down
Russ Columbo was one (7 letters)
6 Down
Al Hirt's companion (4 letters)
7 Down
Slaves of yore (5 letters)
8 Down
Sma' (3 letters)
9 Down
Acts upon (7 letters)
10 Down
Complainer (6 letters)
11 Down
Crocus, e.g. (4 letters)
12 Down
To be, in Toulon (4 letters)
13 Down
Prophet (4 letters)
18 Down
Selassie (5 letters)
22 Down
Punish, in a way (4 letters)
24 Down
Sluggish (4 letters)
26 Down
Apt (6 letters)
28 Down
Follows the reapers (6 letters)
30 Down
Golden-rule word (4 letters)
31 Down
Ellen of stage fame (4 letters)
32 Down
Merit (4 letters)
33 Down
Temporary fashions (4 letters)
34 Down
"___ a man . . . " (4 letters)
35 Down
Tot's taboo (4 letters)
36 Down
Railroad abbr. (3 letters)
40 Down
"___ long way . . . " (4 letters)
42 Down
Social ranks (7 letters)
43 Down
Order, old style (4 letters)
44 Down
Oriental (7 letters)
45 Down
Scandinavian toast (5 letters)
47 Down
S.A. plains (6 letters)
50 Down
Fanon (5 letters)
52 Down
Ranch in Ferber's "Giant" (5 letters)
53 Down
Made a gaffe (5 letters)
54 Down
Levees (5 letters)
55 Down
Carried away (4 letters)
56 Down
Always (4 letters)
57 Down
Lap dog, for short (4 letters)
59 Down
Radio-controlled bomb (4 letters)
62 Down
School dance (3 letters)
63 Down
Pussy foot (3 letters)

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