Wednesday Crossword — December 11, 1985 - Answers & Solutions
Complete answers for this medium crossword puzzle (15x15 grid, 78 clues). Published 12/11/1985. By Nancy McCarthy.
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Across Answers
- 1 Across: Room in a casa (4)
- SALA
- 5 Across: Masticate (4)
- CHEW
- 9 Across: French female friends (5)
- AMIES
- 14 Across: Armed Forces acronym (4)
- AWOL
- 15 Across: Word with prim or tea (4)
- ROSE
- 16 Across: Strong suit (5)
- FORTE
- 17 Across: Ill. race track (9)
- HAWTHORNE
- 19 Across: Laissez-___ (5)
- FAIRE
- 20 Across: Presidential nickname (3)
- IKE
- 21 Across: First-rate (4)
- AONE
- 22 Across: Car component (6)
- FENDER
- 23 Across: Cleft city (6)
- BERLIN
- 25 Across: Golf-drive disaster (5)
- SLICE
- 27 Across: Designer Cassini (4)
- OLEG
- 29 Across: Force oneself upon (7)
- INTRUDE
- 33 Across: N.Y. race track (11)
- FINGERLAKES
- 37 Across: Depression meas. (3)
- NRA
- 38 Across: Chinese seaport (4)
- AMOY
- 39 Across: Bard's before (3)
- ERE
- 40 Across: Kin of a via (4)
- ITER
- 41 Across: Dad's retreat (3)
- DEN
- 42 Across: W.Va. race track (11)
- CHARLESTOWN
- 46 Across: German bread (7)
- STOLLEN
- 48 Across: Tibetan oxen (4)
- YAKS
- 49 Across: Rancher's rope (5)
- LASSO
- 51 Across: Rose high (6)
- SOARED
- 55 Across: Meal (6)
- REPAST
- 58 Across: Pro ___ (4)
- RATA
- 60 Across: Silkworm (3)
- ERI
- 61 Across: Rosaceous plant (5)
- AVENS
- 62 Across: Mich. race track (9)
- HAZELPARK
- 64 Across: Tea type (5)
- PEKOE
- 65 Across: Swan genus (4)
- OLOR
- 66 Across: Suit to ___ (4)
- ATEE
- 67 Across: Lock of hair (5)
- TRESS
- 68 Across: Quaker William (4)
- PENN
- 69 Across: Small masses (4)
- WADS
Down Answers
- 1 Down: Hindu term of respect (5)
- SAHIB
- 2 Down: Alert (5)
- AWAKE
- 3 Down: Kind of berth (5)
- LOWER
- 4 Down: Hgt. (3)
- ALT
- 5 Down: Russ Columbo was one (7)
- CROONER
- 6 Down: Al Hirt's companion (4)
- HORN
- 7 Down: Slaves of yore (5)
- ESNES
- 8 Down: Sma' (3)
- WEE
- 9 Down: Acts upon (7)
- AFFECTS
- 10 Down: Complainer (6)
- MOANER
- 11 Down: Crocus, e.g. (4)
- IRID
- 12 Down: To be, in Toulon (4)
- ETRE
- 13 Down: Prophet (4)
- SEER
- 18 Down: Selassie (5)
- HAILE
- 22 Down: Punish, in a way (4)
- FINE
- 24 Down: Sluggish (4)
- LOGY
- 26 Down: Apt (6)
- LIKELY
- 28 Down: Follows the reapers (6)
- GLEANS
- 30 Down: Golden-rule word (4)
- UNTO
- 31 Down: Ellen of stage fame (4)
- DREW
- 32 Down: Merit (4)
- EARN
- 33 Down: Temporary fashions (4)
- FADS
- 34 Down: "___ a man . . . " (4)
- IMET
- 35 Down: Tot's taboo (4)
- NONO
- 36 Down: Railroad abbr. (3)
- ARR
- 40 Down: "___ long way . . . " (4)
- ITSA
- 42 Down: Social ranks (7)
- CLASSES
- 43 Down: Order, old style (4)
- HEST
- 44 Down: Oriental (7)
- EASTERN
- 45 Down: Scandinavian toast (5)
- SKOAL
- 47 Down: S.A. plains (6)
- LLANOS
- 50 Down: Fanon (5)
- ORALE
- 52 Down: Ranch in Ferber's "Giant" (5)
- REATA
- 53 Down: Made a gaffe (5)
- ERRED
- 54 Down: Levees (5)
- DIKES
- 55 Down: Carried away (4)
- RAPT
- 56 Down: Always (4)
- EVER
- 57 Down: Lap dog, for short (4)
- PEKE
- 59 Down: Radio-controlled bomb (4)
- AZON
- 62 Down: School dance (3)
- HOP
- 63 Down: Pussy foot (3)
- PAW
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